Married Again to the Millionaire by Margaret Mayo Read Free Book Online

other woman had matched up to her. But he hadn’t analysed their love life until now, he’d always been too taken up with his work to think whether anyone else was a better lover.
    His whole body began to ache for her. And Ethan was the one who could bring them back together! What he needed to do was tread carefully, not push her but let her think that she was doing what she wanted to do.
    Adam went to bed that night and dreamt that Sienna was beside him, that they were making love, that he had never felt so physically aroused, so dynamically charged, so completely satisfied. It was hellishly disappointing, therefore, when he awoke to find the space beside him empty.
    ‘I’m going to meet my daddy?’ Ethan’s eyes were as wide as saucers. ‘Where is he? Did he come looking for me?’
    Sienna had just fetched him from nursery and he jigged up and down with excitement. ‘Not exactly, sweetheart. I went to see him. I thought it was about time you two met.’
    She needed to be honest with Ethan, even if she didn’t fill him in on all the details.
    Adam had scared her when he had threatened to take Ethan away. She had lain awake all night thinking about it, and during the morning while Ethan was at school she ran the scenario through her head so many times that she felt dizzy.
    Now there was no going back. She had set the ball rolling. Ethan was beside himself, he couldn’t keep a limb still. He wanted to go and see his father now, this very minute.
    Every pulse in her body throbbed, her heart beat so loudly she could almost hear it. All she had to do was arrange a meeting but what if Ethan didn’t like Adam? What if Adam didn’t like Ethan? What if they didn’t get on? Had it been wrong of her to tell Adam after all these years? Ought she to have left things as they were?
    ‘Can we go and see Daddy now?’
    Sienna winced as she heard the easy way Ethan referredto his father. He was so matter-of-fact about it. Almost as though he had known it would take place one day. On the odd occasions she had thought about them meeting she had expected Ethan to be shy and slow to accept.
    It clearly didn’t look as though that was going to happen.
    She could almost picture Ethan running towards Adam and throwing himself into his arms. Of course it wouldn’t be like that. They would stand off and size each other up first. Their coming together would be slow and calculated.
    ‘Mummy! Can we?’
    Ethan tugged her hand and looked up imploringly, his dark blue eyes so very much like his father’s that her heart missed a beat.
    ‘Your daddy’s at work. I’ll ring him tonight and arrange something. Don’t forget he’s a very busy man.’
    But when she phoned Adam later and told him that Ethan was ready to see him, she was shocked when he suggested they come straight away.
    ‘You’re not at work?’ Not for one second had she thought that he would be home.
    ‘I finished early,’ he announced abruptly. ‘Just in case. How did Ethan take it?’
    Sienna drew in a deep unsteady breath and was glad Adam couldn’t see the pained expression on her face. ‘He’s excited. But I didn’t mean tonight. It’s still too soon.’
    ‘Sienna,’ he growled, ‘if my son is ready to meet me, let’s do it straight away. I’ll send a car.’
    ‘No!’ Sienna winced when she heard the screech in her voice. ‘I mean, I’d prefer it if you came here. I don’t want Ethan being overwhelmed. Meeting you is a big enough deal without him seeing how rich you are.’
    ‘You find my wealth obscene?’
    His words were sharp and she could imagine the fire in his eyes. ‘Since you put it into so many words, yes. Ethan’s world is very different, and I want him to be impressed by you, not your money. You’d be his hero if he knew you could buy him anything in the world that he wanted. We have to count our pennies, Adam. I want him to grow up knowing that money has to be earned. Do you understand?’
    ‘And you think that I haven’t had to