Promises Made (BBW Billionaire Romantic Erotica) (Vegas Billionaire) by Amelia Rose Read Free Book Online Page B

the promise she had made to him, and the way he had fulfilled her favorite fantasy.  Julien listened in rapt attention, urging her to continue when she paused to recount the events.
     
    “My precious Elle got turned on by a stripper.  Who would have known?”  He laughed and took her hands in his own.  “I am so happy for you.  You deserve to have fun , and lots of hot sex.  Especially lots of hot sex.”
     
    She grinned at him and speared a fork into her pasta.  “He liked my body.”  She blushed, as if that were the most intimate detail of all.
     
    Julien shook his head and smiled.  “Of course he did, Elle.  I’ve been telling you for years that you’re gorgeous.  You just never bothered to listen.”
     
    “I guess I was convinced that if my own boyfriend didn’t find me attractive, there must have been something majorly wrong with me,” she said, eye misting at the memory of how bad he had always made her feel.
     
    Julien sighed.  “There was nothing wrong with you that getting rid of 185 pounds of Ryan wouldn’t have fixed.  And now you’ve done that and can move on.  With a billionaire.  A hot billionaire.  A hot billionaire that loves your body and fills your office with flowers.  When are you going to see him again?”
     
    Elle pulled a small card out of her purse and handed it to Julien.  He read it and raised an eyebrow.  “Well, that’s cryptic.”
     
    She nodded.  She had read the card hundreds of times this morning looking for some clue, but it only said, “Be ready, and remember.”
     
    “That’s actually kind of fun though.  I think I’m going to send something like that to Aiden, and let him suffer in anticipation of my arrival.” 
     
    Elle knew better.  Julien and Aiden had a great relationship, and had been together for a number of years.  Their relationship was the kind that she aspired to have someday.  Great communication and an unbreakable bond.  Aiden was more likely to daydream about Julien’s arrival than suffer.
     
    He handed the card back to her, and picked up the bill, slipping his credit card into the slim leather case that held it.  The server picked it up, then returned with his card and the signature slip.  Julien signed and left a healthy tip.  Working in the service industry for years had left both of them with a strong need to leave large tips.  They both knew how disheartening it was to work hard and be stiffed.
     
    They walked down one of the back hallways, taking a path that would let them skirt around the casino floor on the way back to their offices.  The hallway led through the rooms used for conferences, and a large crowd was spilling from one.  She had no idea what the conference had been for, but most of the attendees were wearing silly hats. 
     
    They dodged around the crowds, weaving their way through the hall when one of the other conference rooms opened up.  She stood in shock as Anders walked out, followed by Ryan.  The two men had a brief conversation and then shook hands.  They hadn’t seen her, and she dodged into the crowd, avoiding their notice.
     
    Julien watched everything with his usual calm, then gathered up Elle after Anders and Ryan had left through the opposite hallway.  They finished the rest of the trip to her office in silence, until she was safely behind a closed door.
     
    Elle picked up a vase full of irises and threw it across the room.  Julien winced and waited for her to calm down enough to speak.  She paced, weaving her way through the various flowers that left very little floor space and kicked several over as she went.
     
    “He knew about Ryan.  He told me that he had asked Finn to check into my background before our dinner. He knew!”  Elle fumed, trying to figure out what the two men had  been doing together.
     
    Julien pulled her into his arms.  “I’m sure it was nothing, Elle.  Anders is a businessman.  I’m sure it was business related.”
     
    “With Ryan?