The Trillionaire's Kiss: Book One in Trillionaire Wishes (Fountain of Love) by Ella Mansfield Read Free Book Online Page A
Authors: Ella Mansfield
keep her under lock and key. It's too...dangerous for a woman to be in public now. Because I'm married, he'd probably let me meet her now."
Alicia bit her lip. "I've always been surrounded by female friends. I've done everything with my friends for years. I can't imagine not having at least one or two friends that I can talk to." How horrible would it be to not only lose Alexa and Megan but to never have another female friend?
"You want to meet her?"
She nodded slowly. "If you think that would be okay."
"I'll call Bill and see if we can set something up for tomorrow afternoon. April would probably enjoy that as much as you do."
"Thank you. It would mean a lot to me. I can't imagine spending the rest of my life with no female friends." She'd never been one to have more male friends than female. She guarded her female friendships carefully.
"I'm still holding out hope that your friends end up in our time, and you can see them on a regular basis."
"I am, too, but I just can't wait with no hopes of any other friends." Alicia knew it sounded weird, but she really needed female friends in her life. Without her regular Wednesday night girls' nights, she was certain she'd have gone insane. The hope of having at least one female friend would keep her going for a while.
"I'll call Bill now."
He helped her to her feet and stood up leaving the room. She sat down at the computer again, wondering what she should do with her time. "Computer? I would like to buy an e-reader."
"The Amazon Kindle Galaxy is available and only nine-hundred-ninety-nine dollars. Would you like to order it?"
Alicia frowned. That was a lot of money, and it wasn't even hers. She'd wait. She really had no choice. "Tell me the history of the world since 2014."
The computer started to list everything that had happened since 2014, and she leaned back in her chair with her eyes closed to listen.
*****
Robertron made them soup and grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch. Grilled cheese was a major comfort food for Alicia, and she needed it then. She was so worried about her friends, she couldn't think straight. While they ate, she broached the topic of a Kindle with Calor. "I asked the computer and it said there are still Kindles around. Is it all right if I buy one?"
He nodded. "You don't even need to ask me about small purchases like that."
"But...it's almost a thousand dollars!" How could he act like that was nothing?
He laughed softly. "Inflation, my love. We'll spend that on groceries every week."
"Really? That's almost a quarter of what I made every month!" She shook her head. It was crazy just how bad the inflation had been. "Are there even pennies anymore?" She was dying to see what coins looked like.
He shook his head. "No, there's no currency at all, but I've read about it? It sound interesting."
She frowned. "If there's no currency, how can you buy anything?" No cash at all?
Calor tilted his head to the side. "You had credit cards in your time?"
She nodded. "Of course."
"Well, now all your buying power, credit and cash is tied to a central account. That account is tied to a government issued ID. You use the ID as a drivers' license, to purchase anything, and for everything else as well. It becomes your life."
"Wow. What if you lose it?"
He shrugged . "No one else can use it, because it's also tied to your retina scan. It takes the government about three hours to replace one, though. I hate the red tape of bureaurcracy." He shook his head as if three hours was a ridiculous length of time. Of course, since the card was your entire life, it was.
Alicia laughed. "You call three hours red tape? That's nothing! It would take weeks in the twenty-first century!"
"Well, that's a long time here. That Kindle you want will take Amazon about twenty minutes to deliver."
She blinked at him in surprise. "How?"
"Warehouses
Alicia bit her lip. "I've always been surrounded by female friends. I've done everything with my friends for years. I can't imagine not having at least one or two friends that I can talk to." How horrible would it be to not only lose Alexa and Megan but to never have another female friend?
"You want to meet her?"
She nodded slowly. "If you think that would be okay."
"I'll call Bill and see if we can set something up for tomorrow afternoon. April would probably enjoy that as much as you do."
"Thank you. It would mean a lot to me. I can't imagine spending the rest of my life with no female friends." She'd never been one to have more male friends than female. She guarded her female friendships carefully.
"I'm still holding out hope that your friends end up in our time, and you can see them on a regular basis."
"I am, too, but I just can't wait with no hopes of any other friends." Alicia knew it sounded weird, but she really needed female friends in her life. Without her regular Wednesday night girls' nights, she was certain she'd have gone insane. The hope of having at least one female friend would keep her going for a while.
"I'll call Bill now."
He helped her to her feet and stood up leaving the room. She sat down at the computer again, wondering what she should do with her time. "Computer? I would like to buy an e-reader."
"The Amazon Kindle Galaxy is available and only nine-hundred-ninety-nine dollars. Would you like to order it?"
Alicia frowned. That was a lot of money, and it wasn't even hers. She'd wait. She really had no choice. "Tell me the history of the world since 2014."
The computer started to list everything that had happened since 2014, and she leaned back in her chair with her eyes closed to listen.
*****
Robertron made them soup and grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch. Grilled cheese was a major comfort food for Alicia, and she needed it then. She was so worried about her friends, she couldn't think straight. While they ate, she broached the topic of a Kindle with Calor. "I asked the computer and it said there are still Kindles around. Is it all right if I buy one?"
He nodded. "You don't even need to ask me about small purchases like that."
"But...it's almost a thousand dollars!" How could he act like that was nothing?
He laughed softly. "Inflation, my love. We'll spend that on groceries every week."
"Really? That's almost a quarter of what I made every month!" She shook her head. It was crazy just how bad the inflation had been. "Are there even pennies anymore?" She was dying to see what coins looked like.
He shook his head. "No, there's no currency at all, but I've read about it? It sound interesting."
She frowned. "If there's no currency, how can you buy anything?" No cash at all?
Calor tilted his head to the side. "You had credit cards in your time?"
She nodded. "Of course."
"Well, now all your buying power, credit and cash is tied to a central account. That account is tied to a government issued ID. You use the ID as a drivers' license, to purchase anything, and for everything else as well. It becomes your life."
"Wow. What if you lose it?"
He shrugged . "No one else can use it, because it's also tied to your retina scan. It takes the government about three hours to replace one, though. I hate the red tape of bureaurcracy." He shook his head as if three hours was a ridiculous length of time. Of course, since the card was your entire life, it was.
Alicia laughed. "You call three hours red tape? That's nothing! It would take weeks in the twenty-first century!"
"Well, that's a long time here. That Kindle you want will take Amazon about twenty minutes to deliver."
She blinked at him in surprise. "How?"
"Warehouses
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