Free Hot for Love (Bachelor Billionaire #2) by Sharon Cummin Page A

her sweats
and looked at her cast. She felt a tear fall from her eye. Josh drew
a firefighter symbol and wrote the words “your hero” in
black marker on her cast.

Chapter
11
    Josh
went back to his normal life. He went on runs all week and spent time
at his restaurants. He missed Lisa, but knew he needed to jump back
into his regular routine. The gym was one of his go to places. He
went more that week than he had in a long time. He told himself he
was catching up for what he missed helping Lisa.
    While
he was at the gym, one of the women he saw there often walked up to
talk to him. Her name was Patty. She was tall and thin, with long
blond hair. She worked out often, and it showed. He didn't really
feel like talking and blew her off. She looked shocked, since
normally he was flirty. Josh was on his way out of the gym when she
stopped him again.
    “ Are
you busy tonight?” she asked.
    Josh
thought about it for a minute. He had the night off and had nothing
to do. Usually, he had his days off planned ahead. He was shocked
that he had not made plans. Josh looked down at his phone to make
sure he did not have any messages. Lisa had not needed him at all
that week. He was surprised she had not text him at all. Back to real
life, he thought.
    “ I'm
not busy,” he answered.
    “ Would
you like to go to a movie?” she asked.
    Josh
tried to keep his thoughts on what she was saying to him, but his
mind wandered. Was she okay? Did she need help making lunch? Was she
eating? Stop, he told himself.
    “ Uh,
sure that sounds fine,” he said. “Here's my number. Text
me your address. I'll pick you up at seven.”
    He
gave the girl his number, and she put it into her phone. Josh went
home to shower. He thought about going by Becky and Gavin's house to
check on Lisa. If she wanted him there, she would have text him, he
thought. There was no reason to go if she didn't want him there. What
did he care anyway? Maybe Heath was going over, now that he was gone.
When he thought about Heath being over Lisa's, he had a weird feeling
in his stomach. Josh pushed his feelings deep and got ready for his
date. He was going out for the night. It had been over two weeks
since he had been out. He was so tense and definitely needed to
release his tension. It was the perfect opportunity. A night of no
emotions and fun was just what he needed. He was back to normal.
    Josh
picked his date up right on time. She already had a movie picked out,
which was fine with him. He sat through the chick flick as his date
reached over to grope him. Thoughts of sitting on the bed with Lisa
popped into his mind. He thought about falling asleep on her while
she watched a movie and waking up with her in his arms. Josh reached
down and took his dates hand in his. He wasn't in the mood for being
fondled at the movies. What the hell was wrong with him? He never
minded being groped anywhere.
    He
checked his phone at least ten times through the night, but there was
nothing there. Knock it off, he thought. You have a ready and willing
partner with you. Enjoy the night. They went back to her place, and
she invited him in. Josh sat on her couch and waited for her to
change her clothes. He thought about the last night he had been out
and his phone going off. It was the night of the fire. He remembered
pulling the wood off of her and grabbing her in his arms, hoping she
would be okay. Josh could not believe it ended up being Lisa. It was
the little girl from Heath's house. She was not that little girl
anymore. She was a grown woman, and she was amazing. Lisa was smart
and funny. He had learned so much about her in the time they spent
together.
    “ Would
you like something to drink?” he heard from the other room.
    “ No
thanks, I'm good,” he replied.
    She
walked out in a pair of tiny shorts and a tank top, with a huge smile
on her face. Josh looked over at his date and smiled. He was not
feeling it. Maybe he was just tired. She sat down on the couch facing
him. Her hand was