Free Billionaire Romance: Desires (Complete Series) by Bella Grant

away toward her kitchen. “You know where to find the door.”
    Phillip stood there feeling like a school boy, and suddenly embarrassment washed over him. Here he was fighting to be with a girl who he had been nothing but kind to, and she returned his kindness by shoving him out the door. He would take it no longer. “You know, I have been nothing but kind to you, for the entire time that I have known you. I could have walked away that morning and simply said ‘sorry for ruining your outfit’. Heck, I could even have told you it was your fault for not looking where you were going. Instead I treated you to coffee, and clothes, and I was open to giving you so much more. I didn’t offer you the job out of pity; I did it just to help you get started. You could have simply rejected the offer without this grand display of ingratitude. But I will leave you alone Miss Mitchell. I think I’ve overstayed my welcome,” he finished, and walked out the door. This time he didn’t even turn around, but he knew she had heard him.
    He was crossing the street when he heard his phone ring. He wasn’t sure if it was her, but he didn’t bother to answer. When he got to the car, he made one last glance at her apartment, and was astonished to see her standing there. He didn’t bat an eyelash, and simply eased the car onto the busy street and down the road. The phone started ringing again and this time he saw on the display on his dashboard that it was Dan. “Hey there,” he answered.
    “Where have you been? I’ve been calling you all morning.”
    “I was out. What’s going on?” He asked.
    “What happened at the interview?” He wanted to know.
    “She walked out, and refused to take my calls. I’ve even sent roses to her apartment and they all came back. I just visited and she said nothing other than ‘please leave’.”
    “Forget about her, man. She’s just one chick, and there are many dying to get a piece of you. Remember Roxanne?”
    Roxanne was an old girlfriend of Phillip’s, but that was a long time and a lot of dollars ago. “What about her?”
    “Well, I was thinking we can take a cruise, you know? I and Matt have the whole thing planned, and we just need you to say yes.
    “You mean you want to know how much I’ll pay towards it?” He asked, hitting the nail on the head.
    “Well, there’s no denying you have much more money than us, plus it would be good for you now. What do you say?”
    Phillip thought about it for a minute. Maybe the salty air and the tranquility of the waters would be enough to calm his mind. He loved being on the water, and he went out on his yacht whenever he got the chance even if that didn’t amount to many chances. He needed to work less, and he’d considered giving up his position as Director in some of the organizations; they took up way too much of his time and afforded him little to relax. This cruise thing was sounding better and better the longer he thought about it. “Count me in,” he finally said.
    He could hear Dan clap his hands together in glee. “Good move, man. I promise you will not regret this.”
    “How could I? Nothing here is appealing at this point. Where are we cruising to, by the way?”
    “Around the Caribbean,” Dan announced.
    “When?”
    “As early as you like. I checked and they still have a few places available, so the sooner we book, the better.”
    “So it’s just me, you, and Matt?” He asked.
    “Just us. We figure we might get lucky on the way,” he said, implying they could hook up with some of the single ladies onboard.
    “Why did you ask about Roxanne, by the way?” Phillip asked, only now remembering the question.
    “Never mind,” Dan said. “I was thinking to invite her as a distraction, but I’ll call you with the arrangements.” He hung up quickly before Phillip had a chance to say anything else pertaining to Roxanne.
    A cruise, he thought. Not such a bad idea after all, and with that on his mind, he soon began to forget