The Unexpected Crush, Book Three (An Alpha Billionaire In Love BBW Romance) Read Free Page A

finally.
    “Well,” she replied with a smile, “that will do it. We could put you on birth control, it’ll help probably sort you out.”
    “Sure,” I replied, knowing I needed to make sure a mistake like that never happened again. “I would really like that.”
    After getting a birth control prescription, I made my way up to Chase’s office to tell him the news — and apologize for the way I had acted the night before. Now that the stress of a possible pregnancy was lifted from my shoulders, I could afford to be a bit more understanding.
    “So?” Chase asked as I slipped in and sat down across from him at his massive desk.
    “I’m not pregnant,” I announced with a smile.
    Something like disappointment washed across his face for a split second before morphing into a grin of his own.
    Surely he didn’t want a child , I thought to myself, even if he claimed he was willing to raise one.
    “That’s great!” he replied after a second. “We should celebrate.”
    “Totally,” I answered. “But first… I wanted to apologize for the way I acted last night. I was exhausted and stressed out and I reacted poorly. I’m sorry.”
    “I understand,” Chase said. “Things got a little heated, we both reacted badly. So I’m sorry as well — for my part in it.”
    “All is forgiven,” I said with a smile. “Now… about that celebrating.”
    “I was thinking,” Chase began, a crooked grin on his face, “you have three days off in a row this week, right?”
    “Yeah,” I replied. “Almost unheard of for an intern.”
    “I was thinking that we could take a little trip.”
    “A trip?”
    “Yeah,” he responded. “I haven’t taken any time off lately myself.”
    “I don’t doubt that,” I replied, knowing how much of a workaholic he was.
    “Well, I was thinking now would be the perfect time. Maybe we could spend a few days down in San Francisco.”
    “That’s a pretty long drive,” I said. “Isn’t it like eight hours or more?”
    “Oh,” Chase replied with a smile, “we wouldn’t be driving. I have a jet.”
    I was silent for a moment, taking that information in. I guess I really wasn’t all that surprised.
    “Of course you do,” I replied after a moment.
    “Is that a ‘yes’?” he asked, grinning from ear to ear.
    “Yes!”
    “I would kiss you right now,” he stated, heat burning behind his eyes, “if I didn’t have the doors to my office open, allowing everyone to see in.”
    “You’ll just have to remember to do it later,” I said, a small grin on my face.
    “Oh, I will,” he said. “But that does remind me… ”
    Chase paused, biting his lip as if he was nervous. Except Chase Donahue didn’t get nervous — ever.
    “What?” I asked, beginning to grow concerned as well.
    “You probably know gossip spreads throughout the hospital like wildfire. I just want you to be prepared, that’s all.”
    “Oh,” I replied.
    I still remembered how I felt when the rumors first started spreading about us, but at the time they had been merely rumors. Now our relationship was real. But it was also very new. Was I ready to allow everyone in the hospital to know about my private life? It would only encourage the rumors that were already circulating about us. Some people had even suggested that I’d slept my way into my internship, even though I’d been hired by a committee of doctors that didn’t include Chase at all. Would other speculations follow suit if our relationship went public?
    “We can talk about that later,” I said after a moment. “But for now, I need to get going. I have a shift starting in a few minutes and I need to change.”
    “Of course,” Chase replied, though he was looking at me closely. It was eerie how well Chase knew me already, how easily he could see my hesitation. “I’ll see you later.”
    “Bye,” I said with a reassuring smile as I turned and walked towards the door.
    Don’t freak out about this , I told myself as I made my way downstairs