What Matters Most: The Billionaire Bargains, Book 2 Read Free

when he ordered scotch from her that made Tony like her too.
    John had said, “Scotch.”
    Reese had said, “If you look at me and say please you’re going to get good scotch with the perfect amount of ice and no random strands of hair. If you say scotch without even looking up from your cards, the ice will be melted into your mediocre scotch and I won’t put anything in that will hurt you, but that’s all I’ll promise.”
    Tony was pretty sure he’d fallen for her then and there.
    Of course he hadn’t done anything about it. He’d waited it out.
    And while he’d been waiting, she’d met, dated, fallen for and agreed to marry his best friend.
    There were sparks between her and Tony though. She might be wearing Jeff’s ring, but Tony could make her drop things.
    She was calm and cool and in control, unless he said something flirtatious. Then she was a mess.
    That meant something.
    And as soon as Jeff told her about his affair, Tony could make a move. He couldn’t wait anymore. He had to tell her how he felt. He just needed to figure out when and how to do it without being a complete asshole.
    “Are you okay?” he asked her.
    She wasn’t crying or throwing things. Maybe she wasn’t heartbroken…
    “I’m fine. Why?”
    Fine. That was one of those words that could actually mean a few different things.
    “What did Jeff say?”
    “Jeff?” Reese repeated. “I haven’t talked to him today. Yet,” she added with a little smile.
    Yet. Okay…that didn’t really sound like “I never plan to speak to him again in this lifetime”.
    “At all?” Tony asked.
    Clearly, she hadn’t talked to Jeff about him sleeping with another woman.
    “It’s our wedding day,” she said.
    “Exactly. How could he wait?”
    Her eyes widened again. “What do you mean?”
    “I can’t imagine waiting until the wedding ceremony.”
    “Waiting for the ceremony for what?” she asked, moving a step closer, her gaze riveted on his face.
    “To thank you for making him the luckiest man in the world today.”
    Her mouth fell open and Tony wondered if he’d stepped over the line.
    Fuck it. His best friend was about to break her heart. It was absolutely okay for her to know that another man found her attractive and amazing. In fact…
    “If you were about to marry me…” He took a step forward. “I wouldn’t have called you on the morning of our wedding either.”
    “You wouldn’t have?” she asked, in a near whisper.
    There was something in the air. Something heavy and rich and sweet. Something he probably shouldn’t try too hard to name.
    “I would have just rolled over in bed, pulled you close and told you in person.”
    Reese’s mouth opened into an O again.
    He’d said flirtatious—borderline inappropriate—things to her before but this was…different.
    The wedding dress for another man was probably part of it.
    “Wow,” she finally said. “That’s…”
    Tony grinned. “True.”
    “The night before the wedding?” she asked, having apparently recovered from the shock. “That’s naughty.”
    “Not nearly as naughty as what I would have saved for the wedding night.”
    She gave a mock gasp. But then mischief flashed in her eyes and she asked, “You would’ve held back before that?”
    His whole body tightened. No way in hell. But he lightened his expression and tone. “Just enough to make that night memorable.”
    Her expression softened. “Pretty sure being married to you would be memorable no matter what.”
    Her words hit him in the gut and, as he saw her eyes widen again, he realized that she had just recognized her slip. That was a completely inappropriate thing to say to a man who wasn’t the one who’d put the diamond on her finger.
    And Tony loved that she’d said it.
    Which was also inappropriate.
    But he wasn’t feeling particularly generous toward her fiancé at the moment. Jeff had been plenty inappropriate himself.
    “Why Miss Reese, that’s a very nice thing to say.”
    She