A Night, A Secret, A Billionaire's Baby

aying every moment of their conversation in her mind. She had tried to shake off the feeling that something was different abo

things have become uncertain. The more she saw of him, the more she felt a pull toward him, one that she wasn't sure she was ready

ioned wanting to discuss a potential project for his company, but Emily couldn't

rospect of working with a billionaire on a project was too tempting to p

es and soft lighting. As Emily walked in, she immediately spotted Damon, sitting at a corner table, his presence impossible to m

voice warm, "you loo

eturn, not sure how to respond

pouring them each a glass. Emily took a sip, the cool liquid doing litt

purposeful, "I wanted to discuss a pro

ckwood Enterprises' latest expansion into luxury r

, her voice steady despit

h-rise project in the city. It's meant to be a blend of luxury and modernity, with

terprises would be a huge career opportunity. But it also felt like something more - as though D

r mind already running through the details. "

ng that made Emily's stomach flip. "I think we could make a great team

caught. "Wh

, Emily," Damon said, his voice low, sincere. "And I don't want to pret

t she wasn't sure if she was ready for what he was offering. The idea of mixing business and p

Damon, I'm not sure what

"I just think we could have something real. I want to get to know

n used to quiet dinners with Lucas, to life revolving around her son and her work. But

rely spent any time together. Maybe we sho

t that. And I'm happy to take it slow. But just

e. Emily wasn't sure what she wanted, but sh

s, but there was an underlying tension that neither of them could ignore. The air bet

l heavy beside her. He hesitated before she climbed into th

the project," he said,

eplied, her words faltering a li

slightly, his lips brushing against her cheek in

you soon

ding in her chest. She wasn't sure what had just happened - whether

amon Blackwood had definitel

ight of that kiss lingered on her skin, as if it w