Breathless 2: In Love With an Alpha Billionaire (Breathless 2)

Destiny

Forced Together

I kept getting text messages from Montie begging me to talk to him. I didn’t like the way he left my house after he dropped the kids off. I wanted to talk to him, but I was determined not to unearth the feelings I had when he left me with that lingering kiss the night we made love. I did not want my past; I wanted my future.

“Hello?” I answered my phone on the second ring thinking it was Jacob. I was headed to the courthouse.

“Hey… how’s it going?” Montie asked. He seemed to have calmed down.

“Good, Montie. How are you doing?”

“I’m alright. I would be a whole lot better if things went down differently with Jacob.”

“Let’s not do this again.”

“That’s just it. We need to discuss it again. Are you headed to the courthouse now?”

“Yeah, I thought you were going to keep the kids until court was over, but I had to take them to Mama’s house.”

“I thought we were going to court together, but it’s obvious that things change Destiny.”

“What’s the purpose of this call, Montie?” I asked getting agitated by our exchange.

“Since you still have about an hour before you have to be there, and my house is on the way, will you stop by just for a second, so we can talk?”

“Montie, I really don’t have the time to spare. Plus, I don’t think that is a good idea.”

“You can put me out to talk to Jacob, but you can’t spare a few minutes for me?” Montie asked sounding hurt. “We can stand in the driveway. I just want to get some things off my mind,” he added.

“Okay, I’m only a few blocks away, so be outside. I’m only going to stay a minute,” I said, feeling that after all he’d done I owed him a conversation.

We hung up the phone and I had a hard time focusing on the road. Life was moving so fast and I was doing everything I could to get back into the swing of things health-wise and dealing with my relationships that were spiraling out of control.

I pulled into Montie’s driveway and he was standing outside. He approached me when I got out of the car. “So I was thinking…I will give you one more chance to change your mind,” he said teasingly.

“I didn’t come here to play, Montie.” I rolled my eyes. “Once upon a time, we had a great love story, but it came to the end and we should have left it there.”

His face fell. “So he is definitely back in the picture?”

“Jacob and I are working on our relationship and in due time, hopefully we will have what you and I once shared together,” I said sincerely. “I’m about to see him in a little while. He’s going to court with me.”

“Can we talk about us?”

“There is no us," I said, and began walking back to my car.

“Wait a minute. Just hear me out!” Montie said taking me by the arm and pulling me close.

I couldn’t resist when his hot breath trailed along my neck. His lips came within an inch of mine and I still did not move away. He looked deeply into my eyes. I was overwhelmed by the desire in his brown eyes. "Do you feel that?” Montie asked, breaking our silent reverie.

I most definitely felt the jolt of energy that traveled through me. I was sure that my body exuded that energy; my body never lied to Montie.

“You will love me again. I will make sure of it," he said.

“No, I won’t Montie. Not the way you want me to love you,” I said gathering my composure once he let me go. “This must stop here. If you keep doing this every time we’re together, I will make it where we don’t have to be around each other again.”

He slipped his hand around my waist, pulling me close again. His face inched closer to mine as he looked me in the eyes. His lips landed on mine and I felt the warmth travel to my spine. I kissed him back and it felt good as our tongues danced to a beat set only for me and him. I eventually pulled away and shook my head, trying to shake the increasing feeling of contentment that was growing on me whenever I was around him.

“You have grown so much, in such a great way. You will find someone else,” I told him. “I’m not the woman I was when we were married. We no longer fit in the same mold.”