Yours Truly (Billionaires and Brides 2)

Her phone chirped and she nearly shouted with joy. It had to be him!

“You’ve won a free burrito!”

The fact that she had a free burrito was the only reason she didn’t chuck her phone at the wall right then. She didn’t want a burrito. She wanted him to call her. Even if it was two weeks late.

“You’ve checked that phone five times in the last twenty minutes. I’ve never seen you look so hopeful and then deflated.” Renee watched her for a moment, still fiddling with the ring on her finger. “Who’s the guy?”

“There is no guy,” Kat said, putting the phone away in her purse. There was no guy and that was the problem.

“Oh, come on. There’s a guy. No one gets as obsessive about their phone unless there’s a guy.” Renee inched her chair a little closer to Kat’s desk. “Spill.”

“Renee, really…”

“Spill it, Kat,” Renee cut her off. “You know I won’t let this go. Save yourself the pain and just tell me now.”

Kat sighed. When Renee had gossip in her grasp, there was no escape. “I met a guy at the wedding.”

Renee let out a squeaky, happy noise. “That’s so exciting! Who was he?”

“He said his name was AJ,” Kat told her.

“AJ?” Renee looked thoughtful, her perfect pink lips pulled puckered in thought. “I don’t remember an AJ... but there were so many people there. Probably one of Bob’s friends, since I don’t recognize the name. Good for you!”

“Thanks. He was amazing,” Kat said with a shrug. “I thought we had a connection.”

“But, I’m guessing from the look of disappointment on your face that he hasn’t called?” Renee frowned. “You’re still waiting for him to call? Two weeks later?”

Kat’s shoulders sank. When Renee said it that way, it sounded pretty pathetic. Two weeks was a long time to wait for a call.

“I’m sorry, sweetie.” Renee leaned forward, reaching out a hand toward Kat in a sympathetic gesture. “Not every guy is a winner. If he doesn’t call someone like you back in a week, then he’s probably married or something.”

“Married?” The thought had been skittering on the edge of Kat’s mind, but she’d purposefully been ignoring it. The last thing she wanted to be was ‘the other woman.’

“Can you think of a better reason why he wouldn’t call?” Renee sat back in her chair. “Especially if you two had a connection?”

“Maybe he lost my number?” Kat asked hopefully.

“Maybe you got played.”

Kat slumped in her chair. She hated it, but Renee was probably right. Just because she’d felt something didn’t mean he had felt it, too.

“I’m sorry, Katy,” Renee said.

“You’re probably right,” Kat admitted, taking a deep breath. It was foolish to think otherwise.

“I’m always right,” Renee assured her. “How about this? Bob has this great friend I can set you up with. He goes to the club with us.”

“That’s really not necessary,” Kat told her. She just wanted to go back to work and forget about all of this.

“He’s a great guy, really. Not quite as cute as Bob, but then I’m a little biased.” Renee flashed her flirtatious smile, the one that made guys buy her drinks. But Kat was immune to her charms.

“Thanks, but I’m good.” Kat wasn’t about to take Renee’s charity match-making.

“You sure?” Renee batted her eyelashes as a backup move. “He’d be great for you.”

“I’m sure, thanks,” Kat told her. I can find my own dates, she wanted to add but kept her mouth shut. No need to start a fight with her friend.

I don’t need a date, Kat silently told herself, turning back to the computer. The truth was she didn’t just want a date. She wanted AJ. She wanted that connection again. The fun and the magic that the two of them had together. No random friend of Bob’s was going to give her that.