”Oh boy, I don’t know,” her words stumbled out around a laugh. ”We did have an enjoyable evening though. But actually I have to fly out for an appearance in L.A. so rain check?”

”Absolutely. Well, we are going to call it a night, so safe travels to you and we will see you again soon.”

”You too. Goodnight ladies.” Mandy hugged us both and then scooted off to meet Charlie and Derek.

”This was a fantastic evening Bo.”

”Yes it was. Even better having you and your parents here. Now, how about we get home so we can get out of these restrictive dresses and into something more comfortable…or nothing at all?”

Mmmm I purred, leaning in to kiss her cheek. ”That’s my favorite outfit on you.”

Bo’s cheeks reddened. I loved being able to do that to her. She was beyond sexy and to make her blush never ceased to give me a sense of pride. This time I held out my elbow. Bo smiled and looped her arm in mine as we left amid another sea of flashbulbs. Just another day in the life of a billionaire. One day I might actually get used to it, but as long as she was by my side, nothing else mattered.

XXX

Hand in hand we walked back into the house going on and on about all the fun we had tonight. This event was far different from the first one we attended together. Everything was so new and tentative with us all those months ago and of course, there was Bo’s blow up. But this time was smooth and easy, like we’d been together forever. That’s one of the things that amazed me most about being with Bo. We had grown together quickly, trusting each other with our fears and dreams instead of playing games and it really did feel as if we had been together twenty years, with the exception of our sex drive. There wasn’t just one thing about Bo that made me love her. There was a thousand little things. The way she smiled at me and made me feel like nothing else in the world mattered. How my body responded when she touched me or my name rolled from her tongue. The simple things she did to show me how important I was and most of all, the way she fought tooth and nail for me to keep me from disappearing in my work.