Her Billionaire Heartthrob - Kaylee Baldwin Page 0,47
the last year. He’d been worried she’d be mad when he and Xander stepped away from the store, but she wasn’t. In fact, she’d been relieved. She seemed lighter, less frail since then, and she was also looking at houses in Eureka Springs. She said it didn’t make sense for her to live all the way in L.A., alone, when both of her boys lived here.
Liam loved the family feel of the theater. All of his people, close together, making people happy, doing what they loved. He caught Viola’s eye and made his way toward her through the crowd, stopping to greet someone or shake someone else’s hand, but never taking his eyes off of Viola for longer than a second. She smiled at him, making his stomach dance. How had he ever left her in Hawaii? He didn’t fathom it, but he knew, stronger than he’d known anything in his life, that he was lucky he’d gotten a second chance, and he’d never leave her again.
When he got close, she held out her hand for him to take. Their fingers touched, sending electrified tingles where their skin met, and he slid his hand up her arm and then around her waist, pulling her in close and giving her a light kiss on the lips.
“What did I do to deserve you,” he murmured.
She rested her head against his chest. “Nope, it’s the other way around.” She tilted her head up to grin at him, that smile never failing to take his breath away. “How’s it going so far?” she asked. They’d expected today to be busy—which was why he had the entire crew out here helping—but it was exceeding even his high expectations. Some people were there for Dane Lowbridge and the premier, and some were there because they wanted to take in a last-minute Christmas movie. He’d wanted The Old Grand to be more than just a theater, but an experience. A place where people made memories.
“Amazing. I couldn’t have done it without your help.”
She shrugged. “We’re a team.”
He’d never stop loving the sound of that.
“Look, Callie and Xander are here.”
They had walked into the theater, each holding two hot chocolates in their hands, a baby carrier dangling from Xander’s arm. Cole was behind them a step, texting on his phone, grinning from ear to ear. Probably texting the girlfriend he’d been talking nonstop about since he got home for winter break a week ago. Liam waved so they’d see where he was, and they lit up as they made their way to him.
They each handed a cup to Viola and Liam, and Viola and Callie jumped right into making sure all the last-minute wedding plans were coming together. Cole went over to Liam’s mom to help her with the line, and Xander peeked into the baby carrier to check on his four month old, Kenley, fast asleep. Liam had never met a more devoted father. He hoped to be just like his younger brother someday.
He looked around the theater—his theater—and pictured another decade or two down the road, him and Viola doing exactly this, their kids growing up around screens and velvet seats, ticket booths, popcorn, and candy.
He glanced at the doll, which he’d placed in a special case near the front, with the story of the man who had originally owned The Old Grand Theater next to it.
Viola squeezed his hand. “I can picture it too.”
“What?” Liam asked her.
“Our future. Together. Me and you, forever.”
“And it looks absolutely perfect,” he said.
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OTHER BOOKS BY KAYLEE BALDWIN
Billionaire Series:
Her Billionaire Rival
Her Billionaire Heartthrob
Hearts in Peril
Silver Linings
MyHeartChannel Series:
One Great Christmas Love Story
Take a Chance on Me
Christian Romance:
One Little Kiss
Meg’s Melody
Other contemporary romance:
Making the Play
Six Days of Christmas
California Dreamin’ Anthology
ABOUT KAYLEE BALDWIN
A glamorous day in the life of Kaylee Baldwin includes: chasing after her four children, queuing up another podcast, writing her latest book, binge-watching reality cooking shows, hiking with her husband, and reading in every spare second she can find. She graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in English lit and currently lives in southern Arizona with her family. You can follow her on Instagram @kayleebaldwinwrites
ONE GREAT CHRISTMAS LOVE STORY SNEAK PEEK
Chapter 1
“Just go talk to them.” Dr. Jack Shay sounded irritated at her