What Happened After Vegas? (Unexpected Love #2) Read Online Free PDF

over the weekend from the hotel. I'll get that done on Friday as
well. I won't do any work on Saturday or Sunday unless there's an
emergency."
    "I'm
not sure about that. If I don't go, when are you coming back?"
she asked.
    "If
you don't go, I'll be back late Friday," he said. "Have you
ever been to Michigan? We could find a museum to visit or something
else to do."
    "That's
an extra plane ticket and two extra nights in a hotel. Not to mention
all of the money for food and things. I can just see you when you get
back Friday."
    "Stop
thinking about the money," he said. "I need you to stop. If
I do things, it's because I want to. I want you to go with me."
    "I'll
go if I can by my own plane ticket," she said.
    Cliff
took a deep breath and released it.
    "Absolutely
not," he said sternly with a very serious look.
    She
noticed the blues of his eyes darkening. Rachel smiled as the feeling
of butterflies flitted around in her stomach. Knock it off, she
thought. You're not in high school.
    "Does
that look always work for you?" she asked.
    The
sides of his mouth twitched as he fought back a smile.
    "Fine,"
she said. "I'll go if you let me buy you lunch one day this
week."
    He
shook his head and smiled.
    "You
just want to see me during the week," he said with a smirk.
    She
shrugged, as she leaned back and closed her eyes.
    "Fine,"
he said. "I'll let you buy lunch once this week, but you will
not pull out a single dollar or card on our trip. You also won't
object or make one comment about what we do or how much something
costs the entire time we are gone."
    "Deal,"
she said with a grin. "Maybe I should have been a lawyer."
    He
burst into laughter.
    "That's
my job," he said, as he moved to hover over her and take her the
way he had in Vegas.
    Rachel
had a great weekend. She spent time with her friends and talked to
Cliff more than once each day. When she woke up Monday morning, she
knew it was going to be a wonderful week. He hadn't looked down at
her apartment and never made one comment about how little she had.
She was excited for Wednesday to get there. He agreed to let her take
him out to lunch. It made her feel good to be able to do something
for him after everything he had already done for her. She was nervous
that she had agreed to go away for the weekend with him. That wasn't
just one night with leaving in the morning. They were going to be
together from Thursday night until Sunday night. Part of her couldn't
wait to have three whole days with him, but another part of her was
scared. Would he really be the man she had seen so far, she wondered?
At least he admitted that he wasn't perfect and was sure to make
mistakes. Jake would have never done that.
    Monday
morning, Rachel cleaned her apartment spotless, showered, and got
ready for the day. She had some shopping to do for the trip. There
was a little money in her bank account she could use for a new outfit
or two. She already had several bikinis for the pool. There was no
way she wanted to charge anything. Her finances were in order, and
there was no way she was screwing it up. She felt she was doing okay
for herself. If she switched professions, she could make so much more
than she did as a teacher. The thought of that was devastating to
her. She cared so much for each child she taught. Her job was more
about passion than work. Jake used to get mad about the money she
spent on her classroom. He never understood her commitment to the
children. She liked when Cliff asked her about work and her students.
He really seemed to care.
    Just
as Rachel picked up her purse, phone, and keys, there was a knock at
her door. She was surprised to see a very pretty spread off flowers.
The delivery man handed her the clipboard to sign, and she took the
flowers into her kitchen. They made her feel so special. She couldn't
remember the last time she felt as happy as she had that week. When
she opened the card, she smiled at the note.
    "I
miss you."
    They
had only seen each other on Saturday. Was he