A Baby For The Millionaire (The Full Series) (3 page)

Hamilton collapsed on top of me. I realized that his pants were not even completely off, just around his ankles. I looked up at him completely satisfied and ready to accept the position whatever it entailed. I recoiled when I saw the anger in his eyes.

“You lied to me.” He snarled.

“Huh, what?” I was confused yet again.

“You said it was okay.”

“Yes, and it was.” I mean obviously I had enjoyed myself, what was his problem?

“Are you on birth control?”

“Huh?” Oh shit! He hadn’t used a condom.

“I’m pretty sure I can answer that question. I mean why would a virgin be on birth control?”

I wanted to answer that I knew many people who were on birth control for reasons other than sex but I didn’t think he would be too happy.

“I’m sorry. I misunderstood your question.”

He looked at me suspiciously. “Really, you lied about your experience, your age…hmm, did you lie about not knowing who I am?”

“What?! No!” I looked at him in shock.

“Are you trying to trap me with a baby.”

“A baby? What, no, no, no.” Shit, what if I was pregnant now? I couldn’t even afford rent. I didn’t want to think about moving back to Florida with a baby in tow.

Hamilton sighed and helped me up with him. He handed me my panties and I put them on as dignified as I can.

“I don’t want a kid Jenny and I don’t want a relationship. Do you understand that?”

“Uhm, yes.” I couldn’t believe this was the man who had brought me so much pleasure just minutes before. I know I had wanted a cool experience for my first time but this wasn’t what I had planned or dreamed of.

“You should leave now Jenny. You need to think. I need to think.”

“Ok.” Shit, I did feel like an escort now.

“Come back tomorrow and we can decide what to do next.” And with that he sat down in his chair on got on the phone. I had been dismissed. I couldn’t believe it. I picked up my briefcase and headed to the elevator my mind in a daze. I had no idea what I was going to do the next day.

Chapter 4

I walked out of the Verona building feeling like a tramp. I wasn’t sure what to do. I looked at my watch and saw it was only noon. How could I show up back home within a few hours? Lucy would be so disappointed in me- especially when she found out what I had done. All of a sudden it didn’t seem so exciting and titillating. It felt cheap and degraded and I felt cheap and degraded and ashamed of myself.

I took the subway to Times Square for a bit but the bright lights and people were too depressing for me, so I took the train back uptown.  I had already decided that I was going to tell Lucy; it was too juicy to keep to myself.

“Oh Jenny.” Lucy rushed up to me as I walked to the door to hug me. “I’m so sorry.” Huh, how did she know?

I leaned into Lucy’s shoulder and cried. “Hey Jenny, it’s okay. It was a long shot that they would believe your story.” I cried some more. I wished that was the reason I was crying.

“Oh Lucy, I made such a mistake.” I sobbed.

“It’s okay Jen, I promise it will be okay.’

“No,” I wailed. “I’m a tramp.” I reached into my purse and pulled out the $3000 that Hamilton had given me. “I’m a tramp.”

Lucy looked at me in shock, then at the money and then at me again. “Okay Jen, I think there is more to this story than I thought. Go ahead and tell me what happened.”

We sat down on the coach and told her about Hamilton Verona’s proposition and how I let him have sex with me. And the money and how he treated me at the end.

“He sounds like a jerk Jen but I don’t think he thinks you are a tramp.” Lucy said softly.

“You should have seen have he treated me at the end, when he thought I may be pregnant.” I sobbed. “He thought I did it on purpose. That I was some sort of gold-digger.”

“Jen, you have to think that that’s not so far-fetched. Here he is a millionaire, here you are an admitted broke college graduate, who lied to get a job she wasn’t qualified for. Maybe he thinks you wanted a free ride.”

I look at her angrily but don’t retort the words in my mind. It was true; he had no reason to believe otherwise. I sighed. “I guess it didn’t help that I left with the money.”

Lucy laughed. “Oh Jenny.”

“He was just so rude.” I pouted.

“Jenny, I don’t want to sound insensitive or anything but what if you are pregnant? What are you going to do?”

I looked at Lucy hesitantly. “I’ll keep it I think.”

“I’ll help you, I promise.” Lucy squeezed my hand. Oh how I loved her, a girl couldn’t ask for a better friend.

“So what should I do Luce?” I couldn’t believe I was even considering going back to Verona the next day.

“Could you do it Jen?”

“What?”

“Sleep with a man that you didn’t have a relationship with? Always feel used?” She questioned me, not meaning to be malicious.

“No, I don’t think I can. Even if the sex was always that good.” I smiled to myself. At least I would always have that one crazy lovely moment. “I never knew it was that good Lucy, it was amazing.”

Lucy leaned into me, “I want you to tell me all about it Jen, if it doesn’t make you feel bad.” Lucy was a virgin like me, but no one could believe it because she was beautiful. She looked like a modern day Snow White.

“I’ll tell you more about it later. I think I should return the money, don’t you?” I didn’t really want to as we really needed to pay rent, but I couldn’t accept the money. It wouldn’t be right, no matter how rich he was.

“Yeah, we’ll figure something out. Mail it with delivery confirmation, that way you never have to go back to the office.”

“That’s a good idea,” I smiled. “I don’t know that I could face him again. A wave of sadness washed over me. I didn’t really know Hamilton Verona and I thought he was a pompous ass but I was really going to miss him. I had felt a real connection when I had been with him but I wasn’t willing to risk my emotional stability to try and find out what could be between the two of us.

                                                        ***

It had been 2 days since Jenny had been in my office and I was feeling anxious. I could not believe how annoyed I felt that she hadn’t come back to the office. I had been planning on telling her that I didn’t think the special position was going to work out. I had the $10,000 in an envelope on my desk still ready to give her. But she hadn’t shown up and I was granted another sleepless night. I couldn’t get her out of my mind and I didn’t like it.

How dare she not show up again? The knock on my door made me jump, my heart starting beating fast but it quickly slowed when I saw it was just the mail boy.

“Come in Bill, you can drop the letters off on my desk.” I looked at the pile with disinterest. For once in my life, making money meant nothing to me. It didn’t motivate me and it wasn’t my sole focus. I wanted to chat to Jenny. To apologize for how I had treated her; I had seen the shock and hurt in her eyes when I had dismissed her after taking her virginity. I couldn’t stop myself. I was reacting badly because we hadn’t used protection and I was scared she would end up pregnant. Even worse than that was the feeling of happiness that had soared through me at the thought. I couldn’t allow myself to grow soft and fall for some young naïve girl. That’s not what I wanted.

As I perused through my mail, there was a brown envelope that caught my eye. My breath caught at the return dress label, “Jenny Carpenter”. What was she sending me? Was she pregnant? My heart skipped a beat. It was beyond my control now. I would not be an absent dad to my only child. I ripped open the envelope expecting to see a pregnancy test and a letter. Instead I saw a wad of cash.

“What the…?” I swore to myself. I didn’t need to count it. I knew it was all there. She wanted nothing to do with me then. It made me angry. I knew she needed that money. I felt guilty. It was my own fault. I should never have asked her to be my special personal assistant.

“Harriet, this is Hamilton, I need an address.” I called down to the HR department and did something I should have done 2 days ago. I had to go and visit Jenny and apologize. Hopefully she would forgive me. I had a hop in my step as I walked down to the lobby. I was excited to see Jenny again.  I didn’t ask myself why.

Chapter 5

“I’ll get it,” I shouted out to Lucy as I rushed towards the door. Who could be here at 10am?

“Hello,” I beamed as I opened the door. My smile fell when I saw whom it was. “What are you doing here?” I glared at Hamilton as my heart skipped a beat. My body throbbed and ached to be close to him. I couldn’t believe that it would respond so desperately after only having met the man once.

“Can I come in?” He looked at me shrewdly as if trying to figure out how mad I really was.

“No, no you can’t.” I stepped back involuntarily as he walked into the apartment. “I told you no.”

“I figured this was a conversation you would rather have in the apartment, rather than out.”

I glared at him. And groaned when he leaned forward and kissed me. I couldn’t help myself from responding back to him. My body was a traitor.

“Who was it Jen?” Lucy came running into the living room. “Oh.”

I quickly yanked my head back from Hamilton’s and blushed. “Uh, this is Hamilton. Hamilton Verona.”

“Oh.” Lucy looked at him in astonishment. I could tell that she didn’t know whether to punch him or just leave us alone.

“Nice to meet you. I assume you are Lucy, the roommate and best friend?” Hamilton smiled down at her.

“Uh, yeah.” Lucy mumbled. I could tell that she was taken with his good looks as well.

“It’s okay Lucy. I got this. Hamilton won’t be here very long.” I motioned him to come and sit at the couch.

“Ok, call me if you need me.” Lucy gave my hand a squeeze and walked back to her room.

“Nice place, “Hamilton said as he looked around him. “I can understand why you wouldn’t want to leave.”

“Thanks.” I didn’t bother responding with any comments about how grand his place likely was, as I didn’t want him thinking I was begging for an invite.

“Are you pregnant?” I guess he was going straight for the punch.

“No.” I replied quickly.

“No?” For a split second I thought he looked disappointed.

“Nope. So you can go now.” I went to get up.

“Wait.” He grabbed my arm. “I want to see the test.” GROAN.

“I threw it away.” I lied.

“Take another one.”

“What do you care? I said no I’m not pregnant okay. So hey, you didn’t get trapped. Hooray and goodbye.”

“You didn’t take a test did you Jenny?” He was shaking his head. “What am I going to do with you Jenny?”

“Nothing, thanks.” I shot at him; all the while my body was feeling differently. I wanted to take him to my bedroom.

“Jenny, I am going to take care of my child.”

“What child?” He was annoying me. Why was he going on about a baby? What happened to the special assistant job? Not that I wanted it anymore but I at least wanted to be wanted.

“Jenny, we had unprotected sex. Just because you were a virgin doesn’t mean you can’t get pregnant.” I groaned in embarrassment as I felt my face reddening.

“No way, really sir?”

“Don’t get an attitude with me young lady. I will put you over my knee.”

I glared at him while secretly hoping he would do it.

“Do you have a test?”

“What?” I was confused again. I was still picturing myself across his knee and my shorts coming off.

“A pregnancy test Jenny. To see if you are having my baby.” Hamilton annunciated his words like he was speaking to an elderly person with bad hearing.

“Yes, Hamilton. I have one. I haven’t taken it yet. It’s too soon. I can’t take it for a few days yet for it to be accurate.”

“Take it now.” He barked at me.

“Frankly, you are beginning to annoy me Mr. Verona. I think it is time for you to leave.”

“Jenny, you are going to take that test if I have to force you. I am not leaving until I see it.”

“SIGH, okay. I’m not pregnant you know. But I will take it so you can leave.” I got up and marched to the bathroom. In actuality I was scared to take the test. If I was pregnant, my family was going to be so disappointed. And I was going to have to figure out a way to make money really quickly.

                                                        ***

“Shit, shit, shit.” I stared at the stick in front of me. It said I was pregnant. I didn’t know what I was going to do.

“Jenny, you done yet?” Hamilton banged on the bathroom door for about the 10
time.

I walked out and showed him the stick despondently.

“What does this mean?” Hamilton barked at me immediately.

“It means I’m pregnant.” I said glumly. Though inside I felt a glimmer of excitement. I was having Hamilton’s baby, a piece of him would always be with me. I didn’t want to think about that excitement too closely.

“I see.”

I looked up at Hamilton scared to see his reaction. I couldn’t bear to see anger in his eyes. I was thankful to see a sparkle in his eyes.