Page 34 of Billionaire’s Game

Chapter Seven

“So,ummm... Do you want to try my place?”

I didn’t have any alternatives, so I said yes.

It was then that I noticed his car wasn’t there.

“Where’s your car?”

“I’m getting a few things done to it, so I have my driver today. He’ll be here shortly.”

Less than ten seconds later, a limo pulled up in front of the house. To my surprise, it had a similar look to the DeLorean, but only in terms of it being clearly more technologically advanced than other limousines.

“Wow, fancy,” I whispered.

“Wait until you see the inside.”

His driver got out and quickly pushed a button to open the door.

“Please watch your head, miss,” he said, guiding me inside after Magnus slid in.

Magnus held his hand out to me and I took it. He helped guide me into the limo and I settled next to him.

“For the record, I had nothing to do with the invasion of children, otherwise known as a kids’ party.”

“Oh, I know. That was all Lacey and Jude. They looked too smug and collected amidst the chaos.”

“You noticed too!”

“Yeah, it was very clear. Even they want you to go out with me.”

“They’re just married people that want to see everyone else paired up too.”

“Or they just want you to live a little and spend some time with a very good-looking, smart, successful bachelor.”

“You’re probably right. Now, where would I find one?” I found myself joking.

He laughed and we chatted about not much of anything until we approached his home. The guards Maya had mentioned smiled and waved us in as we pulled into the driveway. They didn’t seem so mean to me.

My attention turned to Magnus’s home. It was a modern masterpiece. Mostly glass and metal. It looked like the type of home a rich superhero would have. I shared my thought with Magnus and he laughed.

“Rich? Yes. Superhero? Definitely not. I can’t even swim.”

“Really? You live in South Florida. How did that happen?”

“My mom was petrified of water. Her fear sort of rubbed off on me.”

“Did she have a reason to be afraid? Did someone she know almost drown?”

He nodded and his voice was somber as he said, “She almost died when she was a kid. She was visiting family at their lake house and one of the adults lost track of her. She wandered too close to the pier and ended up falling in.”

“That’s terrible. That must have been so traumatizing for her.”

“I hear she swims nearly every day now. But I still haven’t learned yet.”

“You should definitely learn to swim. What if one of the challenges involves swimming?”

“Then we’ll just volunteer you instead of me.”