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The Love Of Money - Episode 61
27-07-25 (07:03)
"Someone called asking if we would be interested in
doing an Interview, and Henry saw some
photographers when he went for his run, but other than
that, not much."
"Alright. I'll call you later and we'll figure something out,
so I can get over there to see you guys.
The panel built into my desk lit up, indicating someone
was trying to reach this floor. I checked the screen and
saw Natalie in the elevator. Erin would have let her up,
but she was currently out of the office working on the
tasks we'd discussed earlier, I pressed the button to
give the elevator access to the top floor for this trip.
I've gotta go. I love you, and hug Dad for me."
"Okay, cabbage. I love you."
I hung up the phone, sat down, felt awkward about her
finding me sitting in my chair, and stood again. Then I
grabbed one of the files that contained a list of some of
my grandfather's assets and Immediately opened it - it
was a list of the paintings he'd collected. Moments later,
there was a knock on the door.
"Come in," I said, and Natalie entered, giving me one of
her wide smiles.
HI
"Hey yourself," I said, throwing the file back on the
desk.
I approached her and slipped my arms around her
waist. She placed her hands on my chest as I pulled her
into me and we immediately sought each other's lips in
a sweet, gentle kiss that went on for a full minute and
a half. Our tongues met and began softly caressing
each other, and almost melted when I heard her softly
mewl into my mouth. We eventually parted, but I didn't
let her go. She slid her hands further up my chest to
rest them on each side of my neck, rubbing my jawline
with her thumbs as we studied each other's eyes.
"You okay?" She asked.
"You heard?"
"Yeah."
"Yeah," I said, "I'm okay. I just didn't want it to come
out this way. I wanted it done on my own terms."
"Yeah," she nodded, "I get that."
"This doesn't change anything?"
She shook her head, "It explains a lot, but I have a
handsome man Interested in me who turns out to be a
billionaire. Why would anything change?"
Her words made me break into a huge smile, but she
didn't return it. Instead, her gaze studied my face. "Does
this change anything for you?"
My grin falter-ed, and I had to wrestle with some hard
truths quickly. Natalie and I had come a long way in
the last week. We'd expressed feelings for each other,
kissed, and came close to having sex. We were clearly
on the road to something.
I was also regularly fucking my new lawyer Helen. I
turned Bobbi Nanford into a sexual pet, and I had
received blowjobs from two other women in the last
twenty-four hours. No good woman in her right mind
would tolerate that behavior from someone she was
interested in, and Natalie was the best of women. I
needed to navigate this situation carefully.
"Absolutely not," I said and smiled at her again.
That was true. Nothing about my desire for Natalie had
changed.
She cast me a doubtful look and her hold on my face
tightened infinitesimally, "Are you sure? There's a whole
lot of women out there who would love to have a
good-looking billionaire boyfriend."
I studied her for a long moment as I tried to make
sense of this line of questioning. Had Helen gotten to
her? She had told me something very similar on more
than one occasion. "Are you sure you're not having
second thoughts?"
"No," Natalie insisted, "I mean...."
Her eyes wandered from my face as she seemed to
search for words. I felt her hands slide down my body,
and I let her slip free from my arms. She stepped back
and then returned her gaze to my face. "I'm not having
second thoughts. It's just..."
"Just what?"
"You broke up with Jessica."
"I did," I confirmed, waiting for her to make sense.
We'd already gone over the recency of my breakup, so
what was she getting at?
"Did you break up with her after you found out about
the money?"
Now I was truly confused. Why did that matter?
"No," said, "She told me about her affair that morning,
and I told her we were through. Then I went to work.
Remember how I was just there for a couple of hours?
My lawyers called me while I was there, and I went to
see them. That's when I found out."
I could see Natalie doing the math. After taking a few
moments to digest what I told her, she finally nodded.
"Wow... what an unlucky day for her."
"Yeah," I agreed, "but lucky for me. We might have still
been together if she'd known."
She studied me with an unreadable expression for
several moments, the silence was getting
uncomfortable. Something felt off, and I didn't fully
understand why. "What is it?" I asked, breaking the
silence.
I'm just a little scared. You broke up with Jessica, and
within a week, you inherited a lot of money, bought
out the company, and now... whatever this is with us. I
guess I'm just a little afraid that you're trying things
out. Experimenting."
"Experimenting?"
You know... playing the field. Buying companies. Trying
out new girls."
"Oh." I understood now. She was afraid of becoming a
casualty in the billionaire's journey of corruption.
"And it's not just you," she interjected before I could
say anything. "Something was different for me after
Jessica broke up with you. mean, I've always liked you.
I've always thought you were cute and a great guy.
But my attraction was stronger after your breakup, and
I'm a little scared because I don't know why. Was it
because you were available? Was it because something
about you changed when you got the money?"
She shrugged and crossed her arms over her chest. "I
like you, Marcus. I guess I'm just a little scared of how
much I like you. I don't want to get hurt."
This wasn't where' I expected the conversation to go
when Natalie started speaking this way. I thought she
was about to tell me that things were too complicated
and that despite how we felt about each other, maybe
being involved wasn't a good idea. My mind was
already preparing for her to break things off before
they began. Hearing her confess her feelings made it
seem like my heart would burst, and I couldn't help but
smile at her. She was simply telling me she was scared. 27-07-25 (07:03)
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