Page 55 of Saved By A Dark Billionaire
"Lukie!" she called out.
Lukie?
"Rachel?" I heard him respond with confusion and surprise in his tone.
I watched as he quickly appeared at the doorway of his office. He saw her and smiled the widest I had seen him smile. Somehow it crushed my heart more. She held a place in his heart and I did not know who she was. Lucas ran to her, hugging her and spinning her around in joy. My heart hurt as I watched the scene unfold before me.
"I didn't know you were coming into town! You didn't tell me.” He laughed as he put her down. The smile had never faded from his face.
"It was a surprise. You're my second stop." She smiled up at him.
"Second? I've moved up on your list." She laughed, causing her face to somehow look even more beautiful. Her bright blue eyes shone as she smiled, wrinkling on the sides.
"That's as far up as you'll go. Leo will always be first on my list." She poked his forehead between his brows. I saw Lucas pout, like he didn't like that Leo came first. Now I was very curious who this woman was. She knew both Leo and Lucas. I closed the front door finally, snapping out of my daze. That was when Lucas remembered I was here.
"Rose, come here. I want you to meet my cousin, Rachel." Instant relief washed over me. I felt stupid again, assuming more than I should have. She was his cousin. I had to bite back the sigh of relief wanting to leave me.
"Hi, despite what he calls me, my name is actually Olive," I introduced myself as I made my way to them.
"My name is actually Rachel, so he didn't lie there," she told me with a smile.
"Nice to meet you."
"You too. I don't normally see girls hanging around her, or opening his door." She side-eyed Lucas, who now had a tinge of pink on his cheeks. Was he embarrassed?
"Rose is different from the rest," he said.
"Must be." The bell rang again. This time, it had to be our food.
"I'll get it. It's probably our food. You're welcome to join us as we eat. I ordered a lot," Lucas invited her.
"I feel like I'm imposing. I wasn't expecting you to have a girl here."
"You're not imposing. I was actually getting bored while he was working," I assured her. I was curious about her, and I wanted to get to know her more. She seems extremely cool and somehow very sweet. She spun the leather cuff on her wrist as she fidgeted.
"If you're sure," she said.
I nodded my head yes. "Very sure."
We sat and ate all together. I learned Rachel is my age and goes to Harvard. In person classes are not her thing, so she mainly does her classes online, allowing her to come visit at random. She is studying early childhood education, which almost made me choke on my food. Lucas and she laughed at my reaction. She thankfully didn't take offense.
"I know it's my appearance that throws everyone off when I tell them. I'll, of course, dye my hair a natural color once I start my internship. I also have a professional wardrobe. No one will know my style unless they see me out of school," she assured me.
"I am sure you'll shock some students when they see you out of school." I laughed.
"Oh, most definitely."
"Ladies, I leave you to keep talking. I have to get back to a stack of looming papers on my desk," Lucas said, getting up from his seat with his empty plate. He kissed my forehead on his way to the kitchen. "I'll be done soon."
Rachel and I were left to have our girl talk.
Chapter 19
Olive's P.O.V.
"Tell me, Olive, how did you manage to get this guy so wrapped up in you?" Rachel asked, leaning forward, resting her chin on the palm of her hand.
"Um, I am not sure what you mean. I haven't done anything. I don't think he's wrapped up in me."
