A Billionaire BWWM Romance 2: Jealousy and Trust (5 page)

“I
guess you are right. But that doesn’t make me feel any better,”
Julie sighed.

“Why
not?” she asked.

“What
do you mean why not? The Davenports are billionaires and I am
just…some woman fit enough to clean up after them. I will most
probably fall all over myself trying to impress them,” Julie
argued. Meg looked at her and took a sip of her coffee.

“You
see, right there. That is your first mistake. Don’t do anything
to try and impress them just be the Julie Parker we all know and
love,” she added. Julie looked at her and smiled. “You
didn’t have to do anything for Steven to fall for you and if
his family doesn’t see the perfect woman you are, then they are
the ones with a stick up their asses,” she added. Julie laughed
and shook her head. Meg’s excuse for anyone who didn’t
see things her way was ‘having a stick up their ass’.

“I
know but even my wardrobe doesn’t feel right,” Julie
said.

“Cut
it out. You have great black tie event dresses,” Meg demanded.

“I
know but they wear designer clothes,” Julie argued. Meg rolled
her eyes.

“You
and I both know that designer clothes are just stupid clothes with a
label on them. It’s not like your ass grows when you put them
on or anything,” she joked.

“Hey,
it works for the Kardashians,” Julie teased smiling. Meg shook
her head.

“Actually,
all that junk is legit. There is no proof that the Kardashians have
had any work done,” she said. Julie shook her head.

“I
still think there is something fishy there,” she said before
taking another sip of her coffee.

“So,
back to the question at hand. You need me to help you pick out some
impressionable clothes?” Meg asked.

“Don’t
you have to go back to work or something?” Julie replied with a
smile. Meg shook her head.

“I
got called to my kid’s school for some emergency and when I got
there, it turned out to be a little accident at the football field.
My mum already took him to her place and by now he is seriously
indulging in ice cream and cookies,” she said. “Why can’t
I have some fun too?” she asked shrugging.

“And
where does your boss think you are?” Julie winked still
smiling.

“By
my son’s side, tending to his wounds. I have two days off. So,
again? What can I do? Lend you a dress or two?” she asked.
Julie laughed and shook her head.

“Steven
gave me his credit card to get a few things. Besides, I don’t
have the boobs for your clothes and I mean that in a good way,”
she laughed.

“Did
I tell you that I like Steven a little more every day?” Meg
asked as Julie got up. She smiled at her and went to her room to get
her stuff. When she came back down, they walked out of the house and
then Julie looked at her confused. “So, how are we supposed to
do this? Your car or mine?” Meg asked. Julie shrugged.

“I
have to pass by the office anyway. How about you meet me at the
department store in an hour?” she offered. Meg got into her car
and nodded.

“Sure.
I’ll run a few errands before then,” she said before she
backed her car out of the driveway. Julie got into her car and revved
the engine. A smile played on her face. She suddenly felt like one of
those video vixens in rap videos. The feel of the car was unlike
anything she had ever felt before. Steven had even gone the extra
mile and got her new seats. She could tell they were new because the
old ones were a bit soft and uncomfortable. The new ones on the other
hand were perfectly firm and had great support for her back. Needless
to say, the ride to the office was more than enjoyable. When she got
to the parking lot at her office, she sent a quick text to Steven
thanking him for her ‘new’ car before she picked up a
file folder on the passenger seat and walked into the office.

She
had just walked into the office when she saw the two women she had
shown Steven’s properties to, Carrie and Elena. She could not
help but notice the other woman who was with them, a tall brunette in
a white bandage dress and a pair of black peep toe heels.

“Julie,
I wasn’t expecting to see you until next week,” Julie
heard Dana’s familiar voice behind her. She turned to look at
Dana and smiled.

“I
had to drop off these,” she said as she handed Dana the folder.

“What
are these?” Dana asked as she looked through the folder.

“The
final documents for the penthouse I showed them,” Julie said
motioning at Carrie and Elena.

“Actually,
that was why they dropped by and they brought a friend who was asking
about you,” Dana said. Julie looked at her and shook her head.

“Please
tell me it’s not that woman in a bandage dress,” she
groaned.

“Actually
it’s her. Why? Do you know her from somewhere?” Dana
asked. Julie shook her head no.

“No
but she just looks impossible. Can’t someone else handle her?”
she asked in a whisper.

“Don’t
be so quick to judge her. You guys might have a lot in common,”
Dana demanded as the two walked towards where the group had gathered.
She looked at the woman from head to toe and frowned.

“I
really don’t think there is anything I could ever have in
common with that,” she said in a low voice. “And plus, I
am not even supposed to be here,” she added in a loud whisper.

“You
are just meeting her, that’s all,” Dana said as she
literally pushed her down the hallway. “Kelsey, this is the
person responsible for Elena and Carrie’s house, Julie Parker,”
she introduced when they got to where the three other women were.

“Julie.
Hey!” Elena said excitedly. “Is everything in place for
the penthouse?” she asked.

“Actually
I was just dropping off the paperwork. So I guess I can say that
everything is in place,” Julie said.

“Perfect,”
Carrie said with a smile. “This is our friend, Kelsey.”

Julie
forced a smile as she shook Kelsey’s hand.

“Hi,
I want exactly what they have,” Kelsey shrieked excitedly.

“Well,
I am not sure I can find exactly what they have but we can work
something out,” Julie said smiling.

“Well,
I was thinking that we would maybe set something up for tomorrow?”
Kelsey asked. Julie frowned.

“That’s
going to be a problem. I’m going to be traveling tomorrow. So
how about we set up something for next week?” she asked. She
watched as the smile faded from Kelsey’s face. “Help!”
she thought as she looked at Kelsey.

“But
I wanted to have something by then,” Kelsey grumbled. Julie
shook her head sadly and shrugged.

“Maybe
Dana could assign you to someone else until I get back,” she
offered.

“But
I wanted you,” Kelsey said. Julie could feel the uncomfortable
look Elena, Carrie and Dana were giving her and she had no idea how
she was supposed to handle it.

“Dana,”
she said turning to look at her boss.

“Kelsey,
we can definitely take care of you but this weekend is an important
one for Julie. You could set something up for next week or
something,” she suggested. Kelsey shook her head.

“I
don’t think you people understand. I pay your bills and petty
salaries. So when I say jump, the only thing I expect to hear from
you is when you are asking how high you are expected to jump,”
Kelsey hissed.

“Kelsey!”
Elena gasped surprised. Julie raised an eyebrow and looked at Kelsey
in disbelief.

“Never
mind her, Julie. She is just kidding. Right, Kelsey?” Carrie
said smiling uncomfortably. There was a long uncomfortable silence
before Kelsey finally smiled and then burst out laughing.

“Of
course I am,” she said laughing. Julie breathed her relief and
looked at Dana.

“You
really got me going there,” she grimaced still not amused.

“It’s
fine. I can pass by next week,” Kelsey said. Dana smiled and
then looked at Julie.

“Perfect
then,” she said.

“Well
guys, it was nice to see you and Kelsey, I will see you next week.
But I really have to get going,” Julie said before she broke
away from the group. She made her way to the elevator, her heart
still pounding hard in her chest. Kelsey might have been joking, but
she did not think she was funny at all. As she walked out of the
office building, she noticed that she had taken more time than she
had hoped and that she was late for her shopping date with Meg. But
the store was not that far from her work. As she drove to the store,
she found herself thinking whether she wanted to be a realtor all
forever. That would mean that she had to deal with the likes of
Kelsey all her life. She knew she was good at what she did but
dealing with some clients always made her question whether she had
taken the right turn when it came to choosing a career. By the time
she got to the store, she was still feeling a bit frazzled.

“Hey,
you took forever to get here,” Meg said when she saw her. Julie
shook her head and took a long, deep breath. “How bad was that
errand?” Meg asked as the two walked into one of the stores.

“Let’s
just say that I just met a client who has the potential of being a
cunt,” Julie said. Meg laughed.

“Aren’t
all your clients like that?” she asked.

“No,
not exactly. Some…most are tolerable. I feel like I will be at
my wits’ end within the first day of working with this one,”
Julie sighed as she picked out a short long sleeved blue royal blue
dress from the hangers. “What do you think of this one?”
she asked.

“Really
cute. Try it on,” Meg urged before she turned to take another
dress from the display. “Why don’t you just tell Dana to
get someone else for this new client?” she asked as she handed
Julie the dress.

“Unfortunately,
the woman wants me to handle her. And I don’t know why, but I
feel like we will be locking horns soon,” Julie said before she
walked into one of the changing rooms.

“You
worry too much. Just relax and let everything play out. Right now the
only thing you are supposed to be worrying about is what dress you
are taking out of this store,” Meg grinned. Julie poked her
head through the changing room doorway and smiled.

“What
makes you think I’m just getting one?” she asked.

“Well,
excuse me,” Meg said, laughing as Julie got back into the
changing room. When she got out after a few minutes, Meg was all
smiles. “That looks perfect,” she gushed as she looked at
her best friend. The blue dress was perfect in every way,
accentuating Julie’s assets and still classy. Julie looked at
her reflection and smiled. It may have not been a designer dress, but
she had to admit, she looked like a million bucks. She was still
looking at her reflection when she noticed a familiar figure walking
into the store. She turned around and cursed under her breath.

“What?”
Meg asked looking around. “What did you see?”

“My
mum,” Julie answered without smiling. She and her mother didn’t
talk often and when they tried to, it was nothing short of awkward.
She wanted to run and hide, but her mum was walking right to her.
There was no running from this.

“Sweetie,
hi,” Fiona, Julie’s mother said when she got to where
they were. Julie smiled as they hugged briefly.

“Hi
Mum,” Julie responded as she pulled away.

“Hi
Mrs. Parker,” Meg said with a smile. Fiona shrugged and faked a
frown.

“It’s
Fiona, sweetie. Me and Michael have been divorced for over ten
years…it’s a bit weird,” she said laughing. “So,
we are all doing a little shopping huh? Anything special?” she
asked. Meg looked at Julie and then at Fiona before her gaze fell to
the floor.

“I’ll
leave you guys to talk,” she offered before she walked away.

“Honey,
is there something going on that I should know about or should I wait
until Sunday?” Fiona asked. Julie felt a tingle go through her
spine. She usually met her mum for Sunday brunch once a month and in
planning for her weekend with Steven, she had completely forgotten to
mention it.

“About
that…mum, I really don’t know how to say this but I
won’t be able to make brunch this weekend,” she whispered
feeling as guilty as hell. She could see the disappointment on her
mother’s face when she said that.

“Oh…okay.
I guess things do come up,” Fiona replied.

“I’m
really sorry, everything happened so fast…too fast. It never…”
Julie’s words were failing her. “We could do next
weekend,” she said suggestively.

“No,
honey. Next weekend I will be down south trying to close a deal with
a new record label. How about today? What about lunch?” Fiona
suggested. Julie knew that lunch with her mother would mean ditching
Meg, but then again, she knew her friend would understand. She smiled
and nodded.

“Sounds
good,” Julie said.

“Okay,
cool. The usual place at around…one?” Fiona asked as she
looked at her wrist watch. Julie smiled and nodded. “Okay, I’ll
see you then,” Fiona said as she gave Julie a hug before she
walked away.

“This
is turning out to be one of the worst days this week,” Julie
groaned when Meg walked back to where she was.

“Why?”
Meg asked.

“I
have to ditch you after this and have lunch with mum because as it
turns out, I forgot we had a date on Sunday,” Julie said. Meg
smiled and shrugged.

“More
movie time for me,” she said with a smile. “So are you
going to tell her about Steven?” Meg asked. Julie shook her
head and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.

“All
I want is to just get through the day,” she said with a faraway
look in her eyes.

When
Steven and Julie finally got to London, Julie was ecstatic. This was
her first time in London and she was asking all the questions a first
time London tourist would ask.

“Do
we get to see the queen?” she asked excitedly when they got to
the airport. Steven smiled and looked at her.