Billionaire BWWM Romance 1: The Billionaire's Arranged Marriage
Daddy.”
     
    “He’s here, baby girl. He seems nice,” he said softly. “I think it will be an enjoyable evening for you.”
     
    She looked up at him with some gratitude. “That’s good to know, Daddy.”
     
    He walked her to the foyer and as she rounded the corner, she saw him. He was incredibly good looking. Dark wavy hair slightly tousled and mostly tamed back, bright blue eyes and a wide brilliant smile. He was tall and muscular; the curves of his arms and his chest were not hidden by the fine dinner jacket he was wearing. He was talking to her mother, who was smiling happily at him, and he turned to look at her just as her eyes had finished appraising him.
     
    She saw the expression on his face change. She saw that same look on many people’s faces when they saw her; she was so unusual that her beauty often caught people off guard and she was used to double takes and staring. She was all too familiar with the way his eyes opened a bit wider and his mouth opened slightly in a partial gape and then curved into a grin. She saw his eyes as they flickered down her body and then held her eyes again.
     
    “Well hello, you must be Jillian!” he said in pleasant surprise. He was surprised. She looked different than he had remembered. He knew her parents were watching him, particularly her father who was walking behind her as she came toward him, so he didn’t get the leisurely gaze over her body that a quick glance at her told him he wanted to have.
     
    That one glance had suggested that she had curves he wanted to spend quite a bit of time
    looking at, or possibly undressing. His heart began to beat faster as he gazed at her face. She had stunning features; a fine boned facial structure, dark golden skin like chocolate covered in honey, and her hair… it was pulled up into a loose bun on her head, but wisps of it fell around her beautiful face, framing it, drawing his attention to her big dark eyes and her full lips. She smiled politely at him and he snapped back to the moment at hand.
     
    “I’m Reed. It’s wonderful to meet you again. You look quite lovely this evening.” He bowed to her and took her hand lightly in his, brushing his lips over the back of her hand for a brief moment before letting it go and turning toward her mother. 
     
    “I brought this gift from my father with his best wishes.” He bowed and handed a beautifully decorated bottle of sake to Kimiko.
     
    She bowed in return.  “Thank you, Reed. Please tell your father that was very kind of him and we are humbled by his thoughtfulness and generosity.”
     
    Samson placed his hand on Jillian’s shoulder. “Where will you be taking my baby girl tonight?” he asked seriously, his eyes holding Reed’s sternly.
     
    “We’ll be having dinner at the Carlton tonight. I promise not to keep her out too late,” he said with a gleaming smile.
     
    Kimiko nodded. “Please don’t worry about keeping her too late. Take your time and enjoy yourself,” she said with a smile. Jillian looked sharply at her. She suddenly felt like she was being sold off to the highest bidder.
     
    “Take good care of my baby girl,” Samson said, his eyes still trained on Reed.
     
    “Yes, sir, of course,” Reed answered with a nod and smile. He held out his arm and Jillian slipped her hand loosely around his elbow and he led her out the door. Her parents both watched her go, and as she turned to look over her shoulder at them, she noticed that they had very different expressions on their faces. Her mother looked extremely pleased with herself and her father looked reticent.
     
    Reed opened the door of his red Ferrari and she raised her eyebrows and sighed as he helped her into the car and closed the door behind her. When he closed his own door and put his seatbelt on, he turned toward her slightly as though he needed to find the belt latch, which allowed him to get a better look at the woman next to him. His eyes lingered over the voluptuous curve of

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