Read The Unknown Billionaire (Captured by Love Book 6) for Free Online Page B

Parramatta River. The affable man informed them of the specials and took their drink orders.
    “You come here a lot, obviously,” Jarryd commented once Hector had left.
    “This place is one of my parents’ favourites. I’ve been here with them a few times before.”
    “I bet the table they originally reserved for me wasn’t this private,” Jarryd said with a grin. “This is great.”
    She smiled her relief. It had worried her that Jarryd might have been put out when Hector treated them like VIPs because of her. But she should have known that small things like that didn’t bother Jarryd. He was an easy-going guy.
    “You can tell me all you want to say to your heart’s content,” she teased. “Nothing stopping you now.”
    Jarryd exhaled heavily. “Okay.”
    Ah, he was nervous. Which increased her nerves too.
    “So earlier today, I told you that I didn’t mean what I said when I broke up with you,” Jarryd said. “I had personal problems that I didn’t quite know how to handle, and I guess I thought breaking up with you was better than getting you involved in them.”
    Her heart pounded in her chest. Jarryd was looking at her pleadingly, like he was willing her to say she understood. She nodded to keep him talking.
    Jarryd leaned forward and stared into her eyes. “Some of the issues I’ve been grappling with are still ongoing. But there’s one thing that I’m sure of despite everything that’s still muddling me.”
    She gawked at the intensity in his gaze, her breathing shallowing.
    “I miss you,” Jarryd said softly, his stare unwavering.
    Her chest heaved and she blinked repeatedly. He missed her. Her heart started dancing in her chest.
    A server appeared, but Jarryd kept his eyes glued to her as he sat back in his seat to allow the man to set their drinks on the table.
    And she couldn’t look away from him either.
    “May I take your order?” the server said.
    “I’ll have your fish special,” she murmured, not even remembering what the dish was.
    “I’ll have the same,” Jarryd said as he held her gaze.
    “Certainly,” the server responded, hastening away to give them back the privacy they clearly wanted.
    “I miss you,” Jarryd said again, his voice more insistent.
    She wanted to respond in kind, but instead she asked, “What does that mean?”
    “I’d love for us to start seeing each other again.”
    Her heart skipped before racing. “Why?”
    “Because I miss you.” The worry was clear on Jarryd’s face.
    “What I want to know is,” she said, closing her eyes for a moment to stop her heart from overpowering her head, “what exactly do you miss?”
    “You. The whole you.”
    “Not just the sex?” she asked, watching his face intently.
    Jarryd’s lips quirked upwards. “No, definitely not just the sex, even though I miss that a hell of a lot.”
    Marilyn suppressed her smile because she wasn’t done interrogating him about his motives. But she couldn’t help but feel happy. He missed her , and not just the sex.
    “I’m not after a casual relationship, Jarryd,” she said sternly, just so he truly understood where she was coming from.
    “I’m not either,” he said softly. “Not with you.”
    She gawked at him, wanting so much to believe he meant those words. He looked utterly sincere, but could she really give in so easily?
    “I am so sorry for being such an idiot two months ago,” Jarryd said, his tone earnest. “But my decision back then didn’t have anything to do with how I feel for you even if I did say the stupidest things. I have no excuse apart from being totally out of my depth with the situation I found myself in. But I’m very clear about things now. I want to be back with you.”
    She filled her lungs slowly, her mind whirling with reasons why she shouldn’t be so quick to take him back. But her heart was forcing her to think of the other side of the equation. Jarryd didn’t have to come back to her. He could have easily found himself another