His Absolute Insistence: A Scandalous Billionaire Love Story (Jessika, #2) Read Online Free Page A

teased me for what I showed him, but he read his fair share of all sorts of fiction and non-fiction, so he wasn't one to talk.  I definitely caught him reading a romance novel now and again, and after I secretly went through his Kindle and found a few sensual and emotional scenes he'd highlighted from one of the books I'd just read and suggested to him, I poked fun at him back.  He started sharing more of the passages he liked after that.
    Sometimes we played at re-enacting them.  It was more than a little silly, but I liked it.  Asher, my hero, my prince, rescuing me from distress and then there I was in his bed, shy and nervous, but wanting to offer him his rightful reward.  My body, his hands, our lips.
    Our souls, together, and sometimes no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't think of us separating.  It was like trying to imagine a world without a sun.  It was possible to think of, but impossible to truly believe.
    Yes, Asher had issues of his own.  He didn't quite understand all forms of intimacy all the time.  He'd been denied it in his previous marriage, only offered occasional bouts of false love.  He thought it was his duty to marry the woman he did, and after that he should carry on with his life as if that was that.  They rarely saw each other.  They didn't enjoy spending time together.  She did everything within her power to stay away from him, claiming to visit friends or going on trips for this or that reason.
    I didn't hate her, but I didn't understand her, either.  Asher was capable of so much love and intensity that sometimes it almost hurt to think of him being denied that.  I wanted to give him just as much passion and love as he was willing to give.  And he always offered all of himself to me.  It wasn't always good, but I knew that and I knew that maybe sometimes I wasn't always good, either.  We were good for each other, though.  Complements, creating one union, two parts of something bigger and greater.
    Believing this, knowing it as an absolute fact, I gave in and agreed to what he and Jeremy had in mind.  It was a simple plan, but I didn't know if it would work.
    Asher picked up the phone on the hospital bedside table and offered it to the nurse.  She took it, clearly nervous.  I didn't blame her; Asher made lots of people nervous.  He didn't mean to, and most of the time he was very friendly, but being in the presence of a billionaire put unreal expectations and thoughts in people's minds.
    The nurse dialed a number and called someone from the front desk.  She told them what Asher had told her to say, and then she hung up.  Within a minute or so, it began.
    The hospital speaker system crackled to life.  Generally reserved for medical announcements, today they'd decided to offer an alternative message.
    "Attention, please.  Members of the media currently inside of the hospital.  Asher Landseer, the CEO of Landseer Enterprises, has informed us that he'll be arriving out front shortly.  He'll offer a brief interview and Q&A session with everyone who is willing to leave the hospital.  I've been asked to relay this message so that the hospital won't have to resort to police intervention.  Please, if you'll kindly go to the front entrance and wait patiently outside, Asher Landseer, the CEO of Landseer Enterprises, will be here to meet with you shortly and answer any questions you might have."
    There was a commotion in the halls again and it sounded like a lot of people were hurrying to leave.  Thankfully, Jeremy ended up being right; no one actually knew Asher was here, they only expected to find me.  In reality, he shouldn't be here anyways.  He could have waited in one of the waiting areas overnight, I supposed.  He'd waited in bed with me instead, and I loved him more for it, but it wasn't exactly in accordance with the hospital's rules and regulations.
    "I don't know how you're going to fool them into thinking you arrived by car when you're going to join them from