The Billionaire's Longshot: Betting on You Series: Book Three Read Online Free

least that is the plan she was presenting to Ross tonight.
    “What a unique idea. Will it be held in Central Park?” Abby inquired.
    I can’t believe she didn’t brush the idea off. Oh, my God, if she says yes, New York’s most elite will fly out just because she’s there. Stay calm. “No, it will be held in Napa Valley at the Whitman estate in two weeks. Would you like me to add you to the guest list?” Please say yes. Please. If she could sell this to the Corisi family, how could Ross say it wasn’t a good idea?
    Abby paused, then looked at Lil who nodded. “What do you think, Lil? I always wanted to see Napa.” She fished through her purse and pulled out a business card, handing it to Jill. “Send the details here. We don’t have a dog, but maybe this will change my husband’s mind. Judy has been wanting a puppy.”
    “Sounds awesome. I’m in,” Lil added cheerfully.
    She’d never imagined when she had decided to go for a jog that it could potentially change the entire outcome of this event. The Corisis and the Waltons? Her guest list went from bleak to unbelievable. “You have no idea what your attendance will mean to the event. I could hug you.”
    Lil glanced around. “You should do it, just to see how Marc would respond to that.”
    Abby shook her head in mock disgust. “What if he tackled the poor woman?”
    Feeling at ease enough to joke with them, Jill said, “Most memorable walk in the park ever.”
    All three of them laughed at that. Lil turned and fell into step beside Jill. “He is cute, but he’s taken. You do not want to get on the wrong side of his wife. Your body would never be found.”
    Jill looked over her shoulder one more time at Marc, then back to Lil. Something in Lil’s tone implied it was more a warning than a joke. Jill wasn’t about to test her theory. “I think I will pass on the hug this time.” She laughed.
    As they came to the end of the path, Jill knew her time with the two ladies was up. She shook both of their hands and walked away with a huge smile on her face.
    This day was going to be tough to beat. It feels like a dream. Giving her arm a pinch she winced in pain. Picking up her pace she headed back to her apartment with a totally refreshed attitude. Wait until Elaine and Lizette hear about this.
    “Where the hell have you been? I was about to call the Coast Guard,” Drew said.
    Funny, you take a person’s advice, and they still ride your ass. “Off the radar. It was only a week. You would think I’d been gone for months by the voicemails I received.” Instantly his thoughts turned to Jill. Her first message had been sweet, but by number four it had been hard to miss the startling change that had screamed, I want to strangle you! Even when she was angry, her voice was sexy as hell. He was tempted to bed her and be done with it, but she was so entwined with his friends, it wasn’t possible. She would require more, and that wasn’t something he could give.
    “I only said if you were dead I hoped you’d left me something good in your will,” Drew teased, as usual.
    Ross said dryly, “Don’t worry, I left you my mother.” Drew had been in the process of sipping his coffee. Ross’s comment was effective as he watched his friend cough, half-choking.
    As it subsided he responded, “I better die first if that’s the case. She made it clear I wasn’t welcome back at the house after my last visit.”
    Ross’s mother was overly dramatic at times, actually most times, but the last time he had taken his friends to his family home they were twenty-one, on spring break from college. It was a day none of them were likely to forget, mostly his mother. He had never seen her so mad. If looks could kill, not one of them would have walked out of the house that day.
    Her face had gone fifty shades of red when she’d entered the formal dining room to find Trent, Brad, and Drew in the final leg of their beer pong challenge. He and Jon had conceded defeat about four