Flash Marriage to a Stunning CEO (Alistair and Richard)

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On Richard's first night back, Rebecca could barely contain her excitement. She practically shooed Alistair out the door, eager to be alone with Richard. Wrapped in his gentle affection, she lost herself in dreams of their happy future together.

By Richard's second night home, Rebecca discovered something new-taking care of a child was utterly exhausting.

After a night of constant attention, Daniel finally fell asleep, but it was already one in the morning. Rebecca's beauty rest was completely shot.

Richard lay beside her, as tired as she was. Just yesterday, they'd been all over each other with passion. Tonight, they both collapsed in bed, completely wiped out.

"Rebecca," Richard sighed, "let's hire two nannies. One to handle the cooking and shopping, and another to look after Danny."

Without hesitation, Rebecca refused. "No way. I don't trust strangers with Danny, and I wouldn't like anyone else's cooking anyway."

Richard tried to reason with her patiently. "Don't stress so much. He'll be fine. Everyone does it this way, don't they?"

Rebecca stood her ground. "But Danny's never been left with

Chapter 8 Exhausted Rebecca strangers before."

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Richard's smile had an odd edge to it. "Rebecca, aren't you forgetting something? Alistair is technically a stranger too. You were comfortable leaving Danny with him. Why can't you trust someone else?"

Rebecca's first thought was that it wasn't the same at all. How

could it be?

Alistair had been there when Daniel was born, after all.

The second night after Alistair had been shown the door, Rebecca lay flat on her back in the darkness. She listened to the steady breathing of the man she'd longed for all these years, staring blankly at the ceiling. A strange emptiness she couldn't. quite name wrapped around her.

She didn't understand it. The man she'd pined for was finally beside her. She could finally sleep in his arms every night. She'd dreamed about it for so long. Yet somehow, the passion she expected just wasn't there.

Rebecca felt lost.

What's wrong with me? I must be tired. Yes, that's it. I'm just exhausted.

Rebecca closed her eyes wearily.

Some time later, Richard suddenly rolled over and pulled her into his arms. His hands began wandering over her body.

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Too tired to respond, Rebecca felt none of last night's passion. She was about to push him away when a knock at the bedroom door startled them both.

Daniel stood there with unnaturally flushed cheeks, breathing heavily. "Mom, my head hurts,” he whimpered between sniffles.

Daniel was sick.

children's hospital in a panic. By the time they returned home,

Richard thoughtfully took the sick Daniel with him to care

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me Alistair's contact information?" Vivienne called around ten the next

had just gotten out of bed and paused, remembering that Vivienne had asked for Alistair's number yesterday. The

hadn't expected Vivienne to be so

"I never would've guessed you were serious! Is Anne

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before breaking into a grin. "You bet! Now hurry up and give me

"The more eager you are, the less inclined

her tongue. "Rebecca, why do I hear a hint of jealousy in your voice? You're

insult me is really improving. Me, jealous of Alistair? Please! He's nothing. He

and day out, can you honestly say you have zero feelings for Alistair? Put bluntly, even if you had a dog for that long, you'd feel something when

Alistair's number? Just stop making me sick with this nonsense," Rebecca interrupted with exasperation. She pulled up her contacts and recited a string of digits. "Hope you get your dream guy soon-as long as you don't

sat

recalled how Vivienne had always praised Alistair

She hadn't taken it

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the more she thought about it, the more something

all this time because he was technically my husband. Now that we're officially done, she's

Rebecca smirked.

didn't want anymore.

hurled her eyebrow pencil to the floor. Rage

all docile to my face while secretly lining up his next victim! And it

couldn't possibly absorb all her anger, so the expensive bottles and jars on

she grabbed her phone and dialed

all his alarms and was nestled

suite planning to sleep in, was jolted

ring.

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his phone, still

groggy voice only infuriated

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and turned all night! What gives him the right to sleep so

have been gloating about sneaking around right under my

derisive snort and issued commands

"Alistair, I'm giving you exactly ten

up

stared at his phone in disbelief. From what he knew about

his phone beside his pillow, muttered "psycho" under his breath,

something occurred to him. He quickly grabbed his phone again and

someone else deal with that bad-tempered princess. He