Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

"Alright," Nicholas replied with a faint smile. "I'll grab a set of clothes for you from the wardrobe."

With that, he got out of bed and walked out, wearing nothing but a pair of light gray boxer briefs.

Every step he took seemed to activate every muscle in his body, giving off an indescribable sense of strength and grace.

He reached for a robe from the rack and draped it over his shoulders. Turning to speak to me, his voice became muffled in my ears as my attention was completely consumed by the loosely tied belt of his robe, the broad expanse of his exposed abs, and further downward...

By the time I snapped out of it, Nicholas was already out the door.

I pressed my hand to my forehead, thinking to myself that once he handed me the clothes at the door, there'd be no need for him to come back in. I got out of bed and stood by the door, waiting.

Suddenly, the phone on the nightstand began to ring. Upon seeing the caller ID, I hesitated and decided not to answer. But the phone rang again and again. After a few rounds of this, the phone finally went silent.

There was only one person capable of such relentless harassment-Claudia. My good mood from the morning was completely ruined.

but no sooner had I set it down than a

scared

you do is hide behind your man and let Nick lowball

phone tightly, I couldn't help but regret my poor judgment of people in

woman before me with the sweet, obedient girl

was all an act, I had to admit she was impressive-most people couldn't keep up

what she wanted. Besides, she mentioned Nicholas. I wanted to know what

sent

a hospital bed. "Mr. Fisher urgently needed money

Nick offered 70

pissed him off so much he

hold back a laugh. I never thought Nicholas would pull

to me about this instead of Nicholas?" I

from a business perspective. Even though he hadn't developed it over the years, its value had