Why He LOVES It

An Alpha Billionaire Romance

COMPLETE BOX SET

 

Sarah Brooks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Chapter 1

 

Harrison did not know what to do. He had just opened the bathroom door after taking a shower and standing in the hotel room was his daughter, Bella. She looked confused. Then disgusted when she looked at her best friend Liz and then back at her father.

“What the hell is going on?” Bella exclaimed as she looked quickly back and forth between her father and Liz.

Her head whirled, she wondered what could possibly be a reasonable explanation for her father to be half naked in a room with her best friend. But there was no logical reason.

“Honey, it’s ok. I can explain.” Harrison said to try and calm his daughter down.

“You can explain? You can explain! What can you explain?” Bella stood with the hotel room door half opened and screamed at the top of her lungs. She was not prepared for a situation like this to happen. Her Dad wasn’t even dating anyone lately. He had been busy with work. What on earth happened to being too busy with work?

“Honey, we are both adults. It just happened. We care about each other.” Harrison reached for his daughter's hand, but she pulled away.

“Don’t touch me. Don’t talk to me. You two are disgusting. I never want to see or talk to either one of you ever again!” With that statement, Bella slammed the hotel room door and took off down the hotel hallway.

Liz was shocked at first, but then it hit her. Bella was her only true friend, and Liz did not want to lose her. Liz ran after Bella to try and explain. Bella had to understand that Liz needed her in her life. Liz wanted to take it all back to kick Harrison out of her life and never to have slept with him. She honestly had not thought Bella would be so angry about this.

“Bella!” Liz hollered as she ran down the hallway.

“Get away from me! You are disgusting sleeping with my father. I don’t want to talk to you.” Bella turned away and faced the elevator as she waited for it to come up.

“I’m sorry Bella. It won’t happen again. It was my fault.” Liz said. She was totally willing to take all the blame, if it meant Bella would forgive her and they could continue being friends.

The elevator arrived, and Bella got in with Liz right behind her. Bella couldn’t help the anger that built up, and she wanted to punch something or someone.

“Don’t follow me. Get out.” Bella said with a tone of anger that Liz had never heard from her friend before.

“Bella, seriously. Please.” Liz begged.

“Please. Please, what?” Bella could not understand what Liz was saying.

“Please forgive me. You’re my best friend. I would never purposely hurt you.” Liz wanted Bella to know she truly did not mean to hurt her. Sleeping with Harrison had been a mistake, a moment of lapsed judgment. Liz felt like her relationship with Bella was much more important than any man could be.

“It’s disgusting Liz,” Bella said as she started to get teary eyed.

“Bella, I just wanted to be loved. I’m so sorry. He is such a nice man. I couldn’t resist.” Liz started to cry as well at this point.

“Oh crap Liz, don’t cry,” Bella said as she reached out and hugged her friend. Bella had never seen Liz cry before. Liz was the strong one, the tough one. Liz wouldn’t cry at anything, Bella felt bad.

Liz totally lost it when Bella hugged her. Without having family around, Bella and Harrison were the only people she truly cared about. It felt right to be with Harrison; he seemed like the right match for her. But Liz was willing to give up a temporary relationship with a man for a lifetime relationship with her best friend. There would be plenty more men available, but only one best friend.

“I’m sorry. It’s just that you are my best friend.” Liz said through her tears.

“You are my best friend too.” Bella echoed.

“It’s over with him. I promise.” Liz said through her tears.

The girls gave each other one final hug as Bella disappeared into the parking garage. Liz returned to her hotel room, unsure if her efforts to save her friendship were entirely successful. She felt good about how things ended though and hoped that she and Bella would be able to mend their friendship.

“Well, that didn’t go well.” Harrison joked when Liz got back to her hotel room.

“It’s not funny. She’s my only good friend.” Liz said as she packed her things and prepared to go back to New York City.

“She’ll get over it; Bella has always been a bit of a drama queen. Before you know it she will love the fact that the two of us are together.”

“We are not together. This cannot happen again.” Liz said definitively.

“Come on now. Let’s not make a rash decision.”

“I’m serious Harrison. I told Bella we would not continue this.” Liz wanted to be strong in her statement, but even she wasn’t sure she could really commit to staying away from Harrison.

He moved up behind Liz as she packed her suitcase. Slowly he wrapped his arms around her waist and started kissing her neck. It felt so good to have his arms wrapped around Liz; Harrison was not about to give up this girl just because his daughter did not agree. Liz was everything Harrison had been looking for. Not only was she beautiful, but Liz was hard working, intelligent and funny. Bella would just have to get over her issues with them being together.

“You can’t get rid of me that easily,” Harrison whispered into Liz’s ear.

Liz felt weak in the knees. This man was too gorgeous to say no too. How on earth did she ever think she would be able to?

“Oh, I can’t?” Liz said with a smile on her face.

“You know you don’t want to resist me.” Harrison continued as his hands started to explore Liz.

He was right. It was incredibly hard to say no to him, just being in his arms made Liz feel safe. She wanted to stay in that moment forever. But if he actually cared about her he would understand that her relationship with Bella was important to her also. He would just have to agree to step back and take a break for a bit.

“Seriously Harrison. Let’s just take a break. Give Bella time to cool off.”

“You are serious? What if she never cools off?” Harrison didn’t like this idea at all.

“She might not. Then we will just have to move on.”

“I’m not ok with this. What if I want to see you? What if I want to help take care of you?” Harrison wanted Liz in his bed every night. He knew how hard life was for her, and he didn’t want it to be that way anymore.

“Take care of me?” Liz questioned.

“Yes,” Harrison said as he stepped away from Liz. “I’m going to pay for your tuition and get you an apartment. We can just keep this a secret from Bella.” Harrison seemed proud of this offer and totally oblivious to how it demeaned Liz.