Battle for Love (Bachelor Billionaire #3) by Sharon Cummin Page B

fine.
    Sunday
morning, Julie got up excited to celebrate with Lisa. It was her
special day. With her family not around, all she had was the small
group of friends, Josh's family, and the firefighter families. She
didn't want anyone spending money on her. Josh was able to give his
son everything he would need. Lisa knew if they had a shower people
would spend money they needed for their own families. Josh was
surprising her with a little girl time. He put a limit on the dollar
amount of their presents. That way, she would have the whole
experience and not feel guilty about the money they all spent on her.
    When
Julie walked into the restaurant, she was shocked to see men and
women all around. There were balloons and streamers around the room
and a cake in the corner. She added her present to the ones on the
gift table and went to find Lisa and Becky. Lisa hugged her and
thanked her for coming. It was so cute to see her having such a good
time. Her belly was getting so big and perfectly round.
    “ You
look so cute. I think you're getting bigger by the day. I can't wait
to meet the little man,” Julie said. “I thought it was
going to be girl time.”
    Becky
and Lisa laughed.
    “ Josh
decided to invite everyone. He said it wouldn't be the same without
the guys. He knew Lisa wouldn't be happy if all of the firefighters
had to stay home while the women had fun. The guys are going to stay
in the other room with a television to watch the game, and the girls
are all going to stay in here and talk about baby stuff,” Becky
said.
    “ Josh
knows me well,” Lisa laughed. “I told him I wasn't real
happy about gifts. He said I would like them all.”
    Julie
looked over at Becky and saw sadness in her eyes. When Lisa walked
off to say hello to a woman who had just walked in, Julie hugged
Becky.
    “ You
okay?” she asked.
    “ I
am actually. I'm so happy for Lisa. She's going to be a great mom.”
    “ It's
been a few weeks. You need to go back to see your doctor again. I'm
just happy that everything is going well. You won't have to get the
procedure done since your body worked everything out on its own.
That's a good thing. I'll go with you if you want,” Julie said.
“Where do you want to sit?”
    The
two of them found seats and sat down. Julie asked Becky what she
wanted to drink and walked over to the bartender to get them both
something. She stood waiting for the drinks, when she felt someone
next to her. Julie shivered as a warm breath brushed against her ear.
She knew who it was without even looking. He was the only man that
could get away with being that close to her, without her body
freezing up and fear running through her veins.
    “ Hello,
Ethan.”
    “ How
the hell did you know it was me?” he asked.
    “ What
are you doing here?” she snapped.
    “ The
same thing as everyone else. I'm celebrating with my friends. Is that
not okay with you?” he snapped back.
    “ It's
totally fine,” she said.
    “ I'm
glad that I have your permission. Are you having fun at your baby
shower over there?” he asked.
    “ I
was,” she snapped.
    Gavin
walked up to grab a beer for Josh. He looked over at Julie and then
back at Ethan.
    “ Are
you two okay over here? It looks like your both about lose it,”
Gavin said.
    “ We
are just fine. I was just asking Julie about her boyfriend. I'm
surprised you didn't invite him to the party Gavin. If he's going to
be around, we should all get to know him better,” Ethan said.
    “ He
wouldn't have come,” Julie interrupted.
    “ Is
he too good for us?” Ethan asked. “You can always sit on
my lap if you want.”
    “ There
is no way I would sit on your lap,” she said.
    “ Are
you sure about that? I think if you gave it a chance, you might want
to sit on it every night.”
    “ Ethan,”
Gavin snapped.
    “ No,
thank you. I don't think it would be all that great,” Julie
answered.
    She
grabbed the two drinks that had just been set down on the bar and
walked away. Ethan pulled his