Chase Part 3: A New Adult and College Billionaire Romance (Chase Me Billionaire Romance Series) by Chloe Grey
Authors: Chloe Grey
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Chapter 1
Chase held the phone to his ear and turned to Meaghan. “It’s work.”
“At this hour?”
“Give me a second, okay Meg?” Chase said, vaulting quickly from the bed and heading into the living room, out of earshot from her.
“I don’t think I heard you right,” he whispered into the phone at Jose.
“You heard me,” Jose said firmly. “The shop’s been raided.”
“How can something like this happen?”
“It happens. That’s the business. Listen for a second. You need to keep your mouth shut if the police comes to your door. We figure they must have been monitoring the place, so they’ll know everyone who works here. If they show up, you don’t know anything.”
“You can’t be serious.”
“I’m dead serious, man. You don’t know a thing.”
I can’t believe this. So is the shop closed?”
“For the moment, yes. No one will be there, except the crime scene investigators or whatever. Don’t bother going by there.”
“Do you know if they’ve done anything to Mr. Moscov? Or my mom?”
“I don’t know. For now, just lay low, and say nothing. If you can do this, there’ll be a job in it for you at the end of all this. If you can’t…”
Jose hung up.
Chase’s stomach dropped. He had to have that talk with his mom after all. Meaghan walked into the living room.
“What’ wrong?” she asked.
This was not the time for a confession to Meg. He needed to know more before he could tell her anything. Breathing deeply, he tried to hide the worry on his face before turning to look at her. He smiled over at her. “It’s nothing big.”
“Don’t lie to me, Chase. Since when does work call at this hour? And for them to keep calling over and over again…I wish you wouldn’t treat me like I’m stupid or naïve.”
“Meg, please, I can’t talk about it right now, okay? I promise I will, but not right now.”
For a second, he was sure she was going to push the issue with him. Instead, she wrapped her arms around him. “Okay. But you’d better keep that promise, though.”
Relieved, he held her close. “Let’s get back to bed. And I think I’m ready to have that serious talk with Mom.”
She looked up at him, her face awash with joy. “Really?”
“Yes. I think it’s time.”
She pulled back from their embrace to study him. “Wait…when did you decide? Because we spoke about this yesterday, and you said you needed time. And now, in the middle of the night, after a call from work…now you’re ready?”
Chase didn’t answer. He nodded down at her, lips pursed, eyebrows raised, forcing a smile.
“Chase does this have to do with that call you just got? What’s going on at work?”
“Don’t worry about it, Meaghan. Everything’s going to be fine,” he answered, taking her hand as they walked back to her bedroom.
“Are you trying to convince me of that, or yourself? Because you look worried, Chase.”
She climbed into bed and he got in on the other side. He shook his head. He couldn’t hide it all from her like this. “Okay. There’s a problem.”
“What kind of problem?”
“I’m not positive yet. Can you give me until tomorrow to talk to my mom? I need to try and figure this out.”
The way she looked at him really was not encouraging. “How bad is it?”
“I don’t know.”
At least that wasn’t a lie. He wasn’t on the books for working that night. He had overheard, seen and participated in things he shouldn’t have before the shop was raided.
“For now, I don’t want to think about it. I just want to go to sleep. I’ll deal with this tomorrow, and I promise I’ll tell you everything I can after I speak to mom. Can we leave it at that, Meg?”
“For you, yes.” She ran a hand up through his hair. “I’m worried about you, Chase.”
“I’m a little worried too,” he admitted. “Let’s try to get some sleep.
***
The next morning, Meaghan eyed Chase. He was really trying. He suggested eating in the kitchen. She
Chase held the phone to his ear and turned to Meaghan. “It’s work.”
“At this hour?”
“Give me a second, okay Meg?” Chase said, vaulting quickly from the bed and heading into the living room, out of earshot from her.
“I don’t think I heard you right,” he whispered into the phone at Jose.
“You heard me,” Jose said firmly. “The shop’s been raided.”
“How can something like this happen?”
“It happens. That’s the business. Listen for a second. You need to keep your mouth shut if the police comes to your door. We figure they must have been monitoring the place, so they’ll know everyone who works here. If they show up, you don’t know anything.”
“You can’t be serious.”
“I’m dead serious, man. You don’t know a thing.”
I can’t believe this. So is the shop closed?”
“For the moment, yes. No one will be there, except the crime scene investigators or whatever. Don’t bother going by there.”
“Do you know if they’ve done anything to Mr. Moscov? Or my mom?”
“I don’t know. For now, just lay low, and say nothing. If you can do this, there’ll be a job in it for you at the end of all this. If you can’t…”
Jose hung up.
Chase’s stomach dropped. He had to have that talk with his mom after all. Meaghan walked into the living room.
“What’ wrong?” she asked.
This was not the time for a confession to Meg. He needed to know more before he could tell her anything. Breathing deeply, he tried to hide the worry on his face before turning to look at her. He smiled over at her. “It’s nothing big.”
“Don’t lie to me, Chase. Since when does work call at this hour? And for them to keep calling over and over again…I wish you wouldn’t treat me like I’m stupid or naïve.”
“Meg, please, I can’t talk about it right now, okay? I promise I will, but not right now.”
For a second, he was sure she was going to push the issue with him. Instead, she wrapped her arms around him. “Okay. But you’d better keep that promise, though.”
Relieved, he held her close. “Let’s get back to bed. And I think I’m ready to have that serious talk with Mom.”
She looked up at him, her face awash with joy. “Really?”
“Yes. I think it’s time.”
She pulled back from their embrace to study him. “Wait…when did you decide? Because we spoke about this yesterday, and you said you needed time. And now, in the middle of the night, after a call from work…now you’re ready?”
Chase didn’t answer. He nodded down at her, lips pursed, eyebrows raised, forcing a smile.
“Chase does this have to do with that call you just got? What’s going on at work?”
“Don’t worry about it, Meaghan. Everything’s going to be fine,” he answered, taking her hand as they walked back to her bedroom.
“Are you trying to convince me of that, or yourself? Because you look worried, Chase.”
She climbed into bed and he got in on the other side. He shook his head. He couldn’t hide it all from her like this. “Okay. There’s a problem.”
“What kind of problem?”
“I’m not positive yet. Can you give me until tomorrow to talk to my mom? I need to try and figure this out.”
The way she looked at him really was not encouraging. “How bad is it?”
“I don’t know.”
At least that wasn’t a lie. He wasn’t on the books for working that night. He had overheard, seen and participated in things he shouldn’t have before the shop was raided.
“For now, I don’t want to think about it. I just want to go to sleep. I’ll deal with this tomorrow, and I promise I’ll tell you everything I can after I speak to mom. Can we leave it at that, Meg?”
“For you, yes.” She ran a hand up through his hair. “I’m worried about you, Chase.”
“I’m a little worried too,” he admitted. “Let’s try to get some sleep.
***
The next morning, Meaghan eyed Chase. He was really trying. He suggested eating in the kitchen. She
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