Falling For Her Billionaire Baby Daddy

One week after they arrived in Montana, Zoe's passport was finally ready and it was time to book their flights to Bermuda. The last few days seemed to have zoomed by as Rachel and Vanessa bonded on filming fresh content for their YouTube channels.

Thanks to Rachel's insight, Vanessa has now realized that the farm and ranch and even their home were enough to create multiple visual content for her channel.

Derek and Jonah fostered their lifelong romance over their shared passion for horseback riding on the ranch. They'd pretend to be cowboys and chase the cows around while hee-hawing theatrically.

In the evenings, they played chess on the patio in the back while the children played at their feet and the women sat by the pond chit-chatting.

The girls have also formed a sisterly bond with Zoe who follows them around like a curious puppy. She had started taking riding lessons on Fifi who happened to be the most docile pony in the world. She has developed a fondness for Michelle's playful pet hamster.

The Branson home was a cocoon of family love and genuine warmth, and Rachel was a little bit sad to say goodbye to them.

"This will be the first place we come to once we return from our trips," promised Derek. "I believe I speak for everyone when I say that these past few days have been refreshing."

"I agree," said Rachel. "This is such an ideal place to live in."

"Thanks, guys. I'm glad you feel that way," said Jonah.

"Don't be in a hurry to return," Vanessa added. "Take your time and savor this break away from reality. You deserve it, both of you."

As they made arrangements to travel the next day, Rachel decided to make some phone calls starting with her aunt, Reese.

She'd become a mini-celebrity since that stunt she and her son pulled on the morning of Rachel's daring escape from Atlanta with Derek and Zoe.

Her aunt had gotten a kick out of seeing her photos on social media blogs and gossip magazines. The press had spent days speculating about her identity and how the reclusive billionaire who had been spotted with a child the day before had managed to vanish into thin air once again.

There had been questions; who owned the apartment where Derek Fraser had sought solace after he was spotted at the park with a toddler? Who was the child?

What was his connection to the middle-aged lady and the guy with a child? Were they his relatives?

How come nobody has ever seen or heard of them before? It was a puzzle that even Cassie who had tipped them off couldn't answer.

Her aunt was happy to hear from her and wished her well on her trip. She then called her mom and her brother, and they were equally happy to hear about how things were progressing between her and Derek. Everyone particularly missed Zoe and they were extra excited when Rachel got her on the phone to speak. When she finally finished her rounds of phone calls, it was time to start packing.

Later that evening, they had dinner outdoors under the amber sky. Rachel felt as if she was living in a dream and she didn't want to wake up from it.

"This has been one of the most remarkable experiences of my life," she said when dinner ended.

"Thank you, Jonah and Vanessa, for making our short visit a very memorable one. I can't wait to come here again," she added.

"And thank you for allowing us to show you a bit of our Montana hospitality, like Jonah and I always say," said Vanessa, beaming.

"Having the three of you around has been quite an enjoyable experience for us," she continued, "and we can't wait to see you guys again."

Things got quite emotional the following morning for the girls when they had to say goodbye to their beloved Zoe. There were tears, there were tantrums and there were promises of a reunion sooner than later. "Don't worry, darlings. Once school is out for the semester, we will find them wherever they are in the world and join them there," Vanessa promised her daughters.

"That would be great," said Rachel, hopefully. "See you all soon!"

The men said their goodbyes and finally, the party of three along with their security team got into their rental vehicles and zoomed to the airport.

*******

When they'd finally settled down in Derek's private jet and the flight began, Rachel decided to log on to social media after nearly two weeks offline. As she'd expected, she had received tons of emails from her viewers who wanted to know why she hadn't posted any fresh content on her channel for so long.

There were also texts from her friends who were wondering if she was ok because of all the fuss that her sudden disappearance was causing online.

Those messages from her friends confused her because she'd told them last week that she was with Derek, although she didn't say exactly where they were staying. Why would anyone fuss over her on the internet?

She logged on to Instagram and her jaw dropped when she saw photos of her and Zoe that were cropped from her YouTube videos. There were many of them on different blogs and her Instagram account had suddenly grown from 153,400 followers to 761,500!

"What the - ?" She gasped when her eyes landed on the headline of one of the most salacious gossip blogs online.

It read; TECH BILLIONAIRE AND HIS YOUTUBE BABY MAMA GO INTO HIDING...

Another one; 7 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT RACHEL LANE & HOW HER SECRET AFFAIR WITH DEREK FRASER BEGAN...

And another wrote; NEW YORK-BASED BILLIONAIRE, DEREK FRASER, GOES INTO HIDING WITH ALLEGED BABY MAMA...

And then yet another; NEW DETAILS EMERGE ABOUT RACHEL LANE, ALLEGED BABY MAMA OF BUSINESS TYCOON, DEREK FRASER... FIND OUT HOW THE YOUTUBER NAILED NEW YORK'S MOST ELIGIBLE BACHELOR... Apparently, that little decoy stunt they'd pulled with the paparazzi in Atlanta using her aunt and cousins hadn't worked. These vultures had managed to do some serious digging to unravel her identity.

Now, she and her innocent daughter were viral content for everyone to consume on the internet. What a nightmare!

"Oh my god!" She said aloud, mortified.

"What is it?" Derek asked, his face etched with concern for her. "Is something wrong?"

"Look!" She said, showing him her iPhone screen with the ridiculous news headlines. "They found pictures of me and Zoe. Her face is everywhere!"

"Damn it!" Derek swore and immediately glanced toward where Zoe was napping peacefully beside her mother. "How come I never got wind of this before now?"

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He whipped out his mobile phone and speed-dialed a number. The call was answered almost immediately.

"Diane, please tell me you have seen what those crazy blogs have posted about me and my family," he said tightly.

"Good morning, Mr. Fraser, and yes, I have seen all the articles," said Diane in a bored tone.

"Why didn't you inform me about them?"

He could imagine her shrugging her thin shoulders in a gesture of indifference. "This isn't the first time they're posting lies about you, sir. You said we should always ignore the blogs and their web of lies, remember?" "Well, this time around they're right. Rachel is my girlfriend and Zoe is my daughter."

There was a deafening silence on the other end of the phone line.

"Diane, are you there?" Derek asked when he didn't hear any sound from her but the call was still on. "Diane?"

"I'm here," she rasped. "I - I don't understand."

"Listen to me carefully, Diane," said Derek patiently. "I need you to get in touch with Hakeem in PR and tell him to pull every string he knows and make sure those pictures of Rachel and Zoe are completely scrubbed off the internet. Do you understand?"

"Y-yes, yes, I understand," she stuttered.

"Do it right now," he said urgently. "I don't care what it costs but I want those pictures deleted from the internet today!"

"Consider it done, Mr. Fraser," said Diane in her crisp, no-nonsense tone.

When he ended the call, he said to Rachel, "You are going to have to switch your social media accounts to a private mode for now and archive any pictures showing your face and Zoe's face. That includes your YouTube channel as well." Rachel was surprised. "But some of those posts are paid ads. I don't want to get into trouble with the brands that sponsored those posts."

"Send me a list of the brands and I will have my accountant reimburse them for whatever amount they paid you," said Derek in a business-like tone.

Rachel wasn't sure how she felt about this unexpected development. It was as if she was about to wipe off years of hard work by hiding everything she'd done recently.

These were things that had made her so happy and fulfilled in her content creation career. How could she just get rid of them as if they meant nothing?

"But..." she began to say.

"Look, Rachel, I know this isn't going to be easy for you to do but my major concern is Zoe right now," Derek said seriously. "We need to protect her from prying eyes and not subject her to unnecessary public scrutiny." "Yes, but - "

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"I will not have my child turned into content for some bitter trolls to pick her apart with their hateful words simply because she is my child," Derek added, cutting Rachel off. "She doesn't deserve that."

As much as she was touched by his concern for their daughter, it still stung that he'd said his main concern was Zoe. What about her, Zoe's mother? Was she just an afterthought in his grand scheme of things?

"I guess you are right," Rachel said quietly. She returned her attention to her phone to do as he had instructed her.

He sighed. "I'm sorry, Rachel. I didn't mean to snap at you like that. None of this is your fault," he said remorsefully.

"It's ok, Derek. I know you are only looking out for our safety and that is very admirable. Thank you."

He smiled, relieved that she was not mad at him for growling at her like an ogre. "I hope that this will all be sorted before we arrive in Bermuda. I don't want something as silly as this to spoil our vacation."

She smiled too. "Let's hope we don't walk into an army of paparazzi when we land in Bermuda," she joked.

"I doubt the possibility of that happening. Only your folks and mine know where we are going, so if we are discovered, then it means we have a mole in our families."

"Fair enough," she said and went back to her task.

Once she was done with that, she replied to the texts from her friends and the ones from her mom and brother.

She assured them that they were ok and that she'd call once she landed at her destination. A part of her wished that she hadn't looked online to see those awful blog posts letting her know that she was no longer just an ordinary person. Now everything she did going forward would become news, no matter how insignificant it was. She knew that Derek's attempt to keep her and Zoe off the gossip blogs may not change much of anything because everyone knew their identity

now.

That meant that she could no longer stroll to the grocery store to shop with her daughter without coming across strangers who might want to take their pictures.

Rachel had known this day would come eventually if she continued her relationship with Derek but she hadn't expected it to be so soon. She was only just getting used to the idea that he was her lover.

"Don't look so forlorn. Everything is going to be fine, I promise," said Derek. "I know this is a huge change for you and I understand that it would be uncomfortable at first, but trust me, with time you'll get used to it."

"I'm not sure I'll ever get used to being a celebrity, but I'm going to take your word for it. You're a veteran now, so you should know how this works by now."

Derek chuckled. "A veteran indeed... I can't wait to get off this jet and take you to a spa for a luxurious pamper session. We need to work out those tight muscles in your shoulders." "We?” Rachel laughed. "Since when did you become a masseuse?"

“I guess I have many skills that you don't know of yet," he said with a mischievous grin. "I'll show them to you on this trip. You'll see."

Rachel felt her blood buzzing with excitement at his words. They hadn't been intimate throughout their stay in Montana and she was more than hungry for his touch and so much more.

She wanted him to hold her in his arms and make love to her like he'd never done before. She was eager for his kisses and his touch.

"I can't wait," she said with a wink that was full of promises.