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He sent flowers, thinking that she would show her appreciation by not breaking things off and sleeping with him again. When Janae refused, he got rough. But her three brothers had taught her how to protect herself. The surprise blows to his face and groin gave her time to escape to her bedroom, where she locked the door and called Devin. One minute she heard Carter banging on her door and yelling, the next she heard her brother threatening him with bodily harm and to call the police if he didn’t leave. She hadn’t heard from Carter since that incident almost three years ago.
What would Terrence expect in return? He didn’t seem to possess the same arrogance as Carter and had treated her with respect the entire time they were together. But there were many superstars who expected women to fall at their feet.
She released a deep sigh. This was supposed to be a fantasy, and in fantasies, things did not get this complicated. Maybe she should stop this madness before it got started. The last thing she wanted or needed was another man to shatter her heart. Janae knew that however she felt, she did need to call and thank him for the flowers. She hesitated a moment, then picked up the phone.
“Hi, Terrence,” she said when he answered. “It’s Janae. I’m calling to thank you for the flowers.”
“You’re welcome. Did you like them?”
“I did. They’re very lovely.”
“I hoped you wouldn’t get upset.”
“Why would I get upset?”
“Do you remember what you said when I asked for your address?”
“Oh, yeah,” she said with a giggle. “Well, I guess I can make an exception for flowers.”
“Good.”
They both fell silent for a moment. “Well, I know you’re probably busy. I only wanted to let you know how much I appreciate the flowers.”
“I’m glad you like them. Are you going to be busy this weekend?”
“Probably not. Why?”
“The rest of my week will be really busy, so I may not be able to call you until then.”
“It’s no problem. We’ll talk whenever you have some time. Go back to work. I’ll talk to you later.”
“Okay. Talk to you soon.”
* * *
He disconnected and inhaled deeply. I need to see her. He walked back into the room and met the smiling faces of his friends. “Don’t you people have work to do?”
“We do. So the quicker you spill the beans, the quicker we can get to it,” Brad said.
Audrey rubbed her hands together with glee. “Come on. What’s she like? Is she pretty? Nice?”
Terrence knew they wouldn’t leave until they had answers, so he brought up the picture of him and Janae on his phone and handed it to Audrey.
“She’s gorgeous.”
Brad leaned over her shoulder. “I agree. She’s a beauty. Where did you meet her?”
Terrence shot a quick glance at Donovan, then back to Brad. “At the concert.”
Brad’s eyebrows shot up. “I thought you said she wasn’t a groupie.”
“She’s not,” Terrence snapped.
Donovan jumped in and told them what transpired the night of the concert and the rest of the weekend. “She seems like a really nice person.”
“Does she live in San Francisco, Terrence?” Audrey asked.
“No. San Jose.”
“Hmm, a long-distance relationship can be tricky, especially with all the traveling you do,” she noted thoughtfully.
“I know,” Terrence replied. Although it wasn’t as if he was thinking relationship. He didn’t do relationships. At the same time, he couldn’t get her off his mind.
“Man, I don’t think it’s wise for you to get caught up in this kind of thing. Maybe you should just sleep with her and move on. Like Audrey said, she’s geographically undesirable,” Brad said.
Terrence knew Brad meant well, but couldn’t stop the surge of annoyance that welled up.
Audrey punched her husband in the arm. “That’s not what I said, Brad. I said a long-distance relationship is tricky, not impossible.”
The anger on Terrence’s face was plain.
“Way to go, Brad. And why would you tell him to ‘just sleep with her and move on’? Didn’t you see the look on his face when she called?” She rolled her eyes and jumped to her feet.
Brad’s face reddened, and he tried to backpedal. “I’m sorry, Terrence. I didn’t mean it like that.”
“For a man who’s supposed to be able to read facial expressions and body language as an integral part of his job, you can be so dense sometimes.” Audrey turned to Terrence. “Terrence, if you feel she’s special, then you should go after her.” She shrugged. “That’s my two cents.” She glared at her husband, snatched up her belongings and stormed out.
