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I didn’t need to see her face to know it was the woman who has been captivating me through my window at night.
My cock hardened when she finally turned to me.
I dropped to a knee to not only help her with her shoe but to hide my arousal.
“You’re not getting that last one, Rocco.” Rhoda taps her fingers on my shoulder. “We both know that I’m the best partner for her.”
I turn to face her, taking in the smile that’s playing on her red lips. “Bullshit.”
That draws a hearty laugh from her. “What do you know about handbags?”
To accentuate her point, she drops her purse on the table. The heavy thud turns Glenn around to look at us both.
“You’re not fighting over that last pitch, are you?” He reaches for Lenore’s hand. “I was going to suggest the four of us grab dinner, but I’m not going to listen to you two go at each other all night.”
“I can’t.” I pick up my phone and pocket it. “I have plans.”
“A hot date?” Rhoda’s voice ticks up a notch. “That’s one lucky lady.”
“I’ll be sure to tell my grandmother you said that.” I take Rhoda’s hand in mine and bring it to my lips to kiss it. “You three have fun.”
“We could go in on Dexie’s business together,” Rhoda proposes with a wink. “Think about how much fun that would be.”
I shake my head. “I prefer one-on-one.”
“In and out of the boardroom?” she asks with a sly grin.
“That’s our cue to leave.” Glenn starts toward the conference room door holding tight to his wife’s hand. “Everyone out so I can lock up.”
***
I raise my hand in a wave as a silver sedan slides into traffic. Glenn, Lenore and Rhoda slipped into it as soon as the driver parked next to the curb.
It’s another perk that Glenn has afforded himself.
He has a car and driver to whisk him around Manhattan at the drop of a hat or a push of a button on his phone.
I prefer the subway or an occasional taxi. More often than not, I walk to where I need to be since my office is located in mid-town just a few blocks from my apartment.
The office is an escape and a place to think. It’s also where my assistant, Jared, spends most of his time during the day, researching potential business deals for me, and returning calls from people seeking investments that I have zero interest in.
I slide my phone out of my pocket to thumb out a text to Jared. I need him in the office early tomorrow to do some legwork on a few potential partnerships.
He handles the vetting process and if something has promise, he lays out the details for me.
I have every intention of researching Dexie Walsh’s burgeoning company on my own.
I look down to pull up Jared’s contact info, but the scent of a now-familiar perfume pulls my gaze over my shoulder. It’s sweet like summer roses.
I smile when I see who is standing behind me on the sidewalk that stretches along Park Avenue.
Dexie’s dark e
yes widen when she catches my gaze.
I give her the full attention she deserves by turning around to face her. “Hello again.”
Her lips part slightly.
