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“They were acting like idiots.”
“I don’t know… I kind of like the idea of them watching over you,” I say, kissing the top of her head.
“You think I need watching over?”
“I think we could all use a little watching over sometimes,” I tell her.
“She’s watching over you now. You know that, right?” she says softly.
“I know,” I say.
She runs her hand up and down my thigh, and I decide to ask, “So, can I know what you do for a living?”
“Oh, that’s a long story,” she says.
“It’s okay.”
“No,” she says, looking up at me. “It’s not that I don’t want to tell you – it’s just complicated. I basically run the family business.”
“What about your brothers?”
“Neither of them wanted it. My dad started it before we were born, and now it’s this massive corporation. I started in acquisitions and did so well, that he passed it over to me when he wanted to retire early. One of my brothers does work there, too, but he’s just a department head. He’s happy, though. My other brother started his own thing out of college.”
“Are you happy?” I ask.
“I am right now,” she says.
I smile.
“But if you’re asking if I’m happy with my job, the answer is also yes – I like what I do. Admittedly, I’ve not been as focused as I have been in the past. Something – or should I say, someone – has been on my mind for a while now.”
“I’ll kill her,” I joke.
She laughs and moves until she’s on top of me, straddling my hips.
“I’m going out of the country for the next few weeks,” she says.
I stop smiling and say, “You’re going to miss next month…”
“I was able to move some things to make it back in time, but there’s a chance that I’ll have to stick around and miss the next month, yes.” She places her hands on my stomach. “I will do everything I can to wrap things up in time for me to get back to you, but I wanted you to know just in case I’m not here. I just…”
“It’s okay. I–”
“No, I want you to know that I want to be here, too,” she says.
“I know.”
“If I’m delayed, will you…” She looks to the wall behind us. “Will you be with…”
“Oh,” I say.
“Yeah,” she says.
“I don’t know,” I reply honestly. “I do still need money, so I can’t skip it. Plus, I’ve skipped two already, and if I miss another, I’ll lose the job.”
“I understand. I wouldn’t ask you to…”
I sit up and place my face between her breasts. I kiss her and wrap my arms around the small of her back.
