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"Really?" she asked surprised that she hadn't met him yet. She had hung out with his high school friends several times since the night of the bonfire, and she had never heard a Brandon Calloway mentioned.
"Yeah. Why?"
"I've just never heard him mention you is all."
"Well I could say the same thing about you honey."
Lexi cringed but pushed forward with the conversation. "Well I'm going to be in Atlanta for the next week maybe we could all get together. I'm sure Ramsey would like that."
Brandon chuckled to himself. "Yes, I'm sure he'd just love that," he said sardonically. "You just bring it up to him and see what he says about that."
"What you don't think he'll want to?" she asked carefully.
"Not particularly."
"Oh," Lexi said a bit confused by his demeanor.
"You should probably just stick to his bidding if I were you," Brandon told her standing up straight as the elevator dinged to the top floor. "It's really just easier that way."
Before Lexi could say anything further, the elevator doors popped open and she found herself standing in an enormous foyer connecting several enormous offices. Unlike the other floors, it appeared that the entire top floor was devoted solely to the highest management of Bridges Enterprise. So there were very few offices, but each other them was ten times the size of ever other office in the building. Each was bigger than Lexi's entire apartment in New York, and she found herself gaping at the luxurious surroundings.
"May I assist you?" a beautiful brunette asked walking forward on her kitten heels to greet Lexi.
"Kace," Brandon purred falling back into his cool demeanor instantly.
"Mr. Calloway," she stated her eyes narrowing, "what brings you to the big leagues?"
Lexi choked out a cough. "I'm here to see you darlin', of course," he suavely stated ignoring her jab and moving towards her.
"Then you can turn yourself right around and get back on that elevator," she told him twirling her fingers at him.
"Also I have this," he muttered revealing the binder he had been carrying. "Which Mr. Bridges needed on his desk oh…yesterday."
"You're insufferable," Kace murmured reaching out to snatch the papers out of his hand. He grabbed her wrist instead yanking her forward to only an inch from his face. She gasped as he tilted her off balance coming dangerously close to his lips. When she regained her composure, she pushed him forcefully in the chest and straightened out her pencil skirt.
"Oh and Miss Lexi is here to see Ramsey Bridges," he muttered pointing his thumb at Lexi.
"Ramsey isn't seeing anyone today…or ever," she mumbled under her breath.
"I'm not a client," she told the woman brushing a lock behind her ear.
"That's his girlfriend."
"Girlfriend?" she asked incredulously.
Brandon let loose a loud laugh at her expression. "Exactly what I said."
Lexi couldn't figure out why everyone found it so unbelievable that she was his girlfriend. She knew they hadn't officially announced it to the universe, but geez this was completely different. "Yes, I'm his girlfriend. Can you please show me where he is?"
"Sure thing. Brandon Calloway take those papers to him right now," she told him pointing her finger directly into his chest.
"Yes ma'am. I like a forceful woman," he said smacking her on the ass with his binder as he passed.
"I'm going to file a sexual harassment suit against you Brandon Calloway," Kace threatened.
"Then I'll have to file one against you with what you did to me in that janitor's closet the other day," he muttered.
"Brandon!" she gasped shaking her head as he darted around the corner disappearing before she could thoroughly reprimand him. "My apologies." Lexi just laughed at them as she followed her to Ramsey's office. It was the very last one on the right and the only one absent a secretary. "He's not here all that often," she volunteered as to why the place looked deserted. "Good luck."
"Thanks," Lexi told Kace, not certain why she would need luck as she knocked on the door. She jiggled the knob, but it remained locked so she just waited…and waited. When no one answered, she knocked again more forcefully.
"What do you want? Christ, I'm in the office for one day and you have to bother me?" Ramsey called from inside his office. He yanked the door open and stared straight ahead in surprise. His jaw went slack and he immediately looked apologetic about his attitude. "Lexi."
"Surprise," she managed smiling brightly into his gorgeous face.
"What are you doing here?" he asked pulling the door further closed.
"I came to see my boyfriend."
"Brad dropped you off here?"
"How else would I get here?"
"Right I dunno. Can you just uh…give me a minute?" he asked nervously scratching the back of his head.
Lexi narrowed her eyes at him. "Why? What are you doing in there? Is someone in there with you?" She took a hard look at his clothing, but didn't really see anything out of place. He was wearing charcoal dress slacks with a navy blue button-up tucked into the expensive material. The top button was undone and he was without a tie, but that was hardly surprising.
"What? No, well yes, but…"
Lexi pushed the door hard letting it swing open and peered around Ramsey's large form. There sitting in one of the plush leather chairs was a tall blonde leaning languidly over a large computer monitor. Despite her casual posture, her clothes were professional in black pants, a crisp white blouse, and black dress heels. Her eyes were intense and focused and she didn't even look up as the door swung open.
"Who is this?" she asked glancing between Ramsey and the woman.
Ramsey cleared his throat. "Lola, I'd like you to meet someone. This is Lexi"
The woman glanced up and smiled sweetly. "Hello darling," she drawled. She stood tall nearly six feet and made her way over to them. "What a pleasure to finally meet you."
Lexi glanced between Ramsey and this Lola woman her mouth opened slightly in confusion. She had never heard of her before. How was it that Lola had heard about her? Lexi's mind was swimming with possibilities. Everything she had just heard from Brandon and Kace just then filtered through her mind along with bits and pieces from her conversation with Bekah. Was it impossible for her to be his girlfriend, because in fact he was with someone else? She didn't want to even fathom that.
