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“Well, until I hear from you again Amelia from Amelia.” He breathes those words with such promise. I feel tingling all over my body.
“Yes, until then Mr. Starks.” I smile as I hear him softly chuckle. “Have a good day.”
“You have a lovely rest of your day. You will undoubtedly be on my mind, Amelia. Just know that.” I grin as I hear him disconnect our call.
QUINTON
“Gerry,” I call, “please come in here.” I can’t believe the conversation I just had with Amelia. I’m reeling in lust and craziness. I know I’ve lost all sense.Fuck!She’s a married fucking woman. “Don’t smirk at me like that,” I warn as Gerry swaggers into my office. He graces my white chair with canary yellow.
I walk over to my window and look at the piss ants below. Why am I fucking angry? I can feel him watching me. “Say something.”
“You’re in trouble.” Gerry laughs as he sighs. “Damn. You should have just hit it like you normally do.” I turn and glare at him.
“I don’t want to just hit it.” I rake my hands through my hair. “Fuck! Fuck!” I hear myself repeating the F bomb. I look at Gerry sitting in my chair, waiting for me to say something felicitous. “Sorry.” I yank my chair out and unfasten my coat before I sit.
I’m staring at him, biting my bottom lip, tapping my fingers across my desk. He’s grinning at me. He knows me better than I know myself. I laugh. Then we both are laughing.
“Well, well … it’s finally happened. My Casanova has found something he cannot conquer.”
“I’ve dreamed of her,” I confess, looking at him.
“I’m sure you did after last night.” He crosses his legs pursing his lips.
I shake my head. “No. Before I ever met her. I dreamed of this mysterious woman.”
“Do tell.” He grins, leaning towards my desk. I laugh looking at him.
“I don’t know what you want me to say. She’s the woman from my dreams. Before you sent me to that damn B and B, I had only thought she was a figment of my imagination. I would never settle down because she was my perfect woman, and she couldn’t possibly be real. Then she looked up and knocked the damn air out of my lungs.”
“Look, you’ve fallen for her like I did Marcus.” I stare at him. “Hard and fast.”
I lurch up out of my chair. “Well this is just fucking great!” I walk to my bar and fix a gin on the rocks. I toss it back, holding it in my mouth, tasting it, before I swallow.
“What are you going to do about it?” He swaggers around my desk, looking at the people below. “They look like ants from up here.”
I nod in agreement as I watch him. “Nothing!” He looks back at me. “I’m going to do nothing. It’s a line I don’t cross. Amelia will be my first platonic female friend.” I can’t believe I’m saying it. Gerry is laughing like I’m stand-up comedian. “What?”
“You with a platonic female friend?” He smirks and laughs at the same time. “I can’t wait to see how this plays out.”
“I have platonic females in my life: Tierra and Tina.” I walk to my desk. “This conversation stays between us.”
“And Marcus,” he chimes. I look at him, cautious. “Marcus already knows … he saw it in both of your eyes last night. Hell, we probably all did.”
I nod, looking out the window. “Pull my schedule. What is my schedule like next week? I want it open.” Gerry walks to his desk and grabs his iPad. I watch him glide back into my office and take his seat.
“You have a few things at the beginning of the week.” I nod. I’ll leave it as-is for now.
“Don’t schedule anything else unless I say otherwise.” I look at him, grinning.
“Ah, shit I know that look.”
“Call my captain. I want them on standby to be ready to leave. We’re taking the yacht for a few days: you and Marcus, Andy and Tierra, and Michael and Tina.” I look at my phone. “And Amelia.”
“Ah shit. I told you I worked for the devil!” He laughs as he gets up. “I’m going to buy me a flaming speedo.” He laughs even harder. “Get it? A ‘flaming’ speedo.”
I grin. “Yeah I got it.” I watch him shut the door. That’s exactly what I’m going to do. We going to party on my yacht a few days. Since we won’t be alone, we will be forced to keep it in the friend zone.
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