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Her supportive words settle warmly in my heart, and I suddenly don’t feel as tired.
“Thank you,” I say, taking a sip from my coffee cup.
“You’re welcome.” She opens her mouth to say something else but her phone rings. She answers the call and I can’t help looking at the dip in her blouse, showing off her cleavage. A repeat performance of yesterday’s romp goes through my mind.
“Hello,” she answers. Someone says something on the other end and she looks down at the time on her laptop. “Yes, of course. I’m already here, in fact…I’ll see you then.”
She ends the call and closes her laptop, and stands up. “Time to punch in. Ready?”
“Always,” I say with a smirk.
She gives me a playful side-eye and says, “Come on, then.”
We head for the conference room and meet Clark at the door. “The clients have arrived,” I tell Clark.
“Good. I’m going to meet them downstairs,” Clark says.
As he leaves, we walk in and sit down. I sit next to her, but not too close. I can already feel her body heat and I need to focus this time.
A few moments later, Clark walks in with the rest of the clients. As everyone finds their seats, I get my laptop open and ready. Once everyone is seated, Clark starts the meeting.
“Okay, everyone, last time we agreed to make changes to the terms, and I hope you will accept the modified version that Jack will now present,” Clark announces.
I connect the laptop to the projector screen and open up the page with the terms of the deal. I narrate the terms to the investors, pointing out the main changes made in terms of the deal. After reading out the terms, the potential partners chat amongst themselves while Clark and I await their decision. After a while, they announce their decision.
“We accept,” one of them says.
“Great! We’ll start the paperwork,” Clark informs them.
With a done deal, Clark takes a moment to chat with everyone about the company we’ll all be a part of. As he’s shaking hands and such, I notice Sarah’s standing in the corner…and she looks really pale.
“Hey,” I say to her, “You okay?”
She shrugs. “I’m holding it together.”
“Nausea?”
She nods her head. “I’m also really tired. I don’t know, but I’ve just been rundown lately. A side effect of pregnancy, I guess.”
“Sorry,” I say, “Hey, these guys aren’t giving you any trouble about all this, are they? I know some executives can be hardasses.”
She shrugs again. “They’re as understanding as they can be. I only have so many sick days. At least until my maternity leave, right?”
I slip my hand into hers and squeeze it. She smiles up at me. “After this deal goes through, we’ll both be able to take as much time off as we want.”
She snickers. “You sound so confident.”
“Probably because I am,” I say. “Stick with me and we’ll be on easy street in no time.”
She’s smiling and a little of the color comes back to her cheeks. This must be what they mean by pregnant women glowing.
“You know what I think,” I say, “I think that tonight would be a very good night for me to make you dinner.”
“Oh, Jack,” she chuckles. “Food is the last thing I’m thinking about right now.”
“You’re eating for two, love,” I say. “I won’t have you skipping meals. Come over. Let me pamper you a little. It’ll also give you a chance to meet Martin.”
Her smile got a little brighter and her face flushed. “I don’t know. What if he doesn’t like me?”
