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“Respectfully,” I added in appeasement and placed a kiss on her cheek for good measure.
I spent about an hour and a half putting some ideas down and playing with templates before it was time for me to change. A FaceTime to Annie and I had put together something that made me look and feel good. It helped that my crazy friend kept asking me to turn around and show her my goods. The last time, when she demanded to see how a pair of my pants would look with me bent over a chair, I hung up on her. She called me right back.
“Rude!”
“Annie, what do you think the chances are of this man asking me to bend over a chair at lunch?”
“I am your best friend. I want you to be prepared for anything.”
“You’re a nut! I love you, but you’re definitely a nut.”
Sniff check—good! Ass in jeans—good! Hair—good! As I gave myself a final full length check, my phone vibrated again. If it was Annie, murder was going on the table as a solution. Flipping it over on my dresser, a little jolt went through me when I saw his name.
Hayes, my apologies for sending
this information to you so late.
Please meet me in about 30 minutes
at the club.
The slide from lust to irritation was quick. I specifically told him anywhere but the Club. If he couldn’t even listen to a simple request like that, there was nowhere for this to go.
was i not clear
no club
c u when u can get away fr
I sat on the edge of my bed flipping my phone from hand to hand waiting for his reply.
Is pissed off your go to reaction?
I asked you to meet there so we
could ride in one car to the restaurant.
It’s one of the catering possibilities.
I thought you might enjoy it.
Shit, shit, shit! Did I have time to run my response by Annie before sending it? Okay, obviously not.
sorry
c u in 30
I turned my phone off and headed out. All I did was yell to Mother that I was leaving. I never heard if she responded. Keeping up the ‘don’t be an eager beaver’ mantra in my head while listening to the music at full volume. The plan wasn’t to start our afternoon out having to pry my foot out of my mouth. When I pulled up to the Club, I self-parked and walked to meet Sterling in the lobby. He was coming around the circular drive with the top down on his sports car as I approached the valet stand. It was hella extra, but SO hot!
This man was a car ad, wet dream, sex-on-a-stick sort. When he stepped out of the car, walked around to the opposite side, and opened the door for me, my knees practically gave way.
“You coming?” he asked. I ran around the hood of the car, and hopped in, brushing up against him in what I hoped wasn’t a too obvious a manner, then he closed the door behind me and made his way back to the driver’s seat.
“Buckle up, Hayes, it’s going to be a long ride.” Sterling addressed me looking over the top of his sunglasses, then pushed them back up and put the car in drive. I had no idea what he meant, but in that moment all I could do was snap the belt across my lap and enjoy it.
Chapter 8
Sterling
