I’ve told her on more than one occasion that I wasn’t interested, but she was either thick or just ignorant because sitting across from her while I dictated a couple of letters for her to type up, she’d kept crossing and uncrossing her legs showing me more than I needed to see.
During the meeting, she’d been sitting at the opposite end of the conference table from me taking notes. Every time I’d glanced in her direction she’d wrap her tongue around her pencil and lick.
What I can’t figure out is why she’s doing this. Jacky is an attractive woman with the assets to go with it, she also has a damn good brain, when she decides to use it, so the fact she won’t leave me alone just doesn’t make sense.
Crap! Hearing my door open again, I watch her saunter across my office before sitting herself into the visitor’s chair across from me.
“Why do you keep ignoring my texts?” Jacky flicks the hair on her chest behind her giving me a look at her cleavage, which is practically hanging out of her dress.
Running my fingers through my hair, I realize I’m going to have to be more direct than before regardless of whether or not I hurt her feelings and if she doesn’t like it, I’ll have to transfer her to a different department, or fire her, which is really going to be a last resort.
“I haven’t replied to your text messages because there is nothing to say. I took you out once, thanks to my brother.” Sitting back in my seat, I watch her, wondering what she’s thinking – probably that I’m a dick. Damn Ruben. “I’m in love with someone else so please stop texting me Jacky because there will never be anything more than work between us.”
She still doesn’t say anything. “I’m sorry if I led you on, that wasn’t my intention, but we need to get back on track, so no more flirting with me, just work. Okay?”
Standing, she very slowly stalks towards me, rests her hands on my desk before leaning forwards. “You’re an ass.” She straightens up and turns to leave. “But I can still work for you. I’m a professional if nothing else.”
My eyes widen with her words, expecting more of a tongue lashing than her words, which were spoken too calmly. I’m just praying it isn’t the calm before the storm.
She slams the door behind her as I sag in relief. I take a couple of minutes to calm down before picking my cell up and speed dial Carla who answers straightaway.
“Hey, babe. Did you go for your latte with Ramon?” She loves the Starbucks latte and if she hadn’t persuaded me back to bed this morning I’d have had the time before my meeting to pop in and get her one, but as it was she’d had to wait for Ramon.
“I did. How was your meeting?” She sounds…odd.
“My meeting was fine. Is everything okay? You don’t sound yourself.” I spin around in my chair to look over the Lexington skyline, which I often caught my brother, Michael, doing when I’d call in unannounced.
“I think I’m coming down with a cold, but I’m not too bad really, just a bit sniffy.”
She actually sounds upset. “Babe, are you sure everything is okay? I was going to head to my apartment to get some more clothes to stay with you, but I can come straight there.”
“Sebastian, I promise I really am okay. I’d rather you go and retrieve some more clothes to be able to stay here with me.”
“Okay, I’ll do that. Is Ramon there for a quick word?” Standing with the phone between my shoulder and neck, I start to pack my bag up so I can leave while I’m talking. The sooner I get to my apartment, the sooner I can be with my woman.
We’re planning on announcing our engagement to the family tonight, which fills me with nerves. What I haven’t admitted to my brothers is that I can’t wait to see whom Mom chooses as her next victim to the wedding bug. Two of my brothers for sure have their shorts in a wad over women, so it’s going to be fun to sit back and see who falls next.
“Carla, you still there babe?”
“Yeah, sorry. Ramon’s just on his cell at the minute. Do you want me to get him to call you back?” She sounds distracted now. Well at least it’s better than upset.
“No. It’s okay. I’ll catch up to him later. I’m just about to get in the elevator so I’ll see you soon, and remember I love you.”
She chuckles. “I love you too. Now hurry home so I can show you how much.”
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As soon as I step foot in my apartment, I drop my bag to the floor by the hall table, toss my keys into the tray I keep on there for that purpose then yank my tie from around my neck. I hate the damn things, which is why I’ve spent years working from the site offices of one or more of our developments we have going on, but thanks to Michael, I have to put up with this shit a while longer. In honesty, I don’t begrudge him the time he’s taking with Lily and the babies, I mean, god knows he deserves it after the shit he’s put up with before meeting his wife.