Emma groaned. Her phone ringing this early morning was so not what she needed. And it better not be a work call. The last thing she needed now was to have to go to work on a Saturday. Besides after getting that account for Reddings plc. They should have let her get some days off.
She picked up her phone and checked the caller ID. It was her mom.
"Hi mom. Good morning" she said
"Hi honey" her mom said. "You sound grumpy. Did I wake you?.
"Yes you did mom. But it's okay. How are you? "
"I'm fine honey. How's work?. Did you get that account you told me about?.
" Oh yes mom. I did " Emma replied remembering the annoyingly irresistible guy the account came with.
"I knew you would get it. You were always such a smart young lady"
Emma smiled. No one believed in her like her mom did. "How's Uncle Ken and Aunt Jen?"
"They are fine. I'm glad
Evening came and before Emma was ready Karen, Monica and Tom were already at her apartment.Tom also worked at Reddings."You are not ready?" Karen asked Emma. "You better not be changing your mind dear because we are not leaving here without you""relax" Emma said. "I haven't changed my mind. I know how important this kinda stuff is to you. Where are we going by the way?""A bar""Great... Of course you would choose a place with noise and smoke and lots of people" Emma said in a voice laced with sarcasm."Be sarcastic all you want" Karen said. "You are coming with us""I know I have no choice...Anyone else coming to this thing?" Emma asked"Nah" replied Karen. "Just us."Emma turned to Monica and Tom .. "So you guys aren't bringing any dates or something?" she asked them"Nope" Tom replied. "I intend to just get th
Large hands looped around her waist and urged her to fit closely to the cradle of his lean hips. Long fingers spanned the swell of her hips and dipped low to the base of her spine.Automatically, her hands found his forearms. Hair roughened flesh warmed her fingertips. She tilted her head back to look up at his tanned face. His eyes gleamed down at her as his fingers etched a heated trail up her backbone. One big hand slid beneath her long, tumbled curls to encircle her slender neck. A callused thumb rested momentarily on the throbbing pulse in her throat."Hello beautiful" he said softly. "Here we are.. Again"She smiled. "Here we are" acutely aware of the heat of his body. Somewhere her brain questioned the audacity of her lips and her vanishing inhibitions as her palms sought and found the width of his shoulders.He guided her into an intricate dance routine. When she followed him easily, he said, "I was right. Y
It was Tuesday. By the end of the day, Emma felt like she had walked high voltage lines. She was tired. All she could look forward to was a cool refreshing bath when she got home.Catherine Martin, her secretary knocked on her office door."Come on in" Emma called from within.Catherine walked in. "Mr Barrett called. Said he wants you, Tom and the rest of the crew at Kay Corp. Apparently Mr Rohan wants to meet the whole crew. He's already there."Emma groaned. "But he already met me.. Why do I have to go?"Catherine laughed. "That's what Mr Barrett said. Are you done?... I could finish up for you""No I don't need any help" Emma replied. "You can go home if you are done"She cleared up the papers scattered on her desk. Picked up hand bag and drove away from the office. The thought of seeing Daniel brought back memories of Saturday night. Memories she had been doing
Emma's warning fury returned to full flame. "This so called "matter" better be about something reasonable. Because if you mess with my job, I will yell sex discrimination so loud that these concrete building blocks will crumble" her fingernails raked the wooden arms of the chair. "I'm the right person for this job. Mr Rohan""You sure as hell are right for something" he snapped. " I got a taste of it the other night. You were like hot silk in my arms when we danced, woman. Why the hell did you walk away from me?"Emma felt the blood drain from her cheeks. "Finally you said what you have been wanting to say since. Is this interview over, Mr Rohan?""The interview is over, but you and I are not." he stood up menacingly, then leaned forward to brace his fists on the desk. "Take a note, lady. You and I are not through. I want to know why you walked out?"Emma's head went up; her jaw jutted forward. She jumped to her fee
Emma was super confused.This was not her. It was like some sensational article in a women's magazine, headlines plastered on the cover in bold red letters to sell more copies. She had always thought a contact orgasm could never really happen. That it was no more than fantasy and fiction.But it had just happened. To her."Oh God...." She groaned and turned away. "I'm so embarrassed" she said"Why?" He laughed quietly. "I'm not"She hid her face in his shoulderHe sounded like had just saved the world.He gently forced her head away from his shoulder with both hands.Her nose was somewhere near his chin. She had no choice but to look at him.That cocky male look he wore in the golden light made her laugh. She shook her head, still embarrassed.Emma noted the redness tinting Daniel's cheeks, the stubble covering the jutting lin
Emma fumbled with her key, poked it into the ignition, and turned it. The engine revved and she reversed, careless of Daniel's jump from her car's path. She clamped a hand over her hair to keep it from flying out the open window. All she needed after a long, hard day filled with work was a sexy, possessive, chauvinistic boss who wanted her in his bed.Gravel spun away from the rear tires as she left the lot. The man reflected in her rear view mirror stood, feet apart, hands braced on lean hips, his smug grin widening.Emma shook. Her insides barely unknotted as she met the first curve. She took it with a squeal of tires, her knuckles white on the steering wheel. The rear end of her car fishtailed, and when she came out of the curve, a dark green sports car was closely following her. Her mirror caught the flash of white teeth and the sheen of black hair.The image stayed in the mirror as she drove home and pulled into the driveway. T
"So my sister called this morning.. She and her son Chip will be coming to visit me". Emma said to Karen as she prepared for work."Oh cool" said Karen. "how long is she going to stay""Just the weekend... Chip has to go to school. I haven't seen them for a while so she decided to come over". Emma said as she put the eggs she had been stirring into the frying pan. "although I have a feeling mom sent her. To check up on me.""Uh uh" said Karen"So I might not be around when she gets here so I'm gonna leave my key at Frank's place. Just in case you are not around to let them in with yours""Uh uh" Karen said again."Is everything okay?" Emma asked her. "You seem distracted ""Oh I'm not distracted.. I'm not distracted at all" Karen said. "I was just wondering, isn't there something you wanna tell me?""something... Like
Emma was putting the house in order. Her sister Isabel was coming over today and she was obsessed with every part of the house clean. Emma was fairly neat, but Isabel's kind of neatness was over the top.Karen came into the living room "Hey girl... Guess what happened last night?" she said without greetingEmma stared at her. "You look super excited. And you know I will never be able to guess right so just spill"Karen replied by raising her left hand. On her finger there was a beautiful ring."Oh my God!" Emma cried. Abandoning her cleaning and rushing to Karen's side. "Frank proposed?""He sure did" Karen said excitedly."Oh and the ring is so beautiful... I'm so jealous...""I knew he was acting all weird about where we were going last night but I had no idea what he was planning...You know Frank can be really weird sometimes.."Emma laughed. "I