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Chapter Seventeen: Kat
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Yours Truly Chapter Eighteen: Kat
KatKat felt comfortable and much more at ease by the time the waitress came to check on them and take their order.“You can get anything you’d like,” AJ told her. “The company is picking up the tab, so if you want to split a bottle of Dom Perignon Champagne, that’s perfectly acceptable.”“Oh, I’m good, thank you. Champagne might cloud my business judgment.” She shot AJ a sort of ironic grin.“Are you sure?” he asked, then added, “I get to deduct it from my taxes.”His smirk was too much for her to handle. She giggled softly and then conceded, “Maybe a little fruit drink. Something kind of festive, but non-alcoholic.”“We have an amazing pomegranate lemonade,” the waitress offered and Kat nodded her approval. “Make it two. And go ahead and add some little umbrellas, just for fun.” AJ said to the waitress.“Of course,” the waitress replied. “And can I bring out any appetizers with those drinks?”“One tray of the oysters, please.” AJ spoke quickly and then looked back at her. His smile
Yours Truly Chapter Nineteen: Kat
KatDessert came and went quickly. It was some sort of crème brûlée that should have made her mouth water, but her appetite was still missing. She tried to keep the conversation light, but it was obvious that AJ’s mind wasn’t completely on the meal. He tried, though, and it was a pleasant end to the meal. She could appreciate AJ’s ability to set work aside for the moment, even if they didn’t resume a completely carefree banter.AJ signed the bill without batting an eyelash. Kat tried not to peek at the end, but she still saw at least three numbers for their small meal. A meal of this cost would have her budgeting her groceries for the rest of the month to make sure she could pay rent, and yet AJ signed the check like it was nothing.She pulled out her phone and sighed.“What’s wrong?” AJ asked, setting the pen down on the top of the bill.“Apparently we just hit a peak ride-share time,” she groaned. The cost of a cab would be a little big cheaper, but not by much.“Peak ride-share tim
Yours Truly Chapter Twenty: AJ
AJThe papers from the lawyers were stacked high on AJ’s desk. He sifted through them for the fifth time that morning, but his eyes just skimmed over the legalese. He understood what it meant, and none of it was good. The sex scandal lawsuits involving his partner were hitting them hard, and although he was normally an optimistic person, he felt less than hopeful on this particular day. The entire business was at risk.What am I going to do? AJ thought, as he leaned back in his computer chair and stared at the ceiling for answers. It was just too much pressure and too much unknown. The future of the company was at stake and most of the weight was on AJ’s shoulders.The door to his office was closed, but outside he could hear the hustle and bustle of his employees as they started their morning work. Their future was on the line just as much as his. He worried for them, he worried for himself, but mostly he worried for Kat. Since she worked for the company, the legal ordeal affected her
Yours Truly Chapter Twenty-One: AJ
AJ“Of course, sir,” his secretary replied. “Right away, sir.”It was perfect. To everyone else, this would look like a business thing. It was the perfect excuse to see her.The leather chair creaked as he leaned back and waited for her to arrive. He could already see the flush on her cheeks and the nervous breathlessness from running upstairs. He smiled, thinking about it. He loved teasing her and thought it would be a playful joke to make her think she was actually in trouble.Kat didn’t leave him waiting for long. Less than a minute and a half passed before the door to his office opened up and she was standing in the doorway. She must have run the entire way.“Everything okay?” she asked, nervous and out of breath. Her face was just as flushed as he had imagined it would be. He hoped to have it flushing again, but for an entirely different breathless reason.“Close the door,” he responded, keeping his voice tight and serious. He wasn’t about to give away the game yet.She did as he
Yours Truly Chapter Twenty-Two: Kat
KatMonday morning was destroying Kat. She felt like she’d had a bottle of tequila chased by a bottle of whiskey, even though all she’d had was a cup of mint tea after a quiet weekend alone. She was exhausted and queasy beyond belief. She had tried a cup of coffee before leaving the house, but the first sip had her running for the toilet. Currently, she was sitting at her desk devoting all of her energy to not puking up the tea and saltines she’d forced down.“You doing okay?” Renee asked, putting her hand on Kat’s shoulder. Kat hadn’t even heard her come up.“What?” Kat asked, startling out of her daze. She realized that she was still on the same screen she had been on thirty minutes ago.“Are you okay?” Renee repeated. “You look pretty awful.”“Gee, thanks,” Kat replied, putting her hand to her head to find it was the normal temperature, but the small movement made her stomach churn. “I don’t feel so good, though.”It was then that the contents of Kat’s stomach decided to stage a re
Yours Truly Chapter Twenty-Three: Kat
KatKat’s stomach turned as she kicked her feet up onto the couch and laid her head back. Her hands were clammy as she opened her laptop to once again view the project that she was supposed to be working on.She wanted to work on it. She was so proud that the board was even looking at her Shoesy Rentables idea that it was the only thing, other than AJ, that she wanted to do.Unfortunately, she hadn’t been able to work on it at all, and it didn’t seem like that was going to change any time soon. Every time she tried to focus, the nausea would come back and she couldn’t seem to string two coherent thoughts together. Whatever kind of flu she had only allowed her to concentrate on one thing: keeping breakfast down.The TV was on at a low volume. She had started a show in an attempt to distract her from how awful she felt, but it wasn’t doing her any good. She could hardly pay attention to it. She felt like death warmed over, and beyond the nausea, she was so physically exhausted that it w
Yours Truly Chapter Twenty-Four: Kat
KatKat woke up and sat up gingerly. She looked around for AJ, hoping that perhaps he was still at her apartment, but she knew he wasn’t. The house was far too quiet and there were too many eyes watching him for him to stay. Even the fact that he had come last night was incredibly risky, but she appreciated it. She suspected that the reason she felt better today was because AJ had taken such good care of her. Slowly, she put her feet on the floor and walked to the bathroom. No nausea.She let out a small sigh of relief. She was getting better. That terrible twisting of her stomach was only temporary and she was on the mend. She could even go into work today. There was so much to do, and since she had spent the day before nursing her illness, she was behind.With a smile on her face, she went to the kitchen to brew a pot of coffee. Unfortunately, just opening up the bag of coffee was enough to make her stomach threaten to repeat the day before. She carefully sealed the bag and chose te
Yours Truly Chapter Twenty-Five: AJ
AJAJ looked out the window for the fourth time in as many minutes. Kat would be at his home any moment, yet he didn’t want to wait that long. He wanted to have her in his arms this second. She was the bright spot to his entire day, his entire week even. Between the lawyers and the media, his days were hell. Even swimming, his usual stress-reliever, wasn’t helping.But Kat did. When she was around, his tension melted and the constant ache between his shoulder blades faded. Being in the water wore him out so that he was too tired to think of the consequences of Paul’s actions, whereas Kat energized him.The alarm chimed, indicating that a car was approaching the house. The grin spreading across his face threatened to break it in half. She was here and it was the best he’d felt all day.He ran to the door, excited as a kid on Christmas. Of course he had seen her at work, but he hadn’t had any time alone with her since he brought her soup four days ago. He hoped she was feeling better. A
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