body.
The pleasure built slowly and when it broke and she came, it rolled through her from her toes up to her scalp.
But it was the intensity of the emotional connection that stayed with her even after she’d boarded the plane back home.
Chapter Eight
“Caitlin, I’ve been looking for you. Do you have a moment?”
Caitlin turned to catch sight of Damon Thompson, one of the attorneys from the Consumer Protection division, hailing her in the elevator lobby.
She’d had a major thing for him since the first time she’d had a conversation with him back at a mixer at Anh and Vittorio’s right after she’d started interning. Tall, athletic, big blue eyes and pale hair, he was one of those guys who windsurfed down in the Columbia Gorge on weekends and biked to work.
“Hey, Damon, how are you?”
“I’m good. You look great today.” He smiled, all straight, white teeth and she responded. How could she not? He was so very pretty to look at.
“Thanks. You too.”
He smoothed a hand down his tie. “I was wondering, um, I just moved into my new house a few weekends ago and I haven’t had anyone over for dinner yet. Would you like to?”
She licked her lips, trying to work out how to ask the question she needed to ask. “Would this be like a friendly dinner or a date type dinner?”
“I’ve wanted to ask you on a date for a while now but you were still in your 2L year and it felt, well I thought it would be more professional if I waited and now I don’t have anything to do with your division and I don’t mentor the interns and well, I’m sorry I waited but I hope you understand it was about me trying to do this right.”
She laughed. “I appreciate that. I really do. And I’m totally flattered. If you’d asked me last year I would have said yes. I’m seeing someone now.”
His smile dimmed and he nodded. “Ah. Okay then. That’ll teach me to do the right thing.”
“I’m sorry. Like I said, if you’d asked before I began seeing Eamon I would have definitely accepted.”
“Should this guy not work out, call me, all right? In any case, I’m still your friend so I expect to be invited to any graduation or bar passage type celebration.”
“Of course.” She stepped back. “Thanks again for asking. I’ll see you around.”
Caitlin hurried back down the hall toward the paralegal who’d been helping her with some research.
“Did you hear a word I just said?”
Caitlin turned back to Anh and blushed. While making photocopies, she’d been off in her happy place, thinking about Eamon. “I’m sorry. What were you saying?”
They began to walk back to Caitlin’s cubicle where she put all her paper down before turning back to Anh.
“I was saying good job on the brief, thank you for writing it and also, where do things stand between you and Eamon? I overheard Damon asking you out and your subsequent rejection. He’s very cute. He lives in the same state. Nice house in Wallingford. He’s all sporty and he watches you like you’re on the dessert tray. You used to think he was hot. What’s the story? I know he’s not the only guy you’ve said no to. Vittorio said his brother asked you out the last time you were at our house for dinner. He’s really cute! Girl, you can’t be saving yourself for a man you see twice a year. It’s not healthy.”
“Damon is attractive. I do like him, quite a bit. But the fact remains, I’m with someone.” She looked at her calendar, made sure she didn’t have anything due and turned back to Anh, who looked dubious.
“Are you sure this thing with Eamon isn’t a way to keep yourself closed off?”
“Look, Dr. Phil, I like Eamon. I’ve turned down dates because as far as I’m concerned, I’m taken. I don’t want to go out with anyone else. Anyway, I barely have time to sleep, in case you haven’t noticed.”
“Okay, the number of times you can insist you don’t have time is now expired. Bullshit. You have time to fall in love. You have and
The pleasure built slowly and when it broke and she came, it rolled through her from her toes up to her scalp.
But it was the intensity of the emotional connection that stayed with her even after she’d boarded the plane back home.
Chapter Eight
“Caitlin, I’ve been looking for you. Do you have a moment?”
Caitlin turned to catch sight of Damon Thompson, one of the attorneys from the Consumer Protection division, hailing her in the elevator lobby.
She’d had a major thing for him since the first time she’d had a conversation with him back at a mixer at Anh and Vittorio’s right after she’d started interning. Tall, athletic, big blue eyes and pale hair, he was one of those guys who windsurfed down in the Columbia Gorge on weekends and biked to work.
“Hey, Damon, how are you?”
“I’m good. You look great today.” He smiled, all straight, white teeth and she responded. How could she not? He was so very pretty to look at.
“Thanks. You too.”
He smoothed a hand down his tie. “I was wondering, um, I just moved into my new house a few weekends ago and I haven’t had anyone over for dinner yet. Would you like to?”
She licked her lips, trying to work out how to ask the question she needed to ask. “Would this be like a friendly dinner or a date type dinner?”
“I’ve wanted to ask you on a date for a while now but you were still in your 2L year and it felt, well I thought it would be more professional if I waited and now I don’t have anything to do with your division and I don’t mentor the interns and well, I’m sorry I waited but I hope you understand it was about me trying to do this right.”
She laughed. “I appreciate that. I really do. And I’m totally flattered. If you’d asked me last year I would have said yes. I’m seeing someone now.”
His smile dimmed and he nodded. “Ah. Okay then. That’ll teach me to do the right thing.”
“I’m sorry. Like I said, if you’d asked before I began seeing Eamon I would have definitely accepted.”
“Should this guy not work out, call me, all right? In any case, I’m still your friend so I expect to be invited to any graduation or bar passage type celebration.”
“Of course.” She stepped back. “Thanks again for asking. I’ll see you around.”
Caitlin hurried back down the hall toward the paralegal who’d been helping her with some research.
“Did you hear a word I just said?”
Caitlin turned back to Anh and blushed. While making photocopies, she’d been off in her happy place, thinking about Eamon. “I’m sorry. What were you saying?”
They began to walk back to Caitlin’s cubicle where she put all her paper down before turning back to Anh.
“I was saying good job on the brief, thank you for writing it and also, where do things stand between you and Eamon? I overheard Damon asking you out and your subsequent rejection. He’s very cute. He lives in the same state. Nice house in Wallingford. He’s all sporty and he watches you like you’re on the dessert tray. You used to think he was hot. What’s the story? I know he’s not the only guy you’ve said no to. Vittorio said his brother asked you out the last time you were at our house for dinner. He’s really cute! Girl, you can’t be saving yourself for a man you see twice a year. It’s not healthy.”
“Damon is attractive. I do like him, quite a bit. But the fact remains, I’m with someone.” She looked at her calendar, made sure she didn’t have anything due and turned back to Anh, who looked dubious.
“Are you sure this thing with Eamon isn’t a way to keep yourself closed off?”
“Look, Dr. Phil, I like Eamon. I’ve turned down dates because as far as I’m concerned, I’m taken. I don’t want to go out with anyone else. Anyway, I barely have time to sleep, in case you haven’t noticed.”
“Okay, the number of times you can insist you don’t have time is now expired. Bullshit. You have time to fall in love. You have and
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