me was true.”
“That’s good to hear. Well now, what do you think? How do you feel about me?”
“I was intrigued as I told you, but when I think about it, I realize that you really have guts. It's a very bold plan that you had and, I have to admit that I like that. I respect that. I understand your initial motivation and it's courageous from you.”
“So you're not angry at me?”
“At first I was, but what we experienced, what we shared together proved me you were right. All these years, I've used my status and my money to attract women. With you, it was different. You were the one who tried to make me better, without any hidden agenda. You were not chasing my fortune; you were here to make me a better man.”
“I see, but you didn’t' answer my other question. How do you feel about me?”
Bruce looked her straight in the eyes. “Oh Jennifer, you know how I feel, don't you?”
“I want to hear it from you, Bruce. I need to know for sure.”
“Jennifer: I love you. There's absolutely no doubt about that. You've been around me all this time and I didn't realize it. But now I know it's you. You're the one for me, baby.”
Bruce leaned forward and kissed Jennifer tenderly. Tears were rolling from her eyes. She smiled at him. “Baby, I love you so much. I was so afraid to lose you last night.”
“Never.” Bruce kissed her cheek, giving her a big hug.
“What about my job?” Jennifer said half smiling.
They both burst into laughter.
“You want to keep your job?”
“Sure! As they say in France, I can't live on love and freshwater! I need to pay my bills.”
“Well, Benny is actually very good. I'll figure out something else for you, don't worry.”
Bruce kissed her hair and they both cuddled in silence.
“Where are we going?” Jennifer said, turning her head to see Bruce.
Bruce looked at her, a naughty smile on his face. “To the Opera...”
Jennifer giggled. “You nasty boy!”
Bruce’s phone vibrated. It was a text message. Suddenly, his face became dark and his smile disappeared into a worried look.
“Something’s wrong, Bruce?” Jennifer asked.
Bruce looked slightly disoriented. He kept silent and closed his eyes, trying to gather his thoughts. She had a bad feeling about it. “Bruce, are you okay? What’s going on?”
He pressed her against his chest and said, “Trouble is coming...”
Chapter Two
“Hey Benny, nice to see you again. How are you?” Jennifer said, giving Benny a hug.
“Hi Jennifer, I’m good, thanks! How was your vacation? Come on, look at you: you look gorgeous! This new hairstyle and your tan, wow! It really makes you...” Benny hesitated, winked at her and said, “Sexy!”
They both burst into laughter. The last two weeks, Jennifer had spent her time sunbathing at Bruce’s beach house, in order to relax and come back as if she actually spent her vacation in Thailand.
Bruce and she both agreed their relationship was safer if nobody knew about it at work. Plus, since Bruce couldn’t think of a new position suitable for Jennifer for now, they decided the best decision to make was to keep things exactly as they were before.
Benny lowered his voice. “So what happened, Jen? I thought you were fired and now, you’re back. I was really worried when you called me that day you know!”
Jennifer knew Benny would ask this question and had prepared something to say in advance.
“I’m so sorry for the trouble, Benny. Actually, it was a misunderstanding with the boss. As you know I’ve been working here for five years now and I thought it was time to ask Mr. Wilson for a pay rise.”
“During your vacation?”
“Actually, I asked before leaving and he said he would call me back. We had a little argument, but then, we came up with an arrangement.”
Benny raised an eyebrow and flashed a grin at Jennifer. “Hum, I see. An a rrangement , uh?”
Jennifer hit Benny’s shoulder playfully. “Don’t be silly. Come on, tell me what happened
“That’s good to hear. Well now, what do you think? How do you feel about me?”
“I was intrigued as I told you, but when I think about it, I realize that you really have guts. It's a very bold plan that you had and, I have to admit that I like that. I respect that. I understand your initial motivation and it's courageous from you.”
“So you're not angry at me?”
“At first I was, but what we experienced, what we shared together proved me you were right. All these years, I've used my status and my money to attract women. With you, it was different. You were the one who tried to make me better, without any hidden agenda. You were not chasing my fortune; you were here to make me a better man.”
“I see, but you didn’t' answer my other question. How do you feel about me?”
Bruce looked her straight in the eyes. “Oh Jennifer, you know how I feel, don't you?”
“I want to hear it from you, Bruce. I need to know for sure.”
“Jennifer: I love you. There's absolutely no doubt about that. You've been around me all this time and I didn't realize it. But now I know it's you. You're the one for me, baby.”
Bruce leaned forward and kissed Jennifer tenderly. Tears were rolling from her eyes. She smiled at him. “Baby, I love you so much. I was so afraid to lose you last night.”
“Never.” Bruce kissed her cheek, giving her a big hug.
“What about my job?” Jennifer said half smiling.
They both burst into laughter.
“You want to keep your job?”
“Sure! As they say in France, I can't live on love and freshwater! I need to pay my bills.”
“Well, Benny is actually very good. I'll figure out something else for you, don't worry.”
Bruce kissed her hair and they both cuddled in silence.
“Where are we going?” Jennifer said, turning her head to see Bruce.
Bruce looked at her, a naughty smile on his face. “To the Opera...”
Jennifer giggled. “You nasty boy!”
Bruce’s phone vibrated. It was a text message. Suddenly, his face became dark and his smile disappeared into a worried look.
“Something’s wrong, Bruce?” Jennifer asked.
Bruce looked slightly disoriented. He kept silent and closed his eyes, trying to gather his thoughts. She had a bad feeling about it. “Bruce, are you okay? What’s going on?”
He pressed her against his chest and said, “Trouble is coming...”
Chapter Two
“Hey Benny, nice to see you again. How are you?” Jennifer said, giving Benny a hug.
“Hi Jennifer, I’m good, thanks! How was your vacation? Come on, look at you: you look gorgeous! This new hairstyle and your tan, wow! It really makes you...” Benny hesitated, winked at her and said, “Sexy!”
They both burst into laughter. The last two weeks, Jennifer had spent her time sunbathing at Bruce’s beach house, in order to relax and come back as if she actually spent her vacation in Thailand.
Bruce and she both agreed their relationship was safer if nobody knew about it at work. Plus, since Bruce couldn’t think of a new position suitable for Jennifer for now, they decided the best decision to make was to keep things exactly as they were before.
Benny lowered his voice. “So what happened, Jen? I thought you were fired and now, you’re back. I was really worried when you called me that day you know!”
Jennifer knew Benny would ask this question and had prepared something to say in advance.
“I’m so sorry for the trouble, Benny. Actually, it was a misunderstanding with the boss. As you know I’ve been working here for five years now and I thought it was time to ask Mr. Wilson for a pay rise.”
“During your vacation?”
“Actually, I asked before leaving and he said he would call me back. We had a little argument, but then, we came up with an arrangement.”
Benny raised an eyebrow and flashed a grin at Jennifer. “Hum, I see. An a rrangement , uh?”
Jennifer hit Benny’s shoulder playfully. “Don’t be silly. Come on, tell me what happened
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