bottom lip, avoiding my question. It looked like she needed a little bit of persuasion. Leaning down towards her luscious lips, I captured them with my own. “Are you in?” I asked. “Just think of all the things we could do in that office together.”
“Oh yeah,” she replied huskily. “I’m in.”
I kissed her long and hard before the time came for me to leave. Grabbing my bags from the trunk, I walked around to her side of the car to tell her good-bye. “I’ll see you tomorrow morning by nine?”
“I’ll be there,” she agreed.
She waved me good-bye and drove off down the street. I unlocked the door and the phone rang as soon as I entered the house. “Hello,” I said into the phone.
“Happy Birthday, old man!”
I laughed at my brother. “You’re a day late, but it’s okay though. I’m just surprised you remembered at all.”
“I blame it all on the concussions I got playing football,” he joked, even though we both knew those concussions were not a joking matter. “I heard Korinne took you away for the weekend. How did that go?”
“It went great, as a matter of fact, but of course I’m not going to give you the details,” I pointed out.
“No worries. I didn’t really want to know about your sex life anyway.”
“That’s good to know. Hey, do you mind if I talk to Jenna? I need her to do something for me,” I added. I had an idea for something special for Korinne and also myself, but only Jenna could do it for us. It would be something we could cherish for the rest of our lives.
“Yeah, I guess so. I do a good deed in calling my brother and all he wants is to talk to my wife. I can feel the brotherly love,” he joked. “Anyway, here she is.”
“Galen, is everything okay?” Jenna asked as soon as she took the phone from Brady.
“Oh yeah, everything’s fine. I need you to paint something for me.”
“Really? What did you have in mind?” she asked, intrigued.
I explained to her what I wanted and she was more than willing to comply with my request. “This will be amazing!” she squealed. “It may turn out to be the best work I ever put out there. Give me some time and I’ll have it done. I don’t want you having to wait for it, but trust me, it’ll be worth it.”
“No rush, Jenna. I know for a fact you’ll make it perfect.” We both hung up, and I went to get everything ready for work the next day. Korinne spoiled me with her presence and now I had to spend the night alone, but at least I’d get to see her the next day and the day after that. Working with her was going to be amazing.
Chapter Eleven
“How did it go?” Jenna asked. I called her as soon as I got home from dropping Galen off.
“It was the best weekend ever!” I screamed excitedly. “It was the greatest time I’ve had in a long time.”
“Did you have sex? Please tell me you had sex?” she teased.
“Of course we did, and it was amazing, but something else happened, too.”
Jenna gasped, “What? What happened?”
“He told me he loved me,” I said softly.
“Oh my goodness! What did you say?”
“I told him I loved him, too,” I admitted sheepishly.
“Then why do you sound sad about it, Ducky?” she asked.
“I’m not sad exactly, but I can’t seem to shake the guilt I have over Carson. I haven’t told another man I loved him since him.”
“Wow.” She sighed. “Well, did you mean it when you said it to him?”
“With all my heart I meant it.”
“Then you have nothing to feel guilty over. Oh Ducky, I’m so happy for you! You need to be able to move on and it looks like things are going great for you,” she said happily.
“I know,” I agreed. “I’m also going to work for him. I start tomorrow.”
She squealed again, only louder that time. “It must have been one amazing weekend for all these things to happen!”
I laughed. “It was, but I’ll let you know how my first day on the job goes.”
“You do that. Take care, Ducky, and I’ll
“Oh yeah,” she replied huskily. “I’m in.”
I kissed her long and hard before the time came for me to leave. Grabbing my bags from the trunk, I walked around to her side of the car to tell her good-bye. “I’ll see you tomorrow morning by nine?”
“I’ll be there,” she agreed.
She waved me good-bye and drove off down the street. I unlocked the door and the phone rang as soon as I entered the house. “Hello,” I said into the phone.
“Happy Birthday, old man!”
I laughed at my brother. “You’re a day late, but it’s okay though. I’m just surprised you remembered at all.”
“I blame it all on the concussions I got playing football,” he joked, even though we both knew those concussions were not a joking matter. “I heard Korinne took you away for the weekend. How did that go?”
“It went great, as a matter of fact, but of course I’m not going to give you the details,” I pointed out.
“No worries. I didn’t really want to know about your sex life anyway.”
“That’s good to know. Hey, do you mind if I talk to Jenna? I need her to do something for me,” I added. I had an idea for something special for Korinne and also myself, but only Jenna could do it for us. It would be something we could cherish for the rest of our lives.
“Yeah, I guess so. I do a good deed in calling my brother and all he wants is to talk to my wife. I can feel the brotherly love,” he joked. “Anyway, here she is.”
“Galen, is everything okay?” Jenna asked as soon as she took the phone from Brady.
“Oh yeah, everything’s fine. I need you to paint something for me.”
“Really? What did you have in mind?” she asked, intrigued.
I explained to her what I wanted and she was more than willing to comply with my request. “This will be amazing!” she squealed. “It may turn out to be the best work I ever put out there. Give me some time and I’ll have it done. I don’t want you having to wait for it, but trust me, it’ll be worth it.”
“No rush, Jenna. I know for a fact you’ll make it perfect.” We both hung up, and I went to get everything ready for work the next day. Korinne spoiled me with her presence and now I had to spend the night alone, but at least I’d get to see her the next day and the day after that. Working with her was going to be amazing.
Chapter Eleven
“How did it go?” Jenna asked. I called her as soon as I got home from dropping Galen off.
“It was the best weekend ever!” I screamed excitedly. “It was the greatest time I’ve had in a long time.”
“Did you have sex? Please tell me you had sex?” she teased.
“Of course we did, and it was amazing, but something else happened, too.”
Jenna gasped, “What? What happened?”
“He told me he loved me,” I said softly.
“Oh my goodness! What did you say?”
“I told him I loved him, too,” I admitted sheepishly.
“Then why do you sound sad about it, Ducky?” she asked.
“I’m not sad exactly, but I can’t seem to shake the guilt I have over Carson. I haven’t told another man I loved him since him.”
“Wow.” She sighed. “Well, did you mean it when you said it to him?”
“With all my heart I meant it.”
“Then you have nothing to feel guilty over. Oh Ducky, I’m so happy for you! You need to be able to move on and it looks like things are going great for you,” she said happily.
“I know,” I agreed. “I’m also going to work for him. I start tomorrow.”
She squealed again, only louder that time. “It must have been one amazing weekend for all these things to happen!”
I laughed. “It was, but I’ll let you know how my first day on the job goes.”
“You do that. Take care, Ducky, and I’ll
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