when are you going back?”
“I think we should get my niece to babysit on
Friday. Then we can go together.”
“So we can hear each other scream?”
“Hey, friends that scream together, stay
together.” She laughed once again.
“I can’t believe you hooked up with
Sapphire,” I said after several seconds of contemplation. “She’s the one who trained Gunner.”
“Well, he definitely had a good teacher
then. She was totally amazing!”
I had never seen Amber so giggly and excited
about anything. She had used the
word ‘amazing’ more times in ten minutes than in the entire time I had known
her. Maybe it was the first time she had ever had an incredible orgasm or maybe
she had just discovered her inner lesbian. Whatever it was, it definitely made me feel more at ease with my own
feelings. At least I’m in lust with a guy!
~~~
The song ‘Torture Me’ began to emanate from
my phone just as I was leaving the coffee shop. It was the song I had chosen as my
ringtone for Gunner. Now I need to get a sexy, shirtless picture
of him to flash up on the screen, I thought as I clicked to answer his
call.
“Good morning, Gunner, you miss me already?”
“Actually, I was working on my schedule for
the week and was wondering if I needed to set aside a slot for you,” he replied
in his normal reserved masculine tone.
“So much for giving me a week to think about
it, huh?”
“Well, I like to use my off day to figure out
my schedule,” he said, not able to come up with a better reason for his
inquiry.
“You’re in luck. I was just talking to Amber and she
mentioned getting a sitter on Friday. If that’s the case, we will probably both come that night.”
“I’m positive you both will come,” he
countered with a smile I could hear right through the phone. “What time would you like to come?”
“I would like to come about eight, then again
at eight fifteen, and maybe a third time somewhere around eight thirty.”
“That sounds perfect, I’ll pencil you in,” he
replied, sounding totally business like. “So can I assume that Amber had a good time with Sapphire last night?”
“That’s an understatement! I just had coffee with her and she must have
used the word ‘amazing’ a dozen times.” I laughed.
“That’s great! Sapphire is one of the best,” he
confirmed. “If you’re not busy this
afternoon, I would like you to meet me at the mansion about one o’clock.”
“Okay…” I replied hesitantly, looking at the
time. “I have to clean up the
apartment quickly, so it’s not a mess when Evelyn drops off Hannah tonight.”
“Evelyn?”
“It’s Perry’s mother. She’s the one who picks her up and drops
her off on his weekends.”
“Alright, you go work on impressing the
ex-mother in law and I’ll see you at the mansion at one,” he said, assuming it
was a date.
“Sounds good,” I complied. Who was I to turn down the opportunity
to hang out with a hot guy on a Sunday afternoon?
~~~
12:40 Sunday Afternoon
Gunner
The primary reason I wanted to meet with
Raven was so that I could introduce her to Jasmine, the makeup artist. At least that’s what I told myself. In actuality, Raven had been on my mind
ever since I dropped her off at the Excelsior hotel the night before. I was actually starting to become
annoyed by the persistent thoughts of her that kept churning up whenever my
mind was idle. We have no future together as long as I work for Carter. He’s such a control freak.
I suddenly remembered that I needed to talk to
him about Raven. I had a feeling
that she would be fully onboard once she saw what Jasmine could do for
her. If that were the case, he
would need to know the boundaries that she was demanding. I
can’t blame her for not wanting a sixty-two
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