Lexi,” I said as she pulled away.
“Oh no worries, I put it on Daddy’s credit card, as always. Well, not Daddy’s, it’s mine, but he pays the bill.”
This girl was a walking contradiction. On the one hand, she seemed spoiled and self-absorbed, on the other she seemed genuine and kind. So, superficial statement aside, I looked at her and smiled.
“You were right, Rodrigo’s was great!”
“Oh it’s Heaven on a plate, darling. I’ve been going in there for years. The servers all know me personally. Mostly because we’ve all grown up together in Brockwood, like, attending high school together.”
“We’ll have to go again sometime, my treat,” I said. What I didn’t say was that it would only ever happen if I could make the money to pay those kinds of prices.
“Sure thing, hun,” Lexi said with a wave as she walked back to her office.
***
I finished the day and went to view a car I had found on the internet. It may not be as new and shiny as Lexi’s Exige, but as long as it’s roadworthy and in my price range, looks are the last thing on my mind.
It turned out that the car was actually far prettier and shinier than I had expected. It was a blue Peugeot RCZ with silver trim. I won’t lie, I was dazzled. I’ve never owned such a nice car. While it may not be a Lotus or anything fancy shmancy, it would be perfect for me.
Clark thought it as perfect for me too. I was so glad I’d brought him with me. I wanted to be independent and make decisions for myself, but I also liked having Clark around and his opinion was invaluable.
I asked the lady selling it, Kat, if I could test drive it. She handed me the keys and we got in to take it out for a spin.
The car handled really well and I felt really happy being behind the wheel again instead of relying on cabs.
I told Kat I would be back the following day with the money. She was more than happy that I wanted to buy the car and said she’d be in the next day after work.
I could finally check one thing off my mental checklist. Now, I had to find the perfect house. No doubt that wouldn’t be as easy as the car had been.
***
The next morning at work, I saw Chase getting out of his car as I was paying the cab driver. I quickly walked into the building and pressed the button to call for the elevator, hoping it would come before he walked in.
Luck was not on my side as Chase stopped right next to me as the elevator doors pinged open.
“Are you coming for drinks on Friday?” he asked as the doors closed behind us.
“Umm…” I didn’t really have an excuse not to, but I hadn’t heard anything about drinks on Friday.
“It’s to celebrate me getting the Editor in Chief position,” Chase said with a smile that admittedly tugged at my heart a little.
“Oh, wow, you got it? I didn’t know. Congratulations. Can I bring Clark?”
“I did, I would’ve told you but, well, you haven’t really been talking to me since…you know…” His face flushed a little.
I played with the collar of my blouse as the heat seemed to have become stifling in this close space.
“Yeah, sorry about that,” I said as I looked anywhere but into his beautiful eyes.
“It’s okay, I get it.”
Really? How exactly could he ‘get it’? Had he become a mind reader?
“Anyway, sure you can bring Clark. We’re going to The Mermaid at seven,” he said as the elevator door pinged open on our floor.
“Okay.”
His gaze pinned me to the spot. I couldn’t fight the instinct to squirm.
“I’ll let you get to work.” Chase seemed to let up on the stare and turned on his heel to walk in the opposite direction.
I walked into my office and kicked the door shut behind me. I really was happy he’d got the promotion and with everyone from work going for drinks, I would look rude by not at least showing my face and having one drink before calling it a night.
I sat at my desk and pulled out my Kindle. I logged onto my computer and downloaded a new
“Oh no worries, I put it on Daddy’s credit card, as always. Well, not Daddy’s, it’s mine, but he pays the bill.”
This girl was a walking contradiction. On the one hand, she seemed spoiled and self-absorbed, on the other she seemed genuine and kind. So, superficial statement aside, I looked at her and smiled.
“You were right, Rodrigo’s was great!”
“Oh it’s Heaven on a plate, darling. I’ve been going in there for years. The servers all know me personally. Mostly because we’ve all grown up together in Brockwood, like, attending high school together.”
“We’ll have to go again sometime, my treat,” I said. What I didn’t say was that it would only ever happen if I could make the money to pay those kinds of prices.
“Sure thing, hun,” Lexi said with a wave as she walked back to her office.
***
I finished the day and went to view a car I had found on the internet. It may not be as new and shiny as Lexi’s Exige, but as long as it’s roadworthy and in my price range, looks are the last thing on my mind.
It turned out that the car was actually far prettier and shinier than I had expected. It was a blue Peugeot RCZ with silver trim. I won’t lie, I was dazzled. I’ve never owned such a nice car. While it may not be a Lotus or anything fancy shmancy, it would be perfect for me.
Clark thought it as perfect for me too. I was so glad I’d brought him with me. I wanted to be independent and make decisions for myself, but I also liked having Clark around and his opinion was invaluable.
I asked the lady selling it, Kat, if I could test drive it. She handed me the keys and we got in to take it out for a spin.
The car handled really well and I felt really happy being behind the wheel again instead of relying on cabs.
I told Kat I would be back the following day with the money. She was more than happy that I wanted to buy the car and said she’d be in the next day after work.
I could finally check one thing off my mental checklist. Now, I had to find the perfect house. No doubt that wouldn’t be as easy as the car had been.
***
The next morning at work, I saw Chase getting out of his car as I was paying the cab driver. I quickly walked into the building and pressed the button to call for the elevator, hoping it would come before he walked in.
Luck was not on my side as Chase stopped right next to me as the elevator doors pinged open.
“Are you coming for drinks on Friday?” he asked as the doors closed behind us.
“Umm…” I didn’t really have an excuse not to, but I hadn’t heard anything about drinks on Friday.
“It’s to celebrate me getting the Editor in Chief position,” Chase said with a smile that admittedly tugged at my heart a little.
“Oh, wow, you got it? I didn’t know. Congratulations. Can I bring Clark?”
“I did, I would’ve told you but, well, you haven’t really been talking to me since…you know…” His face flushed a little.
I played with the collar of my blouse as the heat seemed to have become stifling in this close space.
“Yeah, sorry about that,” I said as I looked anywhere but into his beautiful eyes.
“It’s okay, I get it.”
Really? How exactly could he ‘get it’? Had he become a mind reader?
“Anyway, sure you can bring Clark. We’re going to The Mermaid at seven,” he said as the elevator door pinged open on our floor.
“Okay.”
His gaze pinned me to the spot. I couldn’t fight the instinct to squirm.
“I’ll let you get to work.” Chase seemed to let up on the stare and turned on his heel to walk in the opposite direction.
I walked into my office and kicked the door shut behind me. I really was happy he’d got the promotion and with everyone from work going for drinks, I would look rude by not at least showing my face and having one drink before calling it a night.
I sat at my desk and pulled out my Kindle. I logged onto my computer and downloaded a new
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