he is romantic toward me in a
business meeting.
“Have a seat, ladies. Would you like something to drink?” His
voice was beyond sexy.
Julie and I spoke at the same time. “No, thank you.” We looked at
each other and smiled. I love her.
“Alex, Brian said that you wanted a new marketing strategy. Was
there something wrong with the current one?” Julie looked concerned and sounded
extremely professional.
“No, Julie, I’ve loved everything that you’ve done. We want to
expand a portion of the club and add a wine room. That’s where I need Walker-Stone
to step in and create a promotion for us. We have some time because Brett and I
will be traveling to different vineyards in Europe to explore the culture and
regions of the wines we want to profile.”
He’s leaving? They’re leaving? I felt the blood drain from my
face. I immediately thought of Mark. Is this what he felt like? This sucks. What
the hell is with Europe today? What a shitty way to tell us! Julie and I looked
at each other and then back to Alex. Julie cleared her throat. “What would you
like from us, Alex?” Her tone was a little clipped and the professionalism was
starting to dissipate. I felt as if I was going to cry, and Julie didn’t look
much better, which didn’t help me because she was the strong one.
Alex looked confused. He looked at Julie and then at me, and his
expression went from confused to concern. “Let me rephrase what I just said.” Just
then Brett walked in, and Julie looked as if she wanted to slap him.
“Hey, gang, are we all on the same page? It’s great, right?” Brett
was beyond happy. He was practically bouncing on his feet. Was he excited to be
leaving Julie?
“Brett, have a seat. I was just trying to explain to the ladies
what we need to have happen. Let me try this again.” Alex cleared his throat. “Julie
and Aubrey, Brett and I would like you to accompany us to Europe. We’ll be gone
about two weeks. I’ve already spoken to Brian, he has cleared your schedules,
and I’ve assured him the new contracts will be signed. You have them for me,
right, Julie?”
What the hell? Julie and I sat there with our mouths open.
It finally registered to Julie. “Yes, the contracts are right here.” She handed
them to Alex. “I really appreciate this opportunity, Alex.” She sounded
thrilled.
Alex smiled. “You can dispense with the formalities and the
business acumen for now and go hug Brett. Alex laughed and then turned to me. “Aubrey,
are you okay? You do want to come with us, don’t you?”
“Yes, of course. I’m just a little surprised; that’s all. What
about the club? Who’s going to take care of it?” The thought of going away with
Alex made me delirious.
“Tyler will be in charge. Most of my staff has been with me for
years. This place could really run itself.” He came around to the front of his
desk where I was sitting. I stood up, he put his arms around my waist, and I
reached my hands to his shoulders. “I was dying to tell you yesterday and then
again this morning. That’s why I couldn’t wait to leave this morning. I thought
I would slip and tell you.”
“Alex, you are an amazing man.” I reached up and kissed him. I
wanted him so badly I could hear my heartbeat in my ears and feel it between my
legs. We rested our foreheads together, and our breathing became ragged. God, I
really wanted him. We finally separated, but he held on to my hand.
“Okay, now that we have all hugged, kissed, and agreed, why don’t
we go out to dinner tonight and discuss our travel plans? We’ll leave on
Monday. You both have passports, right?”
Monday? No way, that only gave us a couple of days to get
everything together. We nodded. “Great, so dinner at let’s say six?”
I shifted in my seat; he wasn’t going to like this. “We have
dinner plans. Can we go to lunch since we are already here and it’s almost
lunchtime?” I could feel Julie’s eyes on me. Had she forgotten about
business meeting.
“Have a seat, ladies. Would you like something to drink?” His
voice was beyond sexy.
Julie and I spoke at the same time. “No, thank you.” We looked at
each other and smiled. I love her.
“Alex, Brian said that you wanted a new marketing strategy. Was
there something wrong with the current one?” Julie looked concerned and sounded
extremely professional.
“No, Julie, I’ve loved everything that you’ve done. We want to
expand a portion of the club and add a wine room. That’s where I need Walker-Stone
to step in and create a promotion for us. We have some time because Brett and I
will be traveling to different vineyards in Europe to explore the culture and
regions of the wines we want to profile.”
He’s leaving? They’re leaving? I felt the blood drain from my
face. I immediately thought of Mark. Is this what he felt like? This sucks. What
the hell is with Europe today? What a shitty way to tell us! Julie and I looked
at each other and then back to Alex. Julie cleared her throat. “What would you
like from us, Alex?” Her tone was a little clipped and the professionalism was
starting to dissipate. I felt as if I was going to cry, and Julie didn’t look
much better, which didn’t help me because she was the strong one.
Alex looked confused. He looked at Julie and then at me, and his
expression went from confused to concern. “Let me rephrase what I just said.” Just
then Brett walked in, and Julie looked as if she wanted to slap him.
“Hey, gang, are we all on the same page? It’s great, right?” Brett
was beyond happy. He was practically bouncing on his feet. Was he excited to be
leaving Julie?
“Brett, have a seat. I was just trying to explain to the ladies
what we need to have happen. Let me try this again.” Alex cleared his throat. “Julie
and Aubrey, Brett and I would like you to accompany us to Europe. We’ll be gone
about two weeks. I’ve already spoken to Brian, he has cleared your schedules,
and I’ve assured him the new contracts will be signed. You have them for me,
right, Julie?”
What the hell? Julie and I sat there with our mouths open.
It finally registered to Julie. “Yes, the contracts are right here.” She handed
them to Alex. “I really appreciate this opportunity, Alex.” She sounded
thrilled.
Alex smiled. “You can dispense with the formalities and the
business acumen for now and go hug Brett. Alex laughed and then turned to me. “Aubrey,
are you okay? You do want to come with us, don’t you?”
“Yes, of course. I’m just a little surprised; that’s all. What
about the club? Who’s going to take care of it?” The thought of going away with
Alex made me delirious.
“Tyler will be in charge. Most of my staff has been with me for
years. This place could really run itself.” He came around to the front of his
desk where I was sitting. I stood up, he put his arms around my waist, and I
reached my hands to his shoulders. “I was dying to tell you yesterday and then
again this morning. That’s why I couldn’t wait to leave this morning. I thought
I would slip and tell you.”
“Alex, you are an amazing man.” I reached up and kissed him. I
wanted him so badly I could hear my heartbeat in my ears and feel it between my
legs. We rested our foreheads together, and our breathing became ragged. God, I
really wanted him. We finally separated, but he held on to my hand.
“Okay, now that we have all hugged, kissed, and agreed, why don’t
we go out to dinner tonight and discuss our travel plans? We’ll leave on
Monday. You both have passports, right?”
Monday? No way, that only gave us a couple of days to get
everything together. We nodded. “Great, so dinner at let’s say six?”
I shifted in my seat; he wasn’t going to like this. “We have
dinner plans. Can we go to lunch since we are already here and it’s almost
lunchtime?” I could feel Julie’s eyes on me. Had she forgotten about
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