Unsuitable Obsession - Part One by Trisha Fuentes Page B

go with his new
navy blue suit he bought just a week ago. Damn, damn, damn! Shopping was demoralizing, it just wasn’t for him, he’d rather be
reading, his nose in a book. He should look into getting one of
those personal shoppers. Did those exist? He’d make a mental note
to ask his assistant when he returned to work on Monday.
    Eduardo glanced around at all the various
designs—concentrated mainly on the ties inside a glass case.
Spotted, striped, plain, argyle, he didn’t know which one to start
with, initiated laughter at a display case of nearby cartoon
characters: Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, and Road Runner. Now those would
go over well with the partners in the firm.
    “That tie would look good on you,” he heard the
female say.
    Eduardo turned to peek at her; she was mediocre,
slender, and brunette. He was disappointed for the moment, then
examined her further and noticed her green eyes. “You think the
guys at the office would give me any grief?” He played along with
her, bestowing one of his fabulous smiles.
    A modest chuckle left her mouth. “Now there’s a
vision.”
    Eduardo eyed her walking away and then observed her
as she pretended to search for something in the undergarment
section of the men’s department. He would have never approached her
if she hadn’t approached him first and wasn’t remotely interested
in her and left her on her way.
    Eduardo then asked the clerk to see two ties from
the glass case: the navy polka-dotted Kenneth Cole and the jade
silk Gucci. He was at the mirror switching ties around when he
heard the woman say, “I like the dark green one, it brings out your
eyes.”
    Eduardo looked back at her, she was the same
girl—what a shock. “You think so? I like the navy one as well, I’ll
get both,” he proclaimed to the clerk, handing the clerk both ties
to ring up on the register.
    “I think that’s a wise choice, they both make you
look distinguished,” she smiled at him, flipping her hair away from
her shoulders.
    He didn’t dare give her anymore of his interest or
even his name. No crystal ball needed here, she would to start to
follow him around the mall; he could almost perceive it. He turned
away with his purchase and began searching for shirts to accentuate
his new ties.
    A few minutes later, he heard…
    “Could you help me out with something?”
    Eduardo turned around, he knew it was the same girl;
it was like trying to pull gum from a shoe. “Yes?”
    “My father’s about your height and I need to see if
this shirt would fit across your shoulders.”
    Her expression was sweet. “Sure, go ahead,” he
relented, mistakenly presenting her with another marvelous
smile.
    She blushed, turned her head away and then Eduardo
spread out his arms. The female stood behind him, draping the shirt
across his shoulders and spreading her fingers across the fabric,
freely touching every hard muscle on his back.
    Her touch was slow, easy. He rolled his eyes
realizing that she was trying to seduce him. “So what’s the
verdict?” He required—his arms spread out like Christ the
Redeemer .
    “Attorney eh?” She asked, folding his arms down.
    “What gave me away?”
    “Verdict, the fancy ties,” she smiled, glowing at
his sensuality.
    “Yah...well are we the same size?” He asked, getting
bored.
    “Definitely, I think my father’s going to like his
new shirt,” she said, suddenly sprinting away from him.
    He knew she’d simply be a leisurely activity, but he
couldn’t help himself, she was nice-looking in her own way.
Latin too, diverse to what he usually dated. Her hair reminded him
of Amber’s ebony tresses and her eyes were identically compared to
his, so what could it hurt? “Hey, you can’t expect me to live down
the fact that you had me perform a perfect impression of an
airplane now do ya?”
    That got her to turn around. “Want to get a cup of
coffee?”
    Her name was Leticia Mendez, had lived in Sun
Valley, California for most of her life after moving