The Donor
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Kirsty and I were the same age and we met back in college when we were roommates. Delia was appalled that I actually stayed in a dorm freshman year because the Adams were better than that. I wanted the rounded freshman college experience of living on campus, even if it was just for a year. I hated every minute of it and my dad refused to let me move because he said it would be good for me to see the other side of life. After my freshman year, my dad moved me into an upscale apartment, and I moved Kirsty in with me. She became like a second daughter to him. Not only was she my assistant, but she was also my best friend. She grew up in a small town in Missouri and attended UCLA on a full-ride scholarship for business. She was incredibly smart, and she tried to her best to keep me grounded. She had a thing for James, and I was pretty sure he had a thing for her. Who wouldn’t love her five-eight stature and size two waist? Not to mention her gorgeous long, brown, wavy hair and big brown eyes. She was one of the funniest and sweetest people I knew, and I loved her more than the world. When my father passed away two years ago, and I took over as CEO of Adams Advertising, I brought Kirsty on as my assistant. She already kept my life in order, so why not pay her for it? As for her and James, there was a twelve-year gap in age between them. She was thirty and he was forty-two. She didn’t see anything wrong with it. I did because my parents were twelve years apart and it didn’t turn out well.
My parents, Carl and Delia Adams, divorced when I was nine years old. They shared joint custody of me because my dad wouldn’t have it any other way. I was his little angel and the only angel in his life. He got my mom pregnant at the age of eighteen and they thought they were doing the right thing by getting married. Obviously, it wasn’t, because they always fought. During my weeks with him, he would make me come to the office to sit and observe. He always told me that Adams Advertising, one of the largest advertising agencies in the world, was going to be mine someday and he wanted to make sure I was ready for it. I learned the ropes, the tricks, the lingo, and then attended UCLA, where I graduated with a master’s degree. As soon as I graduated, I became his right hand.
He was diagnosed with prostate cancer at the age of fifty-two and lost his battle four years later. I became the CEO of Adams Advertising when I was just twenty-eight years old and had been running it for almost two years. It was tough being a young corporate woman where nobody wanted to take you seriously. That was why I devoted my life to my career and my company. There were other reasons, but I’ll get into that later.
“It’s about time? Do you see what time it is?” Kirsty snapped.
“Yes, I do,” I said as James helped me out of the limo. “Are my clothes ready?”
“Of course they’re ready. All laid out nicely on the bed, waiting for you to change into them.”
I walked into the house, set my coffee on the counter in the kitchen, and said hello to Rosa, my maid.
“Good morning, Sierra.”
“Morning, Rosa. Toast a half of bagel for me please, light cream cheese. I’ll grab it on my way out.”
“No problem, Senorita.”
I walked upstairs and opened my bedroom door. There, lying on the bed, was my pinstripe black suit and my push-up bra. Kirsty followed behind and sat on the bed while I changed.
“So, how many last night?” she asked.
I turned to her and smiled as I threw my shirt at her and put on my push-up bra. “Three.”
“Damn. The only orgasms I’ve had lately were compliments of moi.”
I laughed as I slipped on my jacket and buttoned the only button there was, exposing the lace on my bra and the enticing cleavage it created. I twisted up my long blonde hair with a clip and turned to Kirsty.
“Well, if it makes you feel any better, I pictured George Clooney fucking me in order to achieve them.”
She giggled. “You have the most perfect tits. I wish I had tits like you. All I have are these size B cups,” she said as she looked down and pushed them together through her top.
“Get a boob job?” I smiled as I put my feet into my black Jimmy Choo’s with the four-inch heels.
“I just might.”
“Bullshit. You’re too scared,” I said as I left the room and she followed behind.
“True. But then maybe James would notice me more.”
I sighed. “Give it up, Kirsty. He’s too old for you.”
“Only by twelve years. When you’re our age, that doesn’t matter anymore.”
I rolled my eyes, grabbed my bagel and briefcase from Rosa, and headed to the car. James opened the door for me, and I slid in while Kirsty got in on the other side.
“We’re going to be late,” she said.
“We’ll be fine,” I replied as I pulled out my phone. “Hmm. I have a text message from Don. He wants to meet up tonight. Apparently, there’s a new art gallery opening, and he wants me to attend it with him.”
“I don’t like him,” Kirsty said.
“You don’t like any of the guys I know.”
“True. But he creeps me out. He has those creepy eyes. You know; like a child molester.”
I smacked her on the arm. “He does not. He’s a good guy. Rich, successful, and a no-strings type of playboy.”
“Child molester,” she said as she shook her head.
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