I felt his warm lips between my shoulder blades just before he pulled his wilting cock out of me. I let out a long sigh and lay down on the bed. Jake followed and wrapped his arms around my exhausted body. He kissed my bare shoulders and caressed my tingling skin.
“I can honestly say that is a first for me,” he said with a hint of amusement.
“What was a first?” I feigned innocence.
“To have a beautiful woman that I just met invade my shower.”
“Invade? You mean you didn’t plan on that?” I teased, turning over to look at him.
“Not exactly like that,” he flushed slightly, “but I’m not complaining.”
“It’s not something that I make a habit of either,” I confessed. “I just…”
“It doesn’t matter,” he said pressing a finger to my lips. “As long as neither of us have any regrets, it’s all good.”
He was right. It was all good. I closed my eyes and enjoyed the warmth of his arms.
Chapter Fifteen
“You must have had a good weekend,” Samantha said when she passed me in the hall.
“Why do you say that?” I asked.
“You’re smiling. We haven’t seen a smile like that out of you in a while.”
“I did,” I said, glancing down at my left hand.
“Holy shit!” she exclaimed, almost snatching my arm out of its socket. “I didn’t even know you were seeing anyone! You’ve got to tell me about this.”
“There isn’t a lot to tell,” I bashfully told her. “We met a while back and have been seeing each other regularly. He surprised me with this yesterday.”
“Who is he?” she probed.
“His name is Jake. He’s a realtor here in town and he is amazing.”
“Where did y’all meet?
“I was at the park reading one day and he was there playing football with some of his friends. He missed a pass, it ended up in my lap, and we ended up on a date.”
“That’s awesome!” she said hugging me tightly. “I am so happy for you. When’s the big day?”
“We haven’t set it yet. I haven’t even met his family.”
“Girl, you have to set that date. It takes a long time to plan an amazing wedding. I want ot help, if you don’t mind.”
“We don’t haven’t even decided if we’re going to have a big wedding or just go to the judge and do it quietly,” I told her.
“Uh…no. There will be no quiet ceremony. This is going to be a wedding for you to remember. You deserve it. Besides, we all want to be there. Now when do we get to meet this fabulous man?”
“I’ll talk to him and see if we can meet for drinks one afternoon after work. I’m not sure if he’s ready for all us together in one place though.”
“Well he might as well get ready if he plans on marrying you. I hope he doesn’t plan on taking you away from us here once the knot is tied.”
“He knows I love my job. I’m not going anywhere, except to my office to get to work. I have a conference call in about five minutes. I’ll talk with you later.”
It didn’t take long for Samantha to circulate the news of my engagement around the office. I could barely get any work done with everyone interrupting me to ask about the ring and Jake. At one point, I just had to close my office door to be able to concentrate. I was deeply engrossed in a spreadsheet when my private line rang.
“This is Rebecca,” I said into the receiver.
My stomach tied in knots instantly when I heard the familiar voice.
“I hear congratulations are in order.”
I struggled to formulate coherent words.
“Wow. News really does travel fast. How are you, Neil?”
“I’m doing very well. I wanted to call and tell you how happy I am for you.”
“Did Samantha call you and tell you?” I asked, feeling torn between anger and sadness.
“No. I was on a call with her about a client and I asked how you were doing. She really didn’t want to tell me, but I could sense that there was something going on. I made her tell me. I really am happy for you.”
“Thank you,” I managed. “I wanted you to know, but I wasn’t sure how to tell you.”
“It’s okay,” he said. “I can understand that. Just do me one favor.”
“What’s that?”
“You tell this guy, whoever he is, that if he doesn’t treat you right, I will hunt him down. You deserve to be happy. I hope he can give you that.”
“I am happy. Thank you for calling.”
I wanted nothing more than to get off the phone at that moment, but he continued.
“I do have one favor to ask. When you get married, I would love to be the one to give you away.”
“What?” I asked in complete surprise.
“If you have a big wedding, I want to be the one to give you away.”
I thought about it for a moment. If it weren’t for Neil, I might not have ever met Jake. If Neil hadn’t made me see what I was missing in life, if he hadn’t made me realize that I had so much to offer someone, I might never have made that connection with Jake.
“I can do that,” I told him. “I’ll let you know when we finalize the plans.”
I hung up the phone and leaned back in my chair with a smile. I had finally found true happiness and contentment. I had found me.
Table of Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
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