OLDER MAN: The Secretary's Secret Baby (Best Friend Brother Pregnancy Romance) (New Adult Sport Comedy Romance)

by Alexandra Stone

  "Thank you for stopping by Matthew. Let me walk you out side," I said trying to get him out the door.

  He stopped and gave me a very awkward look for a long time and then I thought I saw a flutter of sadness. Then he turned toward the door and then turned back to me and said, "That is all right I think I can show myself out."

  "Thank you for stopping by," I said with a week smile. I was holding back tears. I wanted to tell him everything. I wanted to let loose and just get the truth out in the open. I bit my lower lip as he looked at me as though he knew that something was wrong but he knew that I was not going to tell him. He nodded a goodbye to me and then said, "I'll see you at the wedding."

  Then he walked out as my boss trailed behind him lavishing compliments on him and walking him out the door. I sighed in relief. Then I grabbed my purse and ran to the ladies room. As soon as I closed the door the floodgates opened and tears ran down my face. This was why I grabbed my purse, in order to camouflage my tear stained face with my make up bag.

  MATTHEW

  Now that I had made it through the luncheon and meeting and seeing Gina again for the first time in years I felt a sense of relief but also a sense of wonder. I wondered what she was hiding. I had known her almost all my life. She practically grew up in my house and therefore I knew her mannerisms. It was easy to know when she was feeling uneasy about something. It wasn’t hard to see it on her face. She was such a nice and gentle heart that lying made her feel uncomfortable and it was obvious on her face when she did lie. During the luncheon when I started to ask her about her life, she got very nervous and dropped the champagne glass. It was a big show of, and even my sister had said that Gina was very mysterious. That she sat with her for coffee and learned absolutely nothing about her. No one knew where she lived, or where she worked. Heck, no one even knew who the father of her child was and we could all only assume it happened from a casual encounter or a boyfriend that was no longer around. It was all a big mystery. The more that Gina seemed mysterious, the more I wanted to learn about her. The more I needed to know what she was hiding. I was feeling very intrigued by her secretive way of living. This was a small town and everyone knew everything about everyone. That’s how it worked around here. Now that I was a celebrity athlete everyone knew about my life. So I set about trying to learn more about her. It was going to be easy in this place.

  “Hey Matthew! Good to have you back!” the manager of the local Dairy Queen said as I walked in. This used to be our hang out as was standard for a small town.

  “Hello, Virginia!” I said giving the old woman a kiss on the cheek.

  “Here for your sister’s wedding I hear?” she said.

  “Yep, the big day. Could I get a root beer float maybe?” I said sitting down casually acting like I did not have an ulterior agenda but I did.

  “Yes, of course. Well tell your sister our congratulations for us,” she said.

  “I definitely will,” I said as I grabbed the straw of the root beer float she put in front of me.

  “Mmm just like old times,” I said.

  “Excellent, glad you like it. Speaking of old times are you having fun seeing your old high school friends? Must be strange after being a big celebrity basketball player to come back here and talk to them,” she said wiping the counter with a towel.

  “Yes, it is. In fact I wanted to visit Gina, my sister’s friend today at her work,” I said.

  “Oh yes, Gina she’s working over at the insurance office on Main Street. Been working there for a few years now. She is still a beauty isn’t she?” Virginia said.

  “Yes, she is,” I said smiling and agreeing.

  “And that son of hers is absolutely beautiful! Gorgeous blue eyes and blonde hair and tall for his age! My goodness!” she said as she moved away to take an order from customers.

  “Yes, I can’t wait to meet him,” I said under my breath.

  Now that I knew where she worked I would be heading straight there.

  I walked out of the Dairy Queen giving autographs and taking photos with people when they asked then I got in my car. I drove down Main Street to the only insurance office in our town. I parked and then looked at myself in the mirror fixing my hair and making sure there was nothing in my teeth. This was unusual for me. I rarely cared about such things before seeing a woman. It was usually the other way around. I got out of my car and walked into the small office. It was fairly bare and casual and had not changed much since I lived here. The owner was always such an ass and I hated the idea of Gina having to work for him. In that moment I wanted to rescue her, a very strange and unusual feeling. As soon as I walked in the glass door, the annoying man himself was already up and coming my way with his hand out for me to shake.

  "Matthew Jenison! It is so good to see you! Do you think I could get your autograph?” he shouted in an obnoxious enthusiastic manner. Well at least he was a fan and would probably let me take Gina out for a long lunch without any opposition.

  "Yes, of course no problem," I said as I shook his hand and took the opportunity to look around the office for Gina. Then the man pushed a photo of myself in my hand to sign. "I am actually here to see Gina. She does work here does she not?" I asked nicely.

  The man looked stunned for a second and then said, "Gina, of course yes she is right over there. She is one hell of a star worker. We love having her working here,” I could tell that he was lying and probably treated her badly. But I would deal with that later. For now I wanted to see and talk to my mysterious Gina. I looked in her direction and I smiled and waved. Then I said goodbyes to the boss man and walked straight over to her desk. She had a look of shock on her face and I sort of liked having that effect on her.

  "Hey Gina," I said as I sat on the top of her desk in a casual way.

  "Hey Matthew, you came here for me?" she said with a confused look on her face.

  "Yes I asked around a bit and was told that you work here. So I thought I would come see you in action. Maybe we can go grab lunch, or I could take you to dinner later," I said as I looked at her locking eyes with her.

  "You asked around about me?" she said arching her eyebrows at me. It was very cute.

  "Yes, of course I did why is that so unusual? We really didn't get to finish talking yesterday at the luncheon and you sort of ran out of there before I could get another word in. If I didn't know any better I would think you are avoiding me," I laughed out the words a little but I knew that there was some truth to it and I wanted to know why. "No, that is not the case at all. I am just a very busy woman,” she said shifting in her seat a bit.

  As we talked and flirted a little, I wondered what she was thinking. It seemed like old times but she seemed very guarded toward me. It seemed like she didn’t trust me. I wondered if my player reputation has effected how she saw me? It was true that I was a player, but I would never treat her like that. Gina was different.

  "So what do you say? Want to grab lunch?" I asked with grin.

  "Oh Matthew that is very kind, but I really can't. I have so much work to do that I can't take a break. I am so sorry," she said nervously. I knew that she was hiding something.

  "OK, I can understand that. How about if we grab dinner then, I can come pick you up at your place." I continued.

  "No!" she shouted. I laughed and said, "OK, I didn't realize dinner with me would be so horrific."

  "No, I am sorry I did not mean for it to come out that way. Dinner with you would be great, but I am just so busy and I would have to get a babysitter and that takes time. Maybe some other night before you leave back to Los Angeles," she said in a rambling sort of nervous way. Now she did not want to spend time with me alone. This was getting more and more mysterious.

  "Thank you for stopping by Matthew. Let me walk you out side," she said trying to get rid of me. It was something that astounded me. I had not been treated like a regular person in a very long time. Usually people were doing everything they could to get to spend time with me and here was this woman trying to g
et rid of me. It both wounded me and turned me on at the same time.

  "That is all right I think I can show myself out,” I said feeling a bit pissed off by her treatment of me.

  "Thank you for stopping by," she said with a weak smile. Then she bit her lower lip as though she was trying to hold something back. It was very strange. I nodded a goodbye to her and then said, "I'll see you at the wedding."

  Then I walked out and her annoying boss trailed behind me lavishing compliments on me and walking me out the door. I don’t know what the man said exactly because I stopped outside my car and peered back in through the glass just in time to see Gina running for the bathroom holding her hand over her mouth. Was she sick? Was she going to throw up? Perhaps she caught what her son had and that was why she did not want to go to lunch with me or dinner. Or was it something else? Was she holding back a wail of tears? It was all so strange and unusual. I leaned against my car as I pretended to listen to the boss man rattle on about his favorite basketball game that he saw me play in, but I was not paying attention. I stared at that door inside waiting for Gina to emerge but she did not. I almost went back inside to see if she was alright but I could not do that to my pride. She had already pretty much kicked me out of her workplace, and I did not want to be kicked out twice by her. It would be too much to deal with. I said my goodbyes to the boss man and then got in my car and drove away. For the rest of the night I could not stop thinking about Gina. What the hell was she hiding? Why did she turn me down? I had not been turned down by a woman in years. It was all very unusual.

  GINA

  After the way Matthew had left my office with a cold, "See you at the wedding," I knew that meant that he had no intention of seeing me at any of the wedding events before the wedding. That made me both relieved and sad. Relieved so that I would not have to talk to him about Jared, but sad because I wanted to see him again. One of the wedding events, was at Melissa's parents house which was also Matthew's parents house. However this was to be a bridesmaid's champagne event, sort of like a bachelorette party only classier and during the day with finger sandwiches and elegant conversation. Therefore I was not too nervous about running into Matthew. I also did not think that he was staying at his parents’ home, even though he had purchased a very large house for them after he became a celebrity athlete. Still, I would assume that he would want to stay elsewhere in order to indulge in his player behaviors.

  I sat with the rest of the bridesmaids and Melissa playing silly bridal games and eating finger sandwiches. I had to admit it was fun and it was one of the first social events that I had attended since I had dropped out of society ashamed and feeling unworthy of anything. So this was fun for me. After the party was over I stuck around to help clean up a bit. I was taking a tray of empty champagne glasses with lipstick stains on the rim into the kitchen when I heard, "Hey."

  I turned to see Matthew outside the French doors lounging on a sundeck chair. As soon as I saw him my heart began to race. He looked absolutely delicious lying there in a casual way with his arms behind his head as though he was in a surrendering position. Thoughts of walking to him and straddling him crossed my mind at lightning speed. I shook those thoughts out of my mind and said, "Hey what are you doing hiding there?"

  "I had to go somewhere while the womenfolk had their fun didnt I?" He laughed.

  "I suppose so," I laughed as I took a few steps toward him and then I looked around the kitchen.

  "Don't be shy, you can come out here," he said as he looked at me with a smile.

  "Okay just for a bit," I said as I grabbed two glasses of champagne and walked to him handing him one.

  "Thank you," he said.

  "You're welcome, are you staying here?" I asked as I took a drink and sat down on a lounge chair next to him.

  "Yeah I am. I bought it so I guess I might as will stay here," he laughed as he looked at me.

  Then he continued and said, "I'm glad that you are here. I wanted to talk to you about something," he said.

  "You did? About what?" I said starting to feel a little panicked.

  "Remember the night of your graduation?" He asked in a seductive manner. I nearly spit out my champagne as I thought about that night.

  "Yes, a night I will never forget. I am surprised that you remember," I said shocked by what he was telling me. I thought that we would never speak of this night and such a casual manner. That he would speak of it in a seductive way, and not because he had found out about Jared was not what I expected.

  "Are you kidding? I think about that night all the time. It is something that I will never forget. For me, it was a really hot night. It was some of the best sex that I've ever had even till this day," he said in a serious tone.

  "Really? But you date models and actresses that are absolutely beautiful. So I find that hard to believe," I said lowering my lashes and feeling myself blush.

  "Yes, but I do not have a connection with any of those women. Not the way I had connected with you after knowing you for so long. That's what makes good chemistry," he said.

  I felt myself beginning to get flushed and turned on by his words. I was in a real danger of being truthful and honest with him because he was being honest with me about how he feels. It was a very intoxicating conversation. Then I remembered that he was a professional player. He knew exactly how to talk to women and what to say. This is how a player got women into bed. They were not the aggressive types, they would go after a woman's heart and I was already falling for it. I quickly stood up and said, "I should be going. I'm supposed to be here for Melissa and her party," then I turned and walked away. He said something as I walked back inside but I was moving so quickly and so nervous that I could not hear him. I just continued through the kitchen and into the main room where I found Melissa.

  "Melissa I am sorry I just got a phone call from the babysitter and Jared is not feeling well so I must get home. I had such a lovely time and I will be at the next event and look forward to the wedding," I said is I gave her a quick hug and kiss on the cheek.

  "Thank you for coming Gina, I hope your little one feels better soon. Please let us know if there is anything that we can do. I would be happy to bring him chicken soup," she said with a smile.

  "That is very sweet, but I would not want you to catch a cold or whatever he might have before your wedding. That would absolutely ruin your day, but I will let you know when he is better, "I said as I quickly grabbed my purse and keys and headed out.

  That night I was still so turned on by what Matthew had said to me that I masterbated myself to sleep. I had too. I had to get some relief from the built up pressure.

  MATTHEW

  I could not stop thinking about Gina after I left her office that day. Now I was looking forward to the wedding events that my sister had planned through out the next few days because I would have a chance to see Gina again. I needed to find out what was going on with her and I needed to know now. I knew that she was hiding something big and I wasn’t going to find out unless I was in her life. More so, the more I tried to be in her life and the more she rejected me, the more I wanted her. She had ignited old feelings in me that I thought were lost. Seeing her in the flesh and then having these strange interactions with her made me feel something. It was something that I had not felt in a long time. It was real genuine passion and not lust. I had only been feeling lust for the models and actresses I dated in Hollywood. It was all part of that lifestyle. But now this was different. I was intrigued

  I knew that Melissa was having an event today at my parents home for the bridesmaids, so I stuck around. I stayed in the background out of the way, but where I could easily sneak Gina away. As I heard the party winding down I made my way to the atrium outside the French glass doors in the kitchen. I laid back on a lounge chair relaxing but with a watchful eye toward the kitchen. Soon enough I saw her. Gina walked in by herself with a trey full of dirty champagne glasses.

  "Hey." I said to her from outside on my chair. She looked around confuse
d for a bit until she saw me. Then she smiled at me. She looked at my body up and down taking it all in and I liked that. It felt good. Perhaps she did want me after all?

  Then she said "Hey what are you doing hiding there?"

  "I had to go somewhere while the womenfolk had their fun didnt I?" I laughed.

  "I suppose so," she laughed as she took a few steps toward me and then looked around the kitchen.

  "Don't be shy, you can come out here," I said as I looked at her with a welcoming smile.

  "Okay just for a bit," she said as she grabbed two glasses of champagne and walked to me handing me one.

  "Thank you," I said.

  "You're welcome, are you staying here?" she asked as she took a drink and sat down on a lounge chair next to me.

  "Yeah I am. I bought it so I guess I might as will stay here," I laughed as I looked at her.

  Then I continued and said, "I'm glad that you are here. I wanted to talk to you about something.”

  "You did? About what?" she said starting to be a little panicked.

  "Remember the night of your graduation?" I asked in a seductive manner. She nearly spit out the champagne and that made me smile.

  "Yes, a night I will never forget. I am surprised that you remember," she said shocked.

  "Are you kidding? I think about that night all the time. It is something that I will never forget. For me, it was a really hot night. It was some of the best sex that I've ever had even till this day," I said in a serious tone.