S is for Second Chance by Rose Annie J

Author:Rose, Annie J.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-01-21T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Devin

I slid the tie around my neck before quickly tying it without thinking about what I was doing. It was second nature to me. I straightened the power blue tie before adding my tie clip. I reached for the jacket that matched the black pants. As usual, my tie was the only splash of color in my outfit. I turned left and right in the mirror, making sure I looked good before heading downstairs.

I couldn’t believe how nervous I was about the meeting with Toby and Elly today. I had gone through similar meetings hundreds of times. I had the experience. I had the knowledge, and I knew my proposal was good. Yet, I was acting like a newbie, fresh out of school and meeting my first client.

The reason wasn’t hard to figure out. It was the fact I was seeing her. Things had been going so well between us at my office the other day. I couldn’t believe how well we’d been getting along. It had been like old times—the times when I didn’t know she was acting as a spy. She’d been nice, friendly, and her smiles were genuine. It had been easy to have a conversation with her. For a brief moment, everything had been right in my world. It was as if I had stepped into a parallel universe, one in which she and I were friends.

I had let myself believe we had turned a corner in our relationship, that there was a chance we could be friends. Then it came to a grinding halt the second her phone rang. I had been seconds from pulling her into my lap and taking what I craved. The phone call had been strange. She’d really been concerned about something. The immediate change in her easygoing attitude told me it was something big.

I had to consider the fact she had a life in California. That life very likely included a boyfriend. The thought of her with another man made me furious. Jealousy flooded my veins, followed by white-hot anger. The thought she was toying with me while some poor sap sat back in LA waiting for her to return did not sit well with me. I didn’t think she was the kind of person who would cheat on her boyfriend, but what did I really know about her? She’d fooled me. Maybe her boyfriend was just as blind. She was very skilled in the art of deception. I had to acknowledge that everything I knew about Elly Savage had been a cover. She had been lying to me from the very first moment we met.

“You’d best remember that,” I mumbled to myself. I couldn’t get caught up in another one of her schemes. I didn’t think I would recover a second time.

I walked out of the house to the waiting car. It was time to focus on the deal. I wanted Toby to know he was going to get everything he needed to take his company to the next level.

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