The Executive by Kimberley Montpetit

Author:Kimberley Montpetit
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Spellbound Books

Chapter 14

For the next hour, Kira read over her text conversation with Caleb. It was the last thing she did before turning out the light and rolling into her pillow to sleep.

He was amusing and sweet, complimentary but not in an annoying way like some guys who were only interested in a physical relationship.

When she basically told Caleb to get lost, he wasn’t angry or defensive. Instead, he told her she was the most beautiful woman he’d ever seen with talent and personality to match.

It had been a long time since she’d heard those kinds of compliments from a member of the male species.

It was very nice. Well, if she was honest, it was more than nice, but she was still suspicious of Caleb and there was so much more she needed to learn about him.

Mistrust had become part of her nature after breaking up with her last boyfriend, Roger—Kira wondered if he was still with the floozy he met on the cruise ship—but Roger was a distant memory and she honestly could not care less.

True to Caleb’s word, when she clocked into work two days later, she discovered that he had dropped off an envelope containing a ticket to attend the concert featuring Celeste Delorios, the world-renowned pianist from Italy.

She held the ticket in her hand, like Charlie holding the coveted golden ticket to Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. Her finger glided over the printed words, a border of fancy gold swirls decorating the perimeter.

Her heart beat faster daydreaming about sitting in the plush concert hall downtown, the sound of perfect music flowing over her entire body and into her heart. It had been years since she could afford to hear a professional pianist or orchestra.

When the following Friday came, Kira showered and dressed with care. Mr. Rossi’s had given her the night off when she told him about the performance. He knew she had once majored in piano performance and the older man sympathetically rearranged her schedule.

Friday evenings were hard to give up since she usually made her best tips on the weekend, but another woman volunteered to take her shift. She was saving up to purchase a tricycle for her three-year old son’s upcoming birthday.

Kira stretched out the enjoyment of the evening by taking a long, hot shower, and using lotion and perfume. After drying her hair and applying her makeup, she slipped into her nicest dress, a red sheath with a gold belt. The dress swished about her legs, making her feel elegant.

Finally, she hunted down her best black coat, digging it out from the back of the closet. It was November now and the night temperatures dropped fast when the sun sank below the western mountains.

Earlier, her mother had telephoned and Kira reminded her for the tenth time that she was attending a concert that night—and not coming over to share a casserole dinner with her and Dad.

“I don’t understand how can you go to a concert by yourself?” her mother had asked. “Isn’t that terribly awkward to be there alone?”

“I’ll be surrounded by other piano lovers, Mother.

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