Never Knew Love Like This Before by Denise Campbell

Author:Denise Campbell [McGriff, Michelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2015-03-23T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

It had been a month since the separation and Simi was doing just fine, well . . . considering all the weirdness at the job. Looking in the mirror, he smoothed back his hair and straightened his new tie. It had cost him a mint replacing all his clothes. He’d not had to buy so many things in over twenty years. Glenda was gonna flip when she got that bill. But then, “Glenda and her crazy ass, cutting up my clothes like that. What got into her? Minx, no doubt! I hate her,” he lied. He actually always liked Minx. She was an exciting woman, much like he wished Glenda was. He had always hoped being friends, that Minx would have rubbed off on Glenda. “Maybe it has . . . but it’s like, really bad timing.”

He had a date with Candy tonight. She’d been hard to catch up with since her little promotion. She had been given half his territory to work. It was strange, but according to the grapevine the presentation she used to show the big dogs why they needed another salesperson in his region sounded a lot like one of his, one he was planning to use for his next step up the corporate ladder. It wasn’t time for an assistant or partner. He needed to be the big dog running the show alone a little longer—proving his worth for a minute or two more before then showing his ability to delegate. It was all in the plan. But now Candy had rushed it.

“No big deal,” he first thought.

“Man, Candy took your idea, though. You just gonna take that layin’ on your back?” his colleague, who had seen Candy’s presentation, asked after the e-mail had gone out announcing Candy’s promotion.

“What idea?” he asked, trying not to get overly excited at just the mere sound of her name. Still no one knew about their affair. It had gotten around about his separation but not his affair with Candy. She was still very insistent on keeping that private. And considering she’d not given him any in over two weeks, it hadn’t been hard to do.

“I think she’s after your job, man . . . not just part of it—the whole thing.”

“Please, nobody is after my job and especially not a sweet girl like Candy.”

“Sweet? Don’t let those blue eyes fool you; she’s a snake in a miniskirt.”

“Not Candy. And besides, from what I hear it’s just a lateral move, nothing to get all excited about. I’ve still got my position secured and retirement set. I’m still going to be her superior.”

“Well, I’d watch my back if I were you . . . might find yourself sitting in the unemployment line—superiorly.”

“No biggie, I’ll just work on another proposal,” he told the reflection. Candy deserved this little advance and besides, it wasn’t as if she wouldn’t ask him to come along with her on her out-of-town trips, turnabout was fair play, right? It wasn’t as if she knew the ropes.

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