He knew that Loren was not the type of woman that he would categorize like that. He wouldn’t set her up to be hurt by him because he knew she deserved better than to be one of many women he was seeing. His body wanted her yes, but it was more than that. He had feelings that were growing for her and had been for some time.
On a regular basis he tossed back and forth between the idea of telling her how he felt and staying quiet and the turmoil was wreaking havoc on his life. There were days when he didn’t know if he was coming or going when it came to Loren and the more he saw her and thought about her, the stronger his desire for her became. He knew he had to do something soon, but he wasn’t sure what that something was. He also knew until he figured it out, he would continue to be plagued by the dilemma every day.
Frustration was not settling in and he knew only one thing could distract him and that was the gym. He got up, grabbed his gear and headed for the door.
~~~
A week had gone by since Loren’s business dinner with Mike and he was still heavy on her mind. In the midst of that, she was excited that some art she had purchased had finally come in.
Duron had asked her to purchase some wall art for his condo like she did for the house he purchased that she had also decorated. The art she purchased for him had finally come in and she needed to meet the delivery man from the gallery at Duron’s condo so that they could get it hung up. She knew that her brother was out at his house in Buckhead so she wouldn’t have to worry about disturbing him at the condo while she got the art in its place. This distraction would also allow her some time to get her mind off of Mike. She wasn’t trying to fight the connection she was beginning to feel with him. She just didn’t want to make a fool of herself fawning all over him when she knew he wasn’t the one woman type that she was looking for.
She even questioned herself all week about his interest in her. She second guessed whether he was interested especially after he failed to take advantage of the invitation she was mentally giving him to kiss her the night they’d had dinner, while they sat in her car. She felt the charge in the air and she knew he did as well. She assumed it was possible he still saw her as the little sister of his best friend and not as the woman she had become over the years.
She cleared her mind and focused. The hour was getting late and she had lots to do before heading to the condo to meet the art delivery.
~~~
Mike had been at the office for a few hours. It didn’t matter how much work he tried to delve into, he could not get his thoughts off of Loren and how sexy she looked the last time he’d seen her.
She had not stopped in at the office to see her brother and other than a few email exchanges back and forth about his house in California, they had no other contact. He wanted to call her, but he fought that want. He didn’t know what he would say. They had left things at a point that he would call her when the time came for her to go out to Los Angeles and do a walk-through of his house to take photos of each room. Until then, he really didn’t have a reason to just call.
Since it appeared concentration was the furthest thing from his mind, he decided to pack things up and head back up to his condo to get a little remaining work done there before meeting up with some friends later in the evening for drinks and some pool.
After gathering up all the paperwork he would need, he headed to the elevator that would take him up to the penthouse of the office park where he, Tyrone and Duron each had penthouse condos. He loved living at the top of the office park and since traffic in Atlanta could be a beast on most good days, he was glad he didn’t have to go far to go home, especially after a late night of working.
While he waited for the elevator, he wondered if Loren had thought about him after the time they had spent over dinner. She
On a regular basis he tossed back and forth between the idea of telling her how he felt and staying quiet and the turmoil was wreaking havoc on his life. There were days when he didn’t know if he was coming or going when it came to Loren and the more he saw her and thought about her, the stronger his desire for her became. He knew he had to do something soon, but he wasn’t sure what that something was. He also knew until he figured it out, he would continue to be plagued by the dilemma every day.
Frustration was not settling in and he knew only one thing could distract him and that was the gym. He got up, grabbed his gear and headed for the door.
~~~
A week had gone by since Loren’s business dinner with Mike and he was still heavy on her mind. In the midst of that, she was excited that some art she had purchased had finally come in.
Duron had asked her to purchase some wall art for his condo like she did for the house he purchased that she had also decorated. The art she purchased for him had finally come in and she needed to meet the delivery man from the gallery at Duron’s condo so that they could get it hung up. She knew that her brother was out at his house in Buckhead so she wouldn’t have to worry about disturbing him at the condo while she got the art in its place. This distraction would also allow her some time to get her mind off of Mike. She wasn’t trying to fight the connection she was beginning to feel with him. She just didn’t want to make a fool of herself fawning all over him when she knew he wasn’t the one woman type that she was looking for.
She even questioned herself all week about his interest in her. She second guessed whether he was interested especially after he failed to take advantage of the invitation she was mentally giving him to kiss her the night they’d had dinner, while they sat in her car. She felt the charge in the air and she knew he did as well. She assumed it was possible he still saw her as the little sister of his best friend and not as the woman she had become over the years.
She cleared her mind and focused. The hour was getting late and she had lots to do before heading to the condo to meet the art delivery.
~~~
Mike had been at the office for a few hours. It didn’t matter how much work he tried to delve into, he could not get his thoughts off of Loren and how sexy she looked the last time he’d seen her.
She had not stopped in at the office to see her brother and other than a few email exchanges back and forth about his house in California, they had no other contact. He wanted to call her, but he fought that want. He didn’t know what he would say. They had left things at a point that he would call her when the time came for her to go out to Los Angeles and do a walk-through of his house to take photos of each room. Until then, he really didn’t have a reason to just call.
Since it appeared concentration was the furthest thing from his mind, he decided to pack things up and head back up to his condo to get a little remaining work done there before meeting up with some friends later in the evening for drinks and some pool.
After gathering up all the paperwork he would need, he headed to the elevator that would take him up to the penthouse of the office park where he, Tyrone and Duron each had penthouse condos. He loved living at the top of the office park and since traffic in Atlanta could be a beast on most good days, he was glad he didn’t have to go far to go home, especially after a late night of working.
While he waited for the elevator, he wondered if Loren had thought about him after the time they had spent over dinner. She
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