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Authors: Karolyn James
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Bring your laptop too. We’re going to the mountains.”
“The mountains?”
Johnnie nodded with his eyes wide. “I have a place in the mountains. Secluded and quiet. We could be there in time for dinner.”
“You’re kidding me.”
“Not at all. Just me, you, and the mountains.”
Johnnie slid his hands into Jess’s and lowered his head.
“Come with me, Jess. We can get to know each other. Escape the world for a little bit. Nobody can bother us. Plus, I have to come back for the charity show. Just for a few days.”
“You have everything we need?” Jess asked.
“Sure. The only thing I need is you. Come with me.”
“I noticed you didn’t ask me,” Jess said. “You keep telling me.”
“Yeah?”
“Do I have a choice?”
“Do you want a choice?”
Jess smiled. “I think I made my choice... last night...”
Johnnie brought his lips to Jess’s. They touched but he didn’t kiss her. Instead, he said, “Me too...”
(14)
It felt like a secret operation as Jess ran behind Johnnie down the hall, holding his hand. It was fun, innocent, and by the time they boarded the elevators, they were both laughing. Jess worried that the elevator wouldn’t make it to the ground floor without someone trying to board the elevator.
She was right.
They made it to the fourth floor when the elevator stopped.
Jess gripped his hand tight, wondering what would happen if someone recognized Johnnie.
The doors opened and a man in a suit stepped in. He turned, looked at the ground floor button, and did nothing.
The ride continued and two seconds into moving again, the man turned and looked at Johnnie.
“Hey, are you...”
“Nope,” Johnnie said and pressed the button for the third floor.
The elevator stopped in time and he rushed from it, Jess alongside him.
“What are we doing here?” Jess asked.
“We’ll take the stairs now,” Johnnie said.
At the ground floor, Jess started to move towards the lobby.
“No,” Johnnie said. “We’ll take the backdoor. There’s a car waiting for us.”
“A car?”
Johnnie paused and smiled at Jess. “I’m a rockstar. I get what I want, when I want it.”
The words made Jess’s body flare with heat.
Outside the backdoor of The Richmond, a black car waited. It wasn’t a limo but Jess assumed that was done on purpose. A simple black car wouldn’t attract as much attention.
Johnnie opened the back door for Jess and within minutes, they were driving towards Jess’s apartment. Once settled, she had time to think.
Her first thought?
This is crazy...
Yeah, it was crazy. But when Jess turned her head and looked at Johnnie, it didn’t feel so crazy. He was a man in need of a getaway. A chance to relax and let the world roll off his shoulders. Jess felt the same way. For days she had been forcing herself to slave over her keyboard, desperate to churn out another book fast enough to keep her publisher happy. They didn’t ask for the book but Jess put the pressure on herself to deliver.
Did that even matter?
Her dream had always been to have the freedom to write. That freedom landed in her lap a while ago and nothing had changed. She did nothing out of the ordinary. Nothing wild. Nothing fun.
Until now.
When the vehicle stopped at her apartment, she hesitated to get out of the car.
“What’s wrong?” Johnnie asked.
“This is...”
“What we need,” he said. He leaned towards her, taking her hand. “Jess, I’m not forcing you to do a thing. I’m offering you something.”
“How long will you wait?” Jess asked.
“As long as I have to.”
“What if I go inside and never come out?”
Johnnie smiled. “Then I’d have to come find you. To check on you. To beg you to come with me.”
Jess opened the door and slid out of the car. As she looked at Johnnie one last time, she smiled back. “No need to beg.”
Through her apartment, Jess
“The mountains?”
Johnnie nodded with his eyes wide. “I have a place in the mountains. Secluded and quiet. We could be there in time for dinner.”
“You’re kidding me.”
“Not at all. Just me, you, and the mountains.”
Johnnie slid his hands into Jess’s and lowered his head.
“Come with me, Jess. We can get to know each other. Escape the world for a little bit. Nobody can bother us. Plus, I have to come back for the charity show. Just for a few days.”
“You have everything we need?” Jess asked.
“Sure. The only thing I need is you. Come with me.”
“I noticed you didn’t ask me,” Jess said. “You keep telling me.”
“Yeah?”
“Do I have a choice?”
“Do you want a choice?”
Jess smiled. “I think I made my choice... last night...”
Johnnie brought his lips to Jess’s. They touched but he didn’t kiss her. Instead, he said, “Me too...”
(14)
It felt like a secret operation as Jess ran behind Johnnie down the hall, holding his hand. It was fun, innocent, and by the time they boarded the elevators, they were both laughing. Jess worried that the elevator wouldn’t make it to the ground floor without someone trying to board the elevator.
She was right.
They made it to the fourth floor when the elevator stopped.
Jess gripped his hand tight, wondering what would happen if someone recognized Johnnie.
The doors opened and a man in a suit stepped in. He turned, looked at the ground floor button, and did nothing.
The ride continued and two seconds into moving again, the man turned and looked at Johnnie.
“Hey, are you...”
“Nope,” Johnnie said and pressed the button for the third floor.
The elevator stopped in time and he rushed from it, Jess alongside him.
“What are we doing here?” Jess asked.
“We’ll take the stairs now,” Johnnie said.
At the ground floor, Jess started to move towards the lobby.
“No,” Johnnie said. “We’ll take the backdoor. There’s a car waiting for us.”
“A car?”
Johnnie paused and smiled at Jess. “I’m a rockstar. I get what I want, when I want it.”
The words made Jess’s body flare with heat.
Outside the backdoor of The Richmond, a black car waited. It wasn’t a limo but Jess assumed that was done on purpose. A simple black car wouldn’t attract as much attention.
Johnnie opened the back door for Jess and within minutes, they were driving towards Jess’s apartment. Once settled, she had time to think.
Her first thought?
This is crazy...
Yeah, it was crazy. But when Jess turned her head and looked at Johnnie, it didn’t feel so crazy. He was a man in need of a getaway. A chance to relax and let the world roll off his shoulders. Jess felt the same way. For days she had been forcing herself to slave over her keyboard, desperate to churn out another book fast enough to keep her publisher happy. They didn’t ask for the book but Jess put the pressure on herself to deliver.
Did that even matter?
Her dream had always been to have the freedom to write. That freedom landed in her lap a while ago and nothing had changed. She did nothing out of the ordinary. Nothing wild. Nothing fun.
Until now.
When the vehicle stopped at her apartment, she hesitated to get out of the car.
“What’s wrong?” Johnnie asked.
“This is...”
“What we need,” he said. He leaned towards her, taking her hand. “Jess, I’m not forcing you to do a thing. I’m offering you something.”
“How long will you wait?” Jess asked.
“As long as I have to.”
“What if I go inside and never come out?”
Johnnie smiled. “Then I’d have to come find you. To check on you. To beg you to come with me.”
Jess opened the door and slid out of the car. As she looked at Johnnie one last time, she smiled back. “No need to beg.”
Through her apartment, Jess
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