shrugged and gathered my things. "Anyways. Tell those closest to you that you love them. You just never know about tomorrow."
They all shared my sentiment and walked with me to the door, patting me on the back and giving away a few more sympathies. It felt good to let my guard down just a little and be human in front of them. I'd worked so hard for the last six years to be anything but. Maybe change was in the air. I sure as fuck needed it.
I walked to my office with my eyes cast toward the ground in an effort to avoid anyone else. Dana, Damon or Bethany were the only three people in the world I was willing to talk to at the moment, and none of them were around. After checking in to find Eliza gone, I walked to my office and half-shut the door behind me. I dropped down at my desk and turned on my computer as the door opened and Heather poked her head in.
"Bad timing?"
"Depends on what you want." I lifted my chin and sat back in my seat. Her suit looked like it was tailor-made for her, and some part of me wanted to beg her to grow up and find a man she could invest in, one she could possibly even love, but it wasn't my place. She'd obviously not had her ass handed to her the ways I had over the past thanks to my flirty attitude and laid back persona.
Sitting in front of the President of the University at a hearing over sexual harassment will burn any playfulness right out of you fast.
Hell, maybe that's what she needed too.
"I heard we're going to be running the nerd squad together." She gave me a sexy smile and pressed her back to the wall beside the door. I was surprised she left the damn thing open.
"We sure are." I glanced down at my computer and pulled up Jake's e-mail. "Damn. Looks like there is a meeting tonight."
"Where and what is it about?" She arched her back a little, causing her breasts to jut out.
"It's in room twenty-five sixty." I glanced down at my watch. "In an hour. Looks like a normal business meeting. One of the big accounting firms is presenting."
"I have plans tonight. I can cancel them if you're interested in maybe getting a drink after the event?" She lifted her eyebrows and bit her bottom lip.
"One minute you're threatening to tear me down, and the next you're offering to buy me a drink. I'm not sure what to think, Dr. Turner." I leaned forward and put my arms on my desk.
"Is that a yes?"
"No. I'm dating someone, Heather."
"Dating is such an arbitrary word."
"I'll do the event. You go have fun. We'll work out a schedule sometime soon together."
"You sure?" She moved toward the door and paused. "We would be so good together, Kendal. I know you remember all those times when we were."
"I actually don't remember most of them." I stood up and stretched. "It's either the aging process that's burning them away, or the fact that we always started with a bottle of vodka. Maybe a little of both?"
I didn't want to fight with the bitch, and I didn't want her under my skin, looking for any means to bring me down to heel in front of her. It wouldn't happen, and somewhere along the way, I'd snap and choke her out. Then sexual harassment would be the least of my worries.
"Liquor makes things slicker." She chuckled and walked out, leaving me to stand there and shake my head.
How the hell did Damon and I ever get mixed up with a nut case like her? Simple. We loved sex and so did she.
Sadly enough, not much had changed - not for any of us.
Chapter 9
Dana
I only had time to grab a muffin from the corner store before getting to the hospital on Friday morning. Between my nerves about going out of town with Kendal and the weariness that hung on me like a well-worn coat, I was fried. The date with Cameron ended better than I expected, but I needed to talk with Kendal about the guy. Not that I expected my handsome new beau to defend me against my ex, but I wanted to be on the up and up. Something told me that it wasn't the last time Cameron would end up on my doorstep.
My stomach grumbled
They all shared my sentiment and walked with me to the door, patting me on the back and giving away a few more sympathies. It felt good to let my guard down just a little and be human in front of them. I'd worked so hard for the last six years to be anything but. Maybe change was in the air. I sure as fuck needed it.
I walked to my office with my eyes cast toward the ground in an effort to avoid anyone else. Dana, Damon or Bethany were the only three people in the world I was willing to talk to at the moment, and none of them were around. After checking in to find Eliza gone, I walked to my office and half-shut the door behind me. I dropped down at my desk and turned on my computer as the door opened and Heather poked her head in.
"Bad timing?"
"Depends on what you want." I lifted my chin and sat back in my seat. Her suit looked like it was tailor-made for her, and some part of me wanted to beg her to grow up and find a man she could invest in, one she could possibly even love, but it wasn't my place. She'd obviously not had her ass handed to her the ways I had over the past thanks to my flirty attitude and laid back persona.
Sitting in front of the President of the University at a hearing over sexual harassment will burn any playfulness right out of you fast.
Hell, maybe that's what she needed too.
"I heard we're going to be running the nerd squad together." She gave me a sexy smile and pressed her back to the wall beside the door. I was surprised she left the damn thing open.
"We sure are." I glanced down at my computer and pulled up Jake's e-mail. "Damn. Looks like there is a meeting tonight."
"Where and what is it about?" She arched her back a little, causing her breasts to jut out.
"It's in room twenty-five sixty." I glanced down at my watch. "In an hour. Looks like a normal business meeting. One of the big accounting firms is presenting."
"I have plans tonight. I can cancel them if you're interested in maybe getting a drink after the event?" She lifted her eyebrows and bit her bottom lip.
"One minute you're threatening to tear me down, and the next you're offering to buy me a drink. I'm not sure what to think, Dr. Turner." I leaned forward and put my arms on my desk.
"Is that a yes?"
"No. I'm dating someone, Heather."
"Dating is such an arbitrary word."
"I'll do the event. You go have fun. We'll work out a schedule sometime soon together."
"You sure?" She moved toward the door and paused. "We would be so good together, Kendal. I know you remember all those times when we were."
"I actually don't remember most of them." I stood up and stretched. "It's either the aging process that's burning them away, or the fact that we always started with a bottle of vodka. Maybe a little of both?"
I didn't want to fight with the bitch, and I didn't want her under my skin, looking for any means to bring me down to heel in front of her. It wouldn't happen, and somewhere along the way, I'd snap and choke her out. Then sexual harassment would be the least of my worries.
"Liquor makes things slicker." She chuckled and walked out, leaving me to stand there and shake my head.
How the hell did Damon and I ever get mixed up with a nut case like her? Simple. We loved sex and so did she.
Sadly enough, not much had changed - not for any of us.
Chapter 9
Dana
I only had time to grab a muffin from the corner store before getting to the hospital on Friday morning. Between my nerves about going out of town with Kendal and the weariness that hung on me like a well-worn coat, I was fried. The date with Cameron ended better than I expected, but I needed to talk with Kendal about the guy. Not that I expected my handsome new beau to defend me against my ex, but I wanted to be on the up and up. Something told me that it wasn't the last time Cameron would end up on my doorstep.
My stomach grumbled
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