if I do have an outbreak, it’s on my upper backside, where my panty tags used to be. I no longer wear those kinds of panties, but sometimes my jeans are low-cut and they rub it, it might get irritated. I don’t get outbreaks that often, because I keep everything dry down there or not damp for too long” I smiled. “Plus, I don’t wear anything that will chaff those areas. TMI?”
“No, I’m going to be all up in there soon, so it’s not too much information for me,” he smiled. “Good though. Are you on birth control?”
“No, I’m not.”
“Get on some.” He grabbed my chin and lifted it towards his mouth. “Today!”
Holy shit! My body was on fire. My nipples were stretched against the camisole.
It was only 11:00 AM and I needed to go home, change clothes and see if I could squeeze an appointment in with my OBGYN. I’d have to do a pregnancy test before they put me on birth control and get all my other STD testing.
“I’ll see if I can make an appointment. They may not have any openings so late today.”
“Fine, I’ll show you my bill of health as well.” He pulled me closer. “I’m going out of town to take care of some business today, but let’s have dinner tomorrow night?”
“I think I’m good, but I’ll check my calendar.”
He stared at me and said, “Don’t even think about running from me again. I hope you know that I’ll find you.”
I laughed. “No, I just don’t want to say yes, without looking at my calendar.”
“Cancel it.”
“Hey, don’t do that.” I protested, shaking my head.
“Don’t do what? Tell you to cancel, when I want to spend time with you.”
“Yes, that. I wouldn’t ask you to do that?”
He looked at me curiously and said, “You wouldn’t have to.”
Then he kissed me softly, pulled me to him and whispered in my ear, “See you tomorrow sweetheart.” He swatted my ass once more and strode out the room. Well, more like sauntered out of the room. Of course, the women in the office gushed as he apologized for his behavior and the men tried to stand taller than they usually did.
Chapter 8: I’m interested
JOSHUA:
Well, I thought she was going to say she was pregnant or she couldn’t have kids, or even that she got her tubes tied. I wasn’t expecting her to say she had herpes. She was acting like it was a death sentence. Shit, herpes may not go away, but it’s not leprosy. With Simplex 2, nobody even knows she has it, unless she is having an outbreak and she’s intimate with someone. While she can still give the disease to someone without having an outbreak, it still isn’t small pox or Ebola. That was why she was pushing me away. Damn, I wish I would have known that sooner. She could have been mine by now.
Shit.
Daniel, my driver, was playing some classical music in the background, but it was doing nothing to soothe my temper. I had to go out of town to fix a fuck-up, before it turned into a bigger fuck-up. This is why I pay top-dollar for people to do their fucking job, so I don’t have to fly in and fix shit. If I’m on the scene, people are getting fired. This shit would have to change now, especially now that I have Samantha. Everything needs to change.
Starting with Alura.
SAMANTHA:
I sent my staff an email telling them I was taking the rest of the day off and I’d see them tomorrow. I also sent them the details of the new project we would be working with Kelly International starting in a week, but we’d need to hash out schedules, timelines, etc. therefore, we would have an all-staff meeting tomorrow at 10am. I’d bring donuts, but I tasked someone else to get the coffee. The last time I tried to carry both the donuts and coffee, I almost had third degree burns on my legs. Therefore, I now delegate. Elliot would be so proud of me. One day, he saw how stressed I was trying to keep the business afloat, he made me repeat after him several times: DELEGATE! I would call him now, if I was ‘not’ talking to him
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