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Authors: Alison Ryan
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ever move to Las Vegas. He was a Georgia boy through and through.
Once dinner was (mercifully) over, Michelle excused herself to the ladies room. Larry decided it was a good time to play some slots.
“Tell your momma I’ll be over by the roulette tables,” he said.
Scarlet’s stomach dropped. She was now alone with Aunt Nancy.
Neither of them said anything for a moment, just sat in awkward silence listening to the sounds of the slots being played in the small locals’ casino surrounding the buffet. Scarlet desperately tried to think of something mundane to say but Nancy beat her to the punch.
“Barrett says he’s having dinner with you on Thursday,” Nancy said, sipping her water. “I was surprised to hear that.”
Scarlet looked down at her hands, her stomach in knots, “I don’t think I’m going to actually go. He kind of cornered me into agreeing.”
Nancy looked at her, “I told him I didn’t think it was a great idea.”
Scarlet looked up, surprised, “Yeah. I agree.”
“But,” Nancy continued, “I also think he deserves a conversation with you. It’s none of my business, Scarlet. But there was a lot left unsaid-“
“You’re right. It’s none of your business,” Scarlet said flatly.
“I understand that. But if you break off this dinner, it just means you’re prolonging something. I know you want to talk to him. Otherwise you wouldn’t care this much,” Nancy pointedly said. “Go to that dinner. Finish the conversation. It will help you both move on. And I know you need that.”
Scarlet looked at her angrily, “Don’t act like this is about me. All you care about is Barrett.”
Nancy sighed, “You couldn’t be more wrong. I care about you very much, Scarlet. And I know that the reason you’re here isn’t just because of your parents. You can’t figure out what to do, Scarlet. Because you have unfinished business. We all can sense it.”
“I didn’t know he would even be here,” Scarlet replied. “Trust me, had I known-“
“Maybe fate put you here precisely because it knew you wouldn’t come here voluntarily,” Nancy said. “Think about that.”
Scarlet said nothing. She didn’t want to admit that very thought had been occurring to her since the second she’d stepped off the elevator and seen him.
Five Years Earlier…
“What? We can’t do it here !” Scarlet whispered as Barrett took her by the hand and led her to his office. It was after hours at Evers Holdings’ offices in downtown Atlanta and no one was in the building other than security and housekeeping. But Barrett had his own plan cooked up.
“Come on. I’ve been thinking about having you on top of my desk pretty much since the first day I saw you in that pencil skirt,” he laughed, pulling her towards him. “And now I have my chance. Please, Scarlet Bloom. Let me go down on you on top of my corporate desk calendar.”
She couldn’t help but laugh, “Gee. I love it when you talk dirty like that. Really turns a girl on.”
He flipped the light on and harsh fluorescent lighting blinded them temporarily.
“Ugh,” Scarlet said. “The lighting in here at night is like being in an operating room. Not the most sexy.”
“You’re right,” he said. He walked over to a table in the corner of his massive room, flipping on a lamp switch and turning off the overhead lights.
“Is that better?” he asked. The room was now dimly lit, their shadows dancing around the walls.
“Much,” she said, unbuttoning her blouse. “I think I’m getting why you wanted me here now.”
They were naked within seconds. She sat on the edge of his desk, her slender, toned legs open, revealing all of herself to him.
“Is this what you wanted?” she whispered. Barrett stood in front of her, his erection stretching painfully up, perpendicular to his muscled abs.
“This is everything I wanted,” he replied, kneeling before her, his face inches from her sex. “I’m going to make you scream loud
Once dinner was (mercifully) over, Michelle excused herself to the ladies room. Larry decided it was a good time to play some slots.
“Tell your momma I’ll be over by the roulette tables,” he said.
Scarlet’s stomach dropped. She was now alone with Aunt Nancy.
Neither of them said anything for a moment, just sat in awkward silence listening to the sounds of the slots being played in the small locals’ casino surrounding the buffet. Scarlet desperately tried to think of something mundane to say but Nancy beat her to the punch.
“Barrett says he’s having dinner with you on Thursday,” Nancy said, sipping her water. “I was surprised to hear that.”
Scarlet looked down at her hands, her stomach in knots, “I don’t think I’m going to actually go. He kind of cornered me into agreeing.”
Nancy looked at her, “I told him I didn’t think it was a great idea.”
Scarlet looked up, surprised, “Yeah. I agree.”
“But,” Nancy continued, “I also think he deserves a conversation with you. It’s none of my business, Scarlet. But there was a lot left unsaid-“
“You’re right. It’s none of your business,” Scarlet said flatly.
“I understand that. But if you break off this dinner, it just means you’re prolonging something. I know you want to talk to him. Otherwise you wouldn’t care this much,” Nancy pointedly said. “Go to that dinner. Finish the conversation. It will help you both move on. And I know you need that.”
Scarlet looked at her angrily, “Don’t act like this is about me. All you care about is Barrett.”
Nancy sighed, “You couldn’t be more wrong. I care about you very much, Scarlet. And I know that the reason you’re here isn’t just because of your parents. You can’t figure out what to do, Scarlet. Because you have unfinished business. We all can sense it.”
“I didn’t know he would even be here,” Scarlet replied. “Trust me, had I known-“
“Maybe fate put you here precisely because it knew you wouldn’t come here voluntarily,” Nancy said. “Think about that.”
Scarlet said nothing. She didn’t want to admit that very thought had been occurring to her since the second she’d stepped off the elevator and seen him.
Five Years Earlier…
“What? We can’t do it here !” Scarlet whispered as Barrett took her by the hand and led her to his office. It was after hours at Evers Holdings’ offices in downtown Atlanta and no one was in the building other than security and housekeeping. But Barrett had his own plan cooked up.
“Come on. I’ve been thinking about having you on top of my desk pretty much since the first day I saw you in that pencil skirt,” he laughed, pulling her towards him. “And now I have my chance. Please, Scarlet Bloom. Let me go down on you on top of my corporate desk calendar.”
She couldn’t help but laugh, “Gee. I love it when you talk dirty like that. Really turns a girl on.”
He flipped the light on and harsh fluorescent lighting blinded them temporarily.
“Ugh,” Scarlet said. “The lighting in here at night is like being in an operating room. Not the most sexy.”
“You’re right,” he said. He walked over to a table in the corner of his massive room, flipping on a lamp switch and turning off the overhead lights.
“Is that better?” he asked. The room was now dimly lit, their shadows dancing around the walls.
“Much,” she said, unbuttoning her blouse. “I think I’m getting why you wanted me here now.”
They were naked within seconds. She sat on the edge of his desk, her slender, toned legs open, revealing all of herself to him.
“Is this what you wanted?” she whispered. Barrett stood in front of her, his erection stretching painfully up, perpendicular to his muscled abs.
“This is everything I wanted,” he replied, kneeling before her, his face inches from her sex. “I’m going to make you scream loud
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