Denny looked at me through the rearview mirror.
“Are you ok, Connor?” he asked.
“I’m fine, Denny. Let’s go pick up Miss Lane.”
We pulled up to the curb of her apartment building. I got out and walked up to the door, then
knocked and waited for her to answer. The moment the door opened, I took in a sharp breath at the
sight of Ellery standing there in my favorite dress. An intoxicated feeling came over me as she smiled.
Damn that smile.
“Were you afraid that I’d get mugged between my door and your car?” she smirked.
“Very funny, Ellery,” I smiled at her.
She nudged my shoulder playfully, and I nudged her back. I opened the door for her, and she
gracefully slid into the seat. I climbed in and sat beside her. I grabbed a glass and handed it to her as I
poured champagne into it. Once again, my heart began beating faster than normal, and my palms were
sweaty. I held my glass up to her.
“You look beautiful, Ellery. What a lovely dress,” I said.
“Thank you, Connor. I was hoping you’d like this one,” she winked as she held up her glass to
mine.
She was exquisite. The dress hugged her just like I’d pictured it would, framing her small petite
body. Her soft curled hair was in an up do that featured her elongated neck as small diamond teardrop
earrings hung perfectly from her ears. I subtly took in her scent as it filled the enclosed space we
were in. Needless to say, it was arousing me. I could tell this was going to be a long night.
Denny pulled up to the entrance of the hotel and got out to open Ellery’s door. I walked around to
her side, took her hand, and helped her out of the limo. Her hand was warm and soft, and fire ignited
throughout my body when I touched her.
“Do you think that you can behave yourself tonight?” I smirked as I held my arm out to her.
“I don’t know, but I can’t make any promises,” she smiled as she wrapped her arm in mine.
We walked into the hotel and straight down the hallway to the Grand Ballroom. It was one of the
most elegant ballrooms in New York. I need a drink, and I need one now.
“What can I get you from the bar?” I asked.
“I’ll take a glass of white wine, please.”
I told her to wait at the table as I went to the bar and got our drinks. I gave her the glass of wine
while I steadily drank my scotch and admired the most beautiful woman in the ballroom standing
before me. I saw a good friend and colleague of mine, Robert and his wife, standing at the other side
of the room. I lightly touched Ellery’s elbow and escorted her to where he and his wife were
standing.
“Good evening, Connor,” Robert said as we shook hands.
“Hello, Robert, Courtney, I would like you to meet a friend of mine, Ellery Lane.”
“You have beautiful friends, Connor,” he smiled as he lightly kissed Ellery’s hand.
I gave a small smile and watched as Courtney eyed Ellery up and down. Courtney and I had a bit of
a history, and it left her bitter. She fell hard and wanted more, but I had nothing to give. Robert put his
arm around me and led me off to the side where the women couldn’t hear us.
“Connor, Ashlyn is coming. I just thought you should know,” he said.
“What? I thought I told you to make sure she wouldn’t be here,” I snapped.
“I did make sure, but then she went and swooned George Frankel, and he fell all over the
opportunity. You know how he is with beautiful women.”
“Damn it,” I shook my head.
We walked back to where Ellery and Courtney were standing. I put my hand on the small of
Ellery’s back and escorted her back to the table. I needed to try and find Ashlyn before she saw
Ellery. I pulled the chair out for her and excused myself to the restroom.
I headed down the hallway and saw Ashlyn entering the ballroom with George. She saw me coming
and smiled. I was angry at her and she knew it.
“George, good to see you, buddy,” I smiled as I put my arm around him. “Why don’t you go to
“Are you ok, Connor?” he asked.
“I’m fine, Denny. Let’s go pick up Miss Lane.”
We pulled up to the curb of her apartment building. I got out and walked up to the door, then
knocked and waited for her to answer. The moment the door opened, I took in a sharp breath at the
sight of Ellery standing there in my favorite dress. An intoxicated feeling came over me as she smiled.
Damn that smile.
“Were you afraid that I’d get mugged between my door and your car?” she smirked.
“Very funny, Ellery,” I smiled at her.
She nudged my shoulder playfully, and I nudged her back. I opened the door for her, and she
gracefully slid into the seat. I climbed in and sat beside her. I grabbed a glass and handed it to her as I
poured champagne into it. Once again, my heart began beating faster than normal, and my palms were
sweaty. I held my glass up to her.
“You look beautiful, Ellery. What a lovely dress,” I said.
“Thank you, Connor. I was hoping you’d like this one,” she winked as she held up her glass to
mine.
She was exquisite. The dress hugged her just like I’d pictured it would, framing her small petite
body. Her soft curled hair was in an up do that featured her elongated neck as small diamond teardrop
earrings hung perfectly from her ears. I subtly took in her scent as it filled the enclosed space we
were in. Needless to say, it was arousing me. I could tell this was going to be a long night.
Denny pulled up to the entrance of the hotel and got out to open Ellery’s door. I walked around to
her side, took her hand, and helped her out of the limo. Her hand was warm and soft, and fire ignited
throughout my body when I touched her.
“Do you think that you can behave yourself tonight?” I smirked as I held my arm out to her.
“I don’t know, but I can’t make any promises,” she smiled as she wrapped her arm in mine.
We walked into the hotel and straight down the hallway to the Grand Ballroom. It was one of the
most elegant ballrooms in New York. I need a drink, and I need one now.
“What can I get you from the bar?” I asked.
“I’ll take a glass of white wine, please.”
I told her to wait at the table as I went to the bar and got our drinks. I gave her the glass of wine
while I steadily drank my scotch and admired the most beautiful woman in the ballroom standing
before me. I saw a good friend and colleague of mine, Robert and his wife, standing at the other side
of the room. I lightly touched Ellery’s elbow and escorted her to where he and his wife were
standing.
“Good evening, Connor,” Robert said as we shook hands.
“Hello, Robert, Courtney, I would like you to meet a friend of mine, Ellery Lane.”
“You have beautiful friends, Connor,” he smiled as he lightly kissed Ellery’s hand.
I gave a small smile and watched as Courtney eyed Ellery up and down. Courtney and I had a bit of
a history, and it left her bitter. She fell hard and wanted more, but I had nothing to give. Robert put his
arm around me and led me off to the side where the women couldn’t hear us.
“Connor, Ashlyn is coming. I just thought you should know,” he said.
“What? I thought I told you to make sure she wouldn’t be here,” I snapped.
“I did make sure, but then she went and swooned George Frankel, and he fell all over the
opportunity. You know how he is with beautiful women.”
“Damn it,” I shook my head.
We walked back to where Ellery and Courtney were standing. I put my hand on the small of
Ellery’s back and escorted her back to the table. I needed to try and find Ashlyn before she saw
Ellery. I pulled the chair out for her and excused myself to the restroom.
I headed down the hallway and saw Ashlyn entering the ballroom with George. She saw me coming
and smiled. I was angry at her and she knew it.
“George, good to see you, buddy,” I smiled as I put my arm around him. “Why don’t you go to
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