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Authors: Laina Turner
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courtesy of telling you? I know this might look bad, but there could be many explanations, and Cooper isn’t the kind of guy who would be a jerk to you. Even if he did want to end things. Look, they’re coming out of an office building. Techman Industries. It’s not a hotel.”
I looked at the building and maybe she was right , this was business and he wasn’t a mean guy. Maybe that was why he hadn’t contacted me because he was busy. But busy with beautiful women when we hadn’t talked bothered me. I just desperately wanted him to contact me and tell me things were going to be OK.
“You would think Chicago was a big enough town I wouldn’t just randomly run into him.”
“Maybe it’s a sign that you need to talk to him.”
“Only you, Katy. Looking at the positive.” She might feel that way but I wasn’t so sure. Now I just felt worse than before.
Chapter 9
I pushed my chair away from the table, and put my hands on my stomach. My very, very full stomach.
“Jared, you outdid yourself. The enchiladas were absolutely amazing as always.”
He grinned from ear to ear. “Thank you.”
“Maybe if we don’t figure out who is trying to sabotage Sleeping Bear Designs you could change careers and be a chef?” I teased. “It would be better than someone’s assistant.”
“Ha,” he said, but I could tell he was not amused. “Cooking is a fu n hobby. Master Chef I’m not. “
“So what did you learn from my co-workers?” We had agreed not to discuss anything Sleeping Bear related until after dinner so we could relax and enjoy each other’s company and the meal, so I hadn’t yet filled him in.
“Nothing,” I replied to him. “That’s the problem. No one seems to have any idea about anything. I’m at a loss here, Jared. I’m not getting any evidence that someone is trying to sabotage the company or about Becky for that matter.”
“You’re not going to give up are you?”
“No. I just want you to know I don’t really know what to do.”
“I think your buzzing, Pres,” Katy said and I looked over to my phone which was on the counter. I got up to grab it and saw it was Willie.
“Twice in one day. How am I so lucky?”
“ You just are, I guess,” he said laughing. “I was calling because I was hoping you would honor me and meet me for a drink tonight.”
“Um, just a second,” I said and put my hand over the phone and whispered, “It’s Willie. He wants to meet me for a drink.”
“Then go!” Katy whispered back. “You don’t need my permission.”
I didn’t really feel like getting out but Willie was fun and right now it would probably be good for me. “Ok, sounds good. Meet you at Muldoons in an hour?”
“See you then.”
“That wasn’t so hard,” Katy said. “Just go and have fun.”
*****
“You seem distracted,” Willie said as we were sitting at Muldoon’s having a drink. When he had called and asked if I wanted to hang out for a bit, my initial reaction was to say no. There was so much going on in my head that I didn’t know if I would be able to relax and have fun. Katy and Jared thought I should at least try. Though all I really wanted to do was just bury myself under the covers and sleep until my life felt right again, whenever that might be. They had mentioned telling Willie everything that was going on and seeing what he said. I did agree with that. It would be interesting to get his take on the situation and so for that I was glad I was here.
I made the effort to look good, no sense in scaring him off by showing up in sweats and a pony tail, besides looking good made me feel better. So I put on my favorite pair of Miss Me jeans, a simple black, long sleeve tee, and a hot pink pashmina scarf to jazz it up. A pair of black motorcycle boots completed my outfit and I was at Muldoon’s in time to drink half a glass of wine before Willie arrived. On top of the margarita I had with dinner, I was in a much better mood. It
I looked at the building and maybe she was right , this was business and he wasn’t a mean guy. Maybe that was why he hadn’t contacted me because he was busy. But busy with beautiful women when we hadn’t talked bothered me. I just desperately wanted him to contact me and tell me things were going to be OK.
“You would think Chicago was a big enough town I wouldn’t just randomly run into him.”
“Maybe it’s a sign that you need to talk to him.”
“Only you, Katy. Looking at the positive.” She might feel that way but I wasn’t so sure. Now I just felt worse than before.
Chapter 9
I pushed my chair away from the table, and put my hands on my stomach. My very, very full stomach.
“Jared, you outdid yourself. The enchiladas were absolutely amazing as always.”
He grinned from ear to ear. “Thank you.”
“Maybe if we don’t figure out who is trying to sabotage Sleeping Bear Designs you could change careers and be a chef?” I teased. “It would be better than someone’s assistant.”
“Ha,” he said, but I could tell he was not amused. “Cooking is a fu n hobby. Master Chef I’m not. “
“So what did you learn from my co-workers?” We had agreed not to discuss anything Sleeping Bear related until after dinner so we could relax and enjoy each other’s company and the meal, so I hadn’t yet filled him in.
“Nothing,” I replied to him. “That’s the problem. No one seems to have any idea about anything. I’m at a loss here, Jared. I’m not getting any evidence that someone is trying to sabotage the company or about Becky for that matter.”
“You’re not going to give up are you?”
“No. I just want you to know I don’t really know what to do.”
“I think your buzzing, Pres,” Katy said and I looked over to my phone which was on the counter. I got up to grab it and saw it was Willie.
“Twice in one day. How am I so lucky?”
“ You just are, I guess,” he said laughing. “I was calling because I was hoping you would honor me and meet me for a drink tonight.”
“Um, just a second,” I said and put my hand over the phone and whispered, “It’s Willie. He wants to meet me for a drink.”
“Then go!” Katy whispered back. “You don’t need my permission.”
I didn’t really feel like getting out but Willie was fun and right now it would probably be good for me. “Ok, sounds good. Meet you at Muldoons in an hour?”
“See you then.”
“That wasn’t so hard,” Katy said. “Just go and have fun.”
*****
“You seem distracted,” Willie said as we were sitting at Muldoon’s having a drink. When he had called and asked if I wanted to hang out for a bit, my initial reaction was to say no. There was so much going on in my head that I didn’t know if I would be able to relax and have fun. Katy and Jared thought I should at least try. Though all I really wanted to do was just bury myself under the covers and sleep until my life felt right again, whenever that might be. They had mentioned telling Willie everything that was going on and seeing what he said. I did agree with that. It would be interesting to get his take on the situation and so for that I was glad I was here.
I made the effort to look good, no sense in scaring him off by showing up in sweats and a pony tail, besides looking good made me feel better. So I put on my favorite pair of Miss Me jeans, a simple black, long sleeve tee, and a hot pink pashmina scarf to jazz it up. A pair of black motorcycle boots completed my outfit and I was at Muldoon’s in time to drink half a glass of wine before Willie arrived. On top of the margarita I had with dinner, I was in a much better mood. It
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