tapped him on the chest.
“Ugh. Now what’s that fucking noise?” he asked when my cell phone began to ring. “Do you always have so much noise going on in the morning?”
“No, grumpy, I don’t. That is Monica’s ringtone.” I scrambled out of bed and reached for my phone. Murphy grabbed at my ass as he passed me on his way out of the room and heading toward the bathroom.
“You have five minutes to get that sweet ass in here and join me for a shower so we can start the morning right with the next round. Or I’m coming out to get you.” He stepped into my bathroom and left the door cracked open.
“Hey. My alarm just went off.”
“Oh, good I wanted to make sure I caught you before you headed in...which you don’t have to do.” Don’t have to head in? Oh my God, they fired me because I didn’t go work for Malone. “Don’t freak out. I’m giving you the rest of the week off so you can enjoy your Secret Santa gift.” Excitement was coming through the phone and my stomach dropped. I hadn’t stopped back at my desk before I left last night. I was dropping papers off on another floor. Shit! “Are you there?”
“I’m so sorry, Monica. I didn’t even stop back at my desk before I left. I didn’t know you left me my gift. I will …” I felt terrible.
“You aren’t understanding me. Your gift isn’t here. It’s there.”
“What? You had it delivered? That is crazy! I would have gotten it when I…”
With her voice lowered to a whisper she said, “Do you have a guest in your house?” she paused. “I assume by your silent response that Murphy is in fact there. Well…”
“Oh my God. How did you know? Has it spread through the gossip…”
“No, my gift to you was Murphy.”
“What? Murphy is my gift?” I shouted then closed my door. “Oh my God...is he like a male escort or something? Rent your employee a night of amazing sex?”
“You had amazing sex?” she gasped.
“Oh, Monica. You… wait… don’t change the subject.”
“Okay, okay. No, he certainly isn’t a male escort, even though he would probably make tons of money doing that...especially if he is giving amazing sex.” She laughed. “But he actually works with Stewart out of the Chicago office. They’ve been friends forever. I met him years ago and have been bugging Stewart to introduce the two of you. He said he didn’t want to be involved in drama. You know if it didn’t work out or something. So I took it upon myself to introduce you.”
“I’m sorry. I’m so confused...what?”
“When Malone got the offer from the partners here, I called him and told him that he had to bring Murphy. He of course complained, but he did it for me.”
“And just how well do you know these men?”
“Oh Honey, I didn’t just hand you over to some stranger. I’ve known the boys as long as I’ve known Stewart. Murphy is a wonderful man and just needed to meet the right woman. You, my darling, are the right woman.” Her voice was bubbling through the phone. “So you really had amazing sex with him? I so want details. Like in depth, time consuming, need a cigarette after details.”
“Woman are you going to make me come get you?” Murphy called from the bathroom.
“He is still there? Holy shit, did I interrupt? Oh my God I’m so sorry. Grooooosss.”
“Trust me the house could have fallen down around us and there was no way we would’ve stopped.” It was my turn to laugh when she gasped an ‘Oh my God.’ “No details for you until I see you again.”
“Well, you have the rest of the week off. So make sure you take notes. I don’t want to miss a single thing.”
“Hey Monica?”
“Yeah Olive?”
“I love you.”
“I love you, too. Woman.” She laughed.
“Olive?” Murphy called again. “I’m opening the curtain and not grabbing a towel.”
“Hey Monica?”
“Yeah Olive?”
“Thanks for my Secret Santa gift.”
“Anytime. Now go enjoy it.”
I had barely put my phone back on the
“Ugh. Now what’s that fucking noise?” he asked when my cell phone began to ring. “Do you always have so much noise going on in the morning?”
“No, grumpy, I don’t. That is Monica’s ringtone.” I scrambled out of bed and reached for my phone. Murphy grabbed at my ass as he passed me on his way out of the room and heading toward the bathroom.
“You have five minutes to get that sweet ass in here and join me for a shower so we can start the morning right with the next round. Or I’m coming out to get you.” He stepped into my bathroom and left the door cracked open.
“Hey. My alarm just went off.”
“Oh, good I wanted to make sure I caught you before you headed in...which you don’t have to do.” Don’t have to head in? Oh my God, they fired me because I didn’t go work for Malone. “Don’t freak out. I’m giving you the rest of the week off so you can enjoy your Secret Santa gift.” Excitement was coming through the phone and my stomach dropped. I hadn’t stopped back at my desk before I left last night. I was dropping papers off on another floor. Shit! “Are you there?”
“I’m so sorry, Monica. I didn’t even stop back at my desk before I left. I didn’t know you left me my gift. I will …” I felt terrible.
“You aren’t understanding me. Your gift isn’t here. It’s there.”
“What? You had it delivered? That is crazy! I would have gotten it when I…”
With her voice lowered to a whisper she said, “Do you have a guest in your house?” she paused. “I assume by your silent response that Murphy is in fact there. Well…”
“Oh my God. How did you know? Has it spread through the gossip…”
“No, my gift to you was Murphy.”
“What? Murphy is my gift?” I shouted then closed my door. “Oh my God...is he like a male escort or something? Rent your employee a night of amazing sex?”
“You had amazing sex?” she gasped.
“Oh, Monica. You… wait… don’t change the subject.”
“Okay, okay. No, he certainly isn’t a male escort, even though he would probably make tons of money doing that...especially if he is giving amazing sex.” She laughed. “But he actually works with Stewart out of the Chicago office. They’ve been friends forever. I met him years ago and have been bugging Stewart to introduce the two of you. He said he didn’t want to be involved in drama. You know if it didn’t work out or something. So I took it upon myself to introduce you.”
“I’m sorry. I’m so confused...what?”
“When Malone got the offer from the partners here, I called him and told him that he had to bring Murphy. He of course complained, but he did it for me.”
“And just how well do you know these men?”
“Oh Honey, I didn’t just hand you over to some stranger. I’ve known the boys as long as I’ve known Stewart. Murphy is a wonderful man and just needed to meet the right woman. You, my darling, are the right woman.” Her voice was bubbling through the phone. “So you really had amazing sex with him? I so want details. Like in depth, time consuming, need a cigarette after details.”
“Woman are you going to make me come get you?” Murphy called from the bathroom.
“He is still there? Holy shit, did I interrupt? Oh my God I’m so sorry. Grooooosss.”
“Trust me the house could have fallen down around us and there was no way we would’ve stopped.” It was my turn to laugh when she gasped an ‘Oh my God.’ “No details for you until I see you again.”
“Well, you have the rest of the week off. So make sure you take notes. I don’t want to miss a single thing.”
“Hey Monica?”
“Yeah Olive?”
“I love you.”
“I love you, too. Woman.” She laughed.
“Olive?” Murphy called again. “I’m opening the curtain and not grabbing a towel.”
“Hey Monica?”
“Yeah Olive?”
“Thanks for my Secret Santa gift.”
“Anytime. Now go enjoy it.”
I had barely put my phone back on the
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