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later, she would have ended their relationship but it was good that it happened sooner.
~
Later that evening, Diana crawled underneath her pink, cotton sheets. Still feeling emotional over her break-up with Richard, she had driven home with his hurt look haunting her all the way back to her apartment. It would have been better if he had railed and ranted at her instead of being so quietly accepting.
Suddenly, her cell phone rang on her night table, causing her to blink in alarm. It was past midnight. Who could be calling so late?
“Hello?” she asked distractedly, thinking it was Natalie calling for a late night update.
“Diana,” said Jake in a husky voice that caused her heart to leap instantly.
“Hi, Jake,” she said as she sat up straighter on her bed and leaned against her pillows. She had not expected his call at all.
“How did your dinner go?” he asked, a curious edge in his voice that she couldn’t interpret.
“It went fine,” she said, not wanting to go into details.
There was a short silence and Diana wondered what he was thinking.
“Did he take it okay?”
“Yes, Jake. He even gave me a birthday present.”
“A birthday present?” he asked, displeasure in his voice.
“Yes, earrings,” Diana admitted reluctantly.
“I see,” Jake said in a hard voice. “Did you keep them?”
“No, of course not,” she said, slowly starting to get irritated. What kind of woman did he think she was?
There was a pause on the other line and she closed her eyes feeling tired.
“I’m sorry if feelings were hurt, Diana,” Jake said unexpectedly.
“I suppose it was inevitable,” she said resignedly.
“It’s late, so I’ll say good night. I’ll pick you up at noon tomorrow,” he said, his voice gentle.
She suppressed a yawn before answering.
“I’ll see you tomorrow, Jake. Good night.”
Diana ended the call and slipped back down under her sheets again. Jake was like a bomb that had dropped into her peaceful world and part of her knew that perhaps she was jumping into Jake’s arms too quickly. But she wanted Jake more than any man she had ever met and now she understood that old saying; never underestimate the power of attraction.
~
Jake stared out into the night sky from his balcony and pondered over the possessiveness he felt toward Diana. He took a gulp of whiskey from his glass and thought about the woman whom he couldn’t wait to see the next day. He had his pick of women, especially here in Vegas where he had connections to every party venue in the city, and he had fully expected to meet many women while in town this summer. But after meeting Diana again, all he wanted to do was uncharacteristically spend his free time with just one woman - her.
Taking another gulp of his whiskey, he realized that perhaps one of the reasons why he had never been in a serious relationship was because he had subconsciously compared all women to the innocently sweet and sensual eighteen-year-old brunette he had met nine years ago and none of them had sparked his interest like Diana. He also had never felt possessive over any woman before. Just knowing that another man had given Diana earrings set his teeth on edge. If anyone was going to give her earrings, it would be him, damn it. He clenched his jaw before taking one last gulp of his whiskey. Tomorrow he was going to show her what she had been missing these past nine years and finally get his fill of the woman who had haunted his dreams for much too long.
Chapter Four
The small airfield was dusty, but buzzing with activity. Diana gingerly stepped into the small plane and looked out the window before strapping herself in. She had been surprised when Jake had told her that they were flying out of Vegas and going to San Diego for lunch. She had been thinking that they were going to a restaurant on the Strip. Nowhere in her wildest imagination did she think they were going to be flying out of the city.
“Don’t worry. I know the pilot and he
~
Later that evening, Diana crawled underneath her pink, cotton sheets. Still feeling emotional over her break-up with Richard, she had driven home with his hurt look haunting her all the way back to her apartment. It would have been better if he had railed and ranted at her instead of being so quietly accepting.
Suddenly, her cell phone rang on her night table, causing her to blink in alarm. It was past midnight. Who could be calling so late?
“Hello?” she asked distractedly, thinking it was Natalie calling for a late night update.
“Diana,” said Jake in a husky voice that caused her heart to leap instantly.
“Hi, Jake,” she said as she sat up straighter on her bed and leaned against her pillows. She had not expected his call at all.
“How did your dinner go?” he asked, a curious edge in his voice that she couldn’t interpret.
“It went fine,” she said, not wanting to go into details.
There was a short silence and Diana wondered what he was thinking.
“Did he take it okay?”
“Yes, Jake. He even gave me a birthday present.”
“A birthday present?” he asked, displeasure in his voice.
“Yes, earrings,” Diana admitted reluctantly.
“I see,” Jake said in a hard voice. “Did you keep them?”
“No, of course not,” she said, slowly starting to get irritated. What kind of woman did he think she was?
There was a pause on the other line and she closed her eyes feeling tired.
“I’m sorry if feelings were hurt, Diana,” Jake said unexpectedly.
“I suppose it was inevitable,” she said resignedly.
“It’s late, so I’ll say good night. I’ll pick you up at noon tomorrow,” he said, his voice gentle.
She suppressed a yawn before answering.
“I’ll see you tomorrow, Jake. Good night.”
Diana ended the call and slipped back down under her sheets again. Jake was like a bomb that had dropped into her peaceful world and part of her knew that perhaps she was jumping into Jake’s arms too quickly. But she wanted Jake more than any man she had ever met and now she understood that old saying; never underestimate the power of attraction.
~
Jake stared out into the night sky from his balcony and pondered over the possessiveness he felt toward Diana. He took a gulp of whiskey from his glass and thought about the woman whom he couldn’t wait to see the next day. He had his pick of women, especially here in Vegas where he had connections to every party venue in the city, and he had fully expected to meet many women while in town this summer. But after meeting Diana again, all he wanted to do was uncharacteristically spend his free time with just one woman - her.
Taking another gulp of his whiskey, he realized that perhaps one of the reasons why he had never been in a serious relationship was because he had subconsciously compared all women to the innocently sweet and sensual eighteen-year-old brunette he had met nine years ago and none of them had sparked his interest like Diana. He also had never felt possessive over any woman before. Just knowing that another man had given Diana earrings set his teeth on edge. If anyone was going to give her earrings, it would be him, damn it. He clenched his jaw before taking one last gulp of his whiskey. Tomorrow he was going to show her what she had been missing these past nine years and finally get his fill of the woman who had haunted his dreams for much too long.
Chapter Four
The small airfield was dusty, but buzzing with activity. Diana gingerly stepped into the small plane and looked out the window before strapping herself in. She had been surprised when Jake had told her that they were flying out of Vegas and going to San Diego for lunch. She had been thinking that they were going to a restaurant on the Strip. Nowhere in her wildest imagination did she think they were going to be flying out of the city.
“Don’t worry. I know the pilot and he
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