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saying to the elegantly dressed lady.
Faye glanced at Ray. His face was impassive but his eyes were warm as he looked at her.
"Good to meet you, Faye," the brunette crooned in a soft, silky voice.
Faye grasped the hand extended towards her, struggling mightily to smile and look friendly even as acute jealously unexpectedly roared within her.
"Nice to meet you," she managed to blurt out. Who the hell is this woman again? I didn't catch that part.
"You guys enjoy your lunch," Ray said as he waved goodbye and escorted his companion to their table.
"Who was that again?" she asked Jessa.
"Rita Maxwell, the owner of Jezebel."
"Oh." Faye realised why the woman looked familiar. Jezebel was a chain of stores selling stylish accessories for women. She had seen her picture before in a magazine. In Ray's Lifestyle by Design , in fact. She was even on the front cover because she won an award - Businesswoman of the Year, or something. What's Ray doing here with her?
"She's one of your clients, huh?" she asked nonchalantly.
"Yes, we've written an article on her. She's also now a regular advertiser," Jessa replied. "I'm surprised Ray took her here. He usually takes clients to a swankier place."
Victor winced. "I'm responsible for that. Ray and I have a meeting with Alison Costa to discuss graphics and photography at one-thirty. He asked me this morning for a good restaurant that had really fast service and since we all love this place, I suggested it. I didn't know he was taking Rita Maxwell to lunch. I hope they enjoy it here."
"I doubt Rita would mind much where they're eating," Clarise mumbled in a low voice.
"Why do you say that?"
"She's interested in Ray."
Jessa and Victor nodded in agreement.
"Really? How do you know?" Faye was deadly curious now.
"It's pretty obvious. If you watch, you'll notice the way she flirts with him."
She did watch Rita Maxwell. Yes, she did notice the touching of his arm here, the batting of her eyelashes there, the seductive look as she talked to him, the girly giggles when he said something. At that moment, smart and pretty Rita had all of Ray's attention. And she didn't like it one bit.
Suddenly, she had an overwhelming desire to walk up to Ray, sit on his lap and kiss him senseless just to remind him what it was like between the two of them. And to show Miss Businesswoman of the Year that Ray wasn't available anymore.
She shook her head to rid herself of her wayward thoughts. Wasn't she just saying she didn't want commitment yet? Didn't she just tell her friends that she and Ray - err, John - were still free to see other people and were therefore not together?
"What, Faye?" Victor asked, dragging her out of her brainwork.
"Beg your pardon?"
"You were shaking your head."
"Oh." Shit. "I was just thinking that if I was Rita, I would sit on Ray's lap and kiss him already," she said in a joking tone.
Her friends laughed.
"You think she's being too subtle, don't you?" Clarise remarked, buying her line. "Trust me. She can be, and has been, pretty obvious about her interest in Ray. But so far, Ray hasn't taken the bait."
"Well, Rita would be far from happy if she knew Ray couldn't have a long lunch with her because he's seeing an old flame in an hour," Victor commented dryly.
"What do you mean?" Faye asked impassively, although she was anything but.
"Alison Costa, whom Ray and I are meeting with after lunch, used to be our main contract photographer for the magazine. She also used to be Ray's girlfriend. After they broke up sometime last year, she stopped working for us but now it looks like she will be back on board again."
"Really? Why?"
Victor shrugged. "I didn't question Ray about his reasons. She's an excellent photographer, though, and great to work with. And she was much better than her replacement. I think that's why Ray wants her back."
"Well, it's been more than a year since they broke up," Jessa quipped. "Actually, it probably was around the time he asked you out,
Faye glanced at Ray. His face was impassive but his eyes were warm as he looked at her.
"Good to meet you, Faye," the brunette crooned in a soft, silky voice.
Faye grasped the hand extended towards her, struggling mightily to smile and look friendly even as acute jealously unexpectedly roared within her.
"Nice to meet you," she managed to blurt out. Who the hell is this woman again? I didn't catch that part.
"You guys enjoy your lunch," Ray said as he waved goodbye and escorted his companion to their table.
"Who was that again?" she asked Jessa.
"Rita Maxwell, the owner of Jezebel."
"Oh." Faye realised why the woman looked familiar. Jezebel was a chain of stores selling stylish accessories for women. She had seen her picture before in a magazine. In Ray's Lifestyle by Design , in fact. She was even on the front cover because she won an award - Businesswoman of the Year, or something. What's Ray doing here with her?
"She's one of your clients, huh?" she asked nonchalantly.
"Yes, we've written an article on her. She's also now a regular advertiser," Jessa replied. "I'm surprised Ray took her here. He usually takes clients to a swankier place."
Victor winced. "I'm responsible for that. Ray and I have a meeting with Alison Costa to discuss graphics and photography at one-thirty. He asked me this morning for a good restaurant that had really fast service and since we all love this place, I suggested it. I didn't know he was taking Rita Maxwell to lunch. I hope they enjoy it here."
"I doubt Rita would mind much where they're eating," Clarise mumbled in a low voice.
"Why do you say that?"
"She's interested in Ray."
Jessa and Victor nodded in agreement.
"Really? How do you know?" Faye was deadly curious now.
"It's pretty obvious. If you watch, you'll notice the way she flirts with him."
She did watch Rita Maxwell. Yes, she did notice the touching of his arm here, the batting of her eyelashes there, the seductive look as she talked to him, the girly giggles when he said something. At that moment, smart and pretty Rita had all of Ray's attention. And she didn't like it one bit.
Suddenly, she had an overwhelming desire to walk up to Ray, sit on his lap and kiss him senseless just to remind him what it was like between the two of them. And to show Miss Businesswoman of the Year that Ray wasn't available anymore.
She shook her head to rid herself of her wayward thoughts. Wasn't she just saying she didn't want commitment yet? Didn't she just tell her friends that she and Ray - err, John - were still free to see other people and were therefore not together?
"What, Faye?" Victor asked, dragging her out of her brainwork.
"Beg your pardon?"
"You were shaking your head."
"Oh." Shit. "I was just thinking that if I was Rita, I would sit on Ray's lap and kiss him already," she said in a joking tone.
Her friends laughed.
"You think she's being too subtle, don't you?" Clarise remarked, buying her line. "Trust me. She can be, and has been, pretty obvious about her interest in Ray. But so far, Ray hasn't taken the bait."
"Well, Rita would be far from happy if she knew Ray couldn't have a long lunch with her because he's seeing an old flame in an hour," Victor commented dryly.
"What do you mean?" Faye asked impassively, although she was anything but.
"Alison Costa, whom Ray and I are meeting with after lunch, used to be our main contract photographer for the magazine. She also used to be Ray's girlfriend. After they broke up sometime last year, she stopped working for us but now it looks like she will be back on board again."
"Really? Why?"
Victor shrugged. "I didn't question Ray about his reasons. She's an excellent photographer, though, and great to work with. And she was much better than her replacement. I think that's why Ray wants her back."
"Well, it's been more than a year since they broke up," Jessa quipped. "Actually, it probably was around the time he asked you out,
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