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Faye."
"What? He meant for me to be his rebound girl?"
The three laughed.
"Come on, he did have a crush on you back then, Faye, and you know it," Clarise replied. "Anyway, Ray doesn't exactly divulge his love life to us, so we don't know why he and Alison broke up. But I think they're both professional enough to be able to work together again."
"Maybe he now has plans to date Rita," Jessa whispered loudly.
"Hmm, maybe you're right, Jess," Clarise said. "Although I still don't see him acting interested in her."
"Maybe he's just not into Rita Maxwell at all," Faye said rather unkindly.
"I think you're right, Faye," Victor agreed. "Girls, don't forget Ray mentioned dating someone named Jane a few days ago," he reminded Jessa and Clarise.
"Ah, that's right. I forgot about that," Clarise exclaimed. "In fact, I think he really likes this Jane person. She rang him on his mobile the other day when we were in the kitchen. You should have seen his huge smile and the way his face lit up when he was talking to her."
"There you go," Faye said with a delighted smile. "That's why he's ignoring Miss Businesswoman of the Year. He prefers Jane."
Suddenly, Faye felt a little bit sorry for Rita. It could be totally disheartening to want someone who didn't want you back.
What about Alison Costa? a nasty voice inside her head whispered. She decided to ignore it, preferring to embrace the fact that Ray had split up with the photographer a long time ago.
*******
Ray tried with all his might not to keep glancing at Faye. Of all the restaurants he could have suggested, why on earth did Victor mention this one? He silently scolded himself for not realising this was the place Faye and her friends went to on Mondays. He just assumed they still went to the place they frequented when he used to join them all those months ago. Obviously, they'd changed location since then.
He knew he should have taken Rita Maxwell to a more upmarket place but the last thing he wanted to do was for her to think he was trying to impress her. He didn't want her entertaining thoughts that he was starting to be attracted to her. She hadn't exactly hidden her interest in him every time they had a business meeting.
Besides, he genuinely did need to be back at the office shortly for a meeting and Victor promised this place offered fast service, no matter how busy they got.
Rita gave him another one of her flirtatious smiles and he groaned silently. For an intelligent woman, he couldn't understand why she still hadn't gotten the fact that he wasn't attracted to her. He didn't know what else to do to make her accept his lack of interest, short of saying something to her. But he didn't want to have to embarrass her by saying it out loud.
He just hoped that if Faye was watching them, she'd pick up on the fact that he wasn't returning Rita's come-ons. He didn't want to give Faye any reason to be jealous of anyone.
He shot his secret girlfriend a quick look. She was laughing with her friends. She didn't look bothered at all.
He relaxed slightly. Earlier on, he thought she looked surprised, even put out, to see him here with another woman.
"I really like your watch, Ray," Rita said as she lightly touched his wrist to get a closer look at his timepiece.
He forced his attention back to Rita. Was it his imagination or was she starting to be a little bit bolder?
"I've been getting a few requests from people to extend my range to include men's accessories. I've decided it's not a bad idea," she disclosed.
"That sounds interesting," he answered politely.
"If you were a guy looking for accessories, what would you want to have?"
"Err, I'm not really someone who likes to accessorise. A watch is the only thing I'd wear apart from clothes."
"Not even a ring?" his client asked, batting her eyelids at him.
"No, not unless I'm married and it's a wedding ring." A picture of Faye flashed before his eyes.
"Well, a wedding ring is not exactly an accessory. Hey, maybe I can show
"What? He meant for me to be his rebound girl?"
The three laughed.
"Come on, he did have a crush on you back then, Faye, and you know it," Clarise replied. "Anyway, Ray doesn't exactly divulge his love life to us, so we don't know why he and Alison broke up. But I think they're both professional enough to be able to work together again."
"Maybe he now has plans to date Rita," Jessa whispered loudly.
"Hmm, maybe you're right, Jess," Clarise said. "Although I still don't see him acting interested in her."
"Maybe he's just not into Rita Maxwell at all," Faye said rather unkindly.
"I think you're right, Faye," Victor agreed. "Girls, don't forget Ray mentioned dating someone named Jane a few days ago," he reminded Jessa and Clarise.
"Ah, that's right. I forgot about that," Clarise exclaimed. "In fact, I think he really likes this Jane person. She rang him on his mobile the other day when we were in the kitchen. You should have seen his huge smile and the way his face lit up when he was talking to her."
"There you go," Faye said with a delighted smile. "That's why he's ignoring Miss Businesswoman of the Year. He prefers Jane."
Suddenly, Faye felt a little bit sorry for Rita. It could be totally disheartening to want someone who didn't want you back.
What about Alison Costa? a nasty voice inside her head whispered. She decided to ignore it, preferring to embrace the fact that Ray had split up with the photographer a long time ago.
*******
Ray tried with all his might not to keep glancing at Faye. Of all the restaurants he could have suggested, why on earth did Victor mention this one? He silently scolded himself for not realising this was the place Faye and her friends went to on Mondays. He just assumed they still went to the place they frequented when he used to join them all those months ago. Obviously, they'd changed location since then.
He knew he should have taken Rita Maxwell to a more upmarket place but the last thing he wanted to do was for her to think he was trying to impress her. He didn't want her entertaining thoughts that he was starting to be attracted to her. She hadn't exactly hidden her interest in him every time they had a business meeting.
Besides, he genuinely did need to be back at the office shortly for a meeting and Victor promised this place offered fast service, no matter how busy they got.
Rita gave him another one of her flirtatious smiles and he groaned silently. For an intelligent woman, he couldn't understand why she still hadn't gotten the fact that he wasn't attracted to her. He didn't know what else to do to make her accept his lack of interest, short of saying something to her. But he didn't want to have to embarrass her by saying it out loud.
He just hoped that if Faye was watching them, she'd pick up on the fact that he wasn't returning Rita's come-ons. He didn't want to give Faye any reason to be jealous of anyone.
He shot his secret girlfriend a quick look. She was laughing with her friends. She didn't look bothered at all.
He relaxed slightly. Earlier on, he thought she looked surprised, even put out, to see him here with another woman.
"I really like your watch, Ray," Rita said as she lightly touched his wrist to get a closer look at his timepiece.
He forced his attention back to Rita. Was it his imagination or was she starting to be a little bit bolder?
"I've been getting a few requests from people to extend my range to include men's accessories. I've decided it's not a bad idea," she disclosed.
"That sounds interesting," he answered politely.
"If you were a guy looking for accessories, what would you want to have?"
"Err, I'm not really someone who likes to accessorise. A watch is the only thing I'd wear apart from clothes."
"Not even a ring?" his client asked, batting her eyelids at him.
"No, not unless I'm married and it's a wedding ring." A picture of Faye flashed before his eyes.
"Well, a wedding ring is not exactly an accessory. Hey, maybe I can show
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