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respond the way he’d hoped. She needed to be able to trust Sean’s feelings were as real as the ones she felt for him. She needed him to love her not because of what she could do for him career wise, but because he truly loved her, the woman.
    She was snapped out of her thoughts when her phone rang. It was Allen Bales, a high school friend of hers.
    “How are you stranger? I haven’t heard from you lately,” Allen acknowledged.
    “Not my fault. That wife of yours has been keeping you busy.”
    “Lily, says hi, by the way.”
    “Tell her I said hi, too.”
    “So what’s going on with you?” Allen asked.
    Allen and she had been friends since high school. She felt at ease opening up to him about her feelings for Sean. “So should I put a stop to it before it goes any further?” Charlotte asked.
    “I think you should explore your feelings for each other.”
    Felicia walked in carrying a huge bouquet of roses. “Look what just got delivered.”
    “They’re beautiful,” Charlotte exclaimed as she stood behind her desk. “Allen, let me call you back.”
    She ended her call with Allen right before Felicia handed Charlotte the two-dozen roses. Felicia held the card from the roses in her hand.
    Charlotte smelled the flowers before finding a spot on her desk to place them. “You can give me that,” Charlotte said.
    “It’s from Sean. You must have made a big impression on him. Is there more going on with Mr. Naughty than you’re telling?”
    “You know I don’t mix business with pleasure.”
    “Come on, you can tell me. I won’t tell anyone,” Felicia teased.
    “Don’t you have some more work you need to do?” Charlotte said, chuckling.
    Felicia looked at her watch. “It’s after six. I’m off the clock. I met the delivery man at the elevator and wanted to make sure you got these.”
    “Clients send me gifts all of the time so don’t read into what’s not there.”
    “I’ve got my eye on you,” Felicia said, as she walked towards the door.
    “Bye, Felicia,” Charlotte giggled, as she took another sniff of her roses.
    Left alone with her thoughts, Charlotte read the note and decided to give Sean a call.
    Instead of hearing his sexy baritone, Priscilla answered. “He’s busy right now.”
    “I’m sure he’ll want to talk with me.”
    “Hold on. Let me check.”
    Charlotte played with the stress reliever ball on her desk while waiting on Sean to get on the phone.
    “Hi, sweetheart. Did you like the flowers?” he asked.
    “They are beautiful. Thank you,” Charlotte responded.
    “I’ve been meaning to give you my other cell number. The one that’s for personal use only.”
    “Good, what is it? Because I’m tired of having to talk to Godzilla’s twin sister when I call you.”
    Sean laughed. “Be nice.”
    “I’m always nice.”
    “Sometimes you can be naughty,” Sean teased.
    Charlotte pretended as if she didn’t hear his last comment.
    Sean gave her his personal cell number and she entered it into her phone.
    “Thanks again, Sean, for the flowers. I have a dinner engagement, so let me get off here so I can freshen up.”
    “So you’re just kicking a brother to the curb?”
    “Don’t even go there. You’re not my only client or have you forgotten that?” Charlotte laughed.
    “So I’m just a client to you. I thought I was a little more.” Sean sounded disappointed.
    “You know you’re special to me, so you can stop pouting now,” Charlotte said.
    “So you’re admitting you care?” Sean asked, sounding more cheerful.
    “Yes, I care. I’ve got to go, I’m running late.” Without giving Sean time to respond, Charlotte disconnected the call.
    After getting off the phone with Sean, she made sure everyone had gone for the day and the office doors were locked. She showered in the bathroom located in her newly renovated office, and changed into a knee length fitted black sequined evening dress. She kept on the pearls she’d worn earlier. The shoes she had on