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work to be done.”
“I don’t know how you got everyone to agree. I thought we’d be here all night.” Chester closed the lid to his briefcase and fastened the latch.
“I wasn’t about to let that happen,” Matthew said.
“You’ve got determination. And a set of balls. Everyone knew you wanted this deal to go through. But the way you pushed this afternoon . . . it was almost like you wanted out of here whether the deal went through or not.”
Matthew looked at the other executive and grinned.
“Damn.” Chester exhaled a breath and furrowed his brow. “You would have let this slip through your fingers?”
Matthew shrugged. “I have another priority. I gave them a deadline, and I meant it.”
“That’s just it. These high-rise tycoons knew you’d stick to your guns.”
He thought of how much time and energy he’d put into this venture. His people and the people in his father’s company would be rewarded. “This is a good deal for everyone.”
“I admit it’s more than fair. You care about the employees and it shows in your offer. If everyone cared about their employees the way you do, we’d see a better world.”
Matthew appreciated his employees, each and every one. They deserved their paycheck and any chance at a better future that he could give them. This deal would create more jobs and secure stability to his other establishments.
“Yes, I care. I know how hard they work. I’ve been there—at the bottom—immersed in every mundane job they do. I never asked an employee to do anything I wasn’t willing to do, or had done myself.”
“You’re a rock solid man, Matthew.” Chester extended his hand. As they shook, his other arm came up to slap Matthew on the shoulder. “And I’m damn proud to be with you.”
Matthew smiled. “Glad to have you on board, Chester.”
“I, for one, am taking advantage of the early evening. Care to have a drink?”
“No, thanks. I’ve got plans.” Carrie had been the drive behind the force he used in regulating the meeting. He couldn’t wait to see her. Matthew put the imperative files in his briefcase.
“Oh, well. The wife will be surprised to see me home early.” Chester winked. “Glad, but surprised. Maybe I’ll take her out to dinner.”
“Why don’t you do that?” Matthew shook his hand again.
“See you in the morning.” Chester lifted his leather case and followed the other men out of the room.
Matthew rubbed the back of his neck. Now he could concentrate on Carrie. He stood before the skyscraper window, thinking of the missive he had attached to the ribbon.
Last night, in the lobby, when everyone around him had gone silent, Matthew knew something major had gotten their attention. He sensed the galvanizing force of Carrie’s presence before he turned. When he saw her standing on the other side of the room, the soul-stirring occurrence jolted him to his toes.
Tall, blonde, golden, and legs all the way to her shoulders. He’d always been a leg man, but her generous globes drew a man’s eyes making them want to linger there. The seductive vision sent a craving so powerful his lower body throbbed with need. At that moment he knew every man there lusted after the stunningly beautiful woman he considered his, which created another jolt, one of surprise.
Typical blondes he stayed away from. Carrie drew him, with a power he couldn’t explain. Last evening, his restraint had been tested to the damn near breaking point. He never wanted a woman so much.
Matthew wiped a frustrated hand over his face and loosened his tie. Why had all these feelings hit him at once? Slammed. Like a hurling stone of proportional size had been flung at him going a hundred miles an hour. He knew it was a mistake the moment he’d asked her to dance, but he couldn’t resist having Carrie in his arms. Sensations emerged anew again as he remembered her luscious body, flush against his, swaying to the slow seductive music.
Pure heaven.
Pure
“I don’t know how you got everyone to agree. I thought we’d be here all night.” Chester closed the lid to his briefcase and fastened the latch.
“I wasn’t about to let that happen,” Matthew said.
“You’ve got determination. And a set of balls. Everyone knew you wanted this deal to go through. But the way you pushed this afternoon . . . it was almost like you wanted out of here whether the deal went through or not.”
Matthew looked at the other executive and grinned.
“Damn.” Chester exhaled a breath and furrowed his brow. “You would have let this slip through your fingers?”
Matthew shrugged. “I have another priority. I gave them a deadline, and I meant it.”
“That’s just it. These high-rise tycoons knew you’d stick to your guns.”
He thought of how much time and energy he’d put into this venture. His people and the people in his father’s company would be rewarded. “This is a good deal for everyone.”
“I admit it’s more than fair. You care about the employees and it shows in your offer. If everyone cared about their employees the way you do, we’d see a better world.”
Matthew appreciated his employees, each and every one. They deserved their paycheck and any chance at a better future that he could give them. This deal would create more jobs and secure stability to his other establishments.
“Yes, I care. I know how hard they work. I’ve been there—at the bottom—immersed in every mundane job they do. I never asked an employee to do anything I wasn’t willing to do, or had done myself.”
“You’re a rock solid man, Matthew.” Chester extended his hand. As they shook, his other arm came up to slap Matthew on the shoulder. “And I’m damn proud to be with you.”
Matthew smiled. “Glad to have you on board, Chester.”
“I, for one, am taking advantage of the early evening. Care to have a drink?”
“No, thanks. I’ve got plans.” Carrie had been the drive behind the force he used in regulating the meeting. He couldn’t wait to see her. Matthew put the imperative files in his briefcase.
“Oh, well. The wife will be surprised to see me home early.” Chester winked. “Glad, but surprised. Maybe I’ll take her out to dinner.”
“Why don’t you do that?” Matthew shook his hand again.
“See you in the morning.” Chester lifted his leather case and followed the other men out of the room.
Matthew rubbed the back of his neck. Now he could concentrate on Carrie. He stood before the skyscraper window, thinking of the missive he had attached to the ribbon.
Last night, in the lobby, when everyone around him had gone silent, Matthew knew something major had gotten their attention. He sensed the galvanizing force of Carrie’s presence before he turned. When he saw her standing on the other side of the room, the soul-stirring occurrence jolted him to his toes.
Tall, blonde, golden, and legs all the way to her shoulders. He’d always been a leg man, but her generous globes drew a man’s eyes making them want to linger there. The seductive vision sent a craving so powerful his lower body throbbed with need. At that moment he knew every man there lusted after the stunningly beautiful woman he considered his, which created another jolt, one of surprise.
Typical blondes he stayed away from. Carrie drew him, with a power he couldn’t explain. Last evening, his restraint had been tested to the damn near breaking point. He never wanted a woman so much.
Matthew wiped a frustrated hand over his face and loosened his tie. Why had all these feelings hit him at once? Slammed. Like a hurling stone of proportional size had been flung at him going a hundred miles an hour. He knew it was a mistake the moment he’d asked her to dance, but he couldn’t resist having Carrie in his arms. Sensations emerged anew again as he remembered her luscious body, flush against his, swaying to the slow seductive music.
Pure heaven.
Pure
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