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because she
thinks Gabe and Ally has something going on.”
“God dammit. I knew something was wrong when
I spoke to him a couple days ago. Why didn’t he say something?”
I filled him in on everything I knew.
“I know, I asked the same thing too. They
promised to keep me in the loop. Ally figured out it’s a male
person working for him.”
“I know you’re worried Connor, but he’s our
brother dude. I’m still going in a couple of days, make sure for
myself they’re okay.”
“I understand. If Tess wasn’t pregnant and we
didn’t have this shit with Alexis going on I would have been there
myself or have Sterling send some of his guys but Gabe doesn’t want
any of that.”
“Hey, they’ll be fine.”
“Yeah, well you all better be.”
I had a strange feeling in the pit of my
stomach that a storm was approaching.
**********
Chapter 9
The pressure I was putting on myself for
perfection was gnawing away at my stomach. Tonight wasn’t about me.
It was all about her and I didn’t expect anything short of
perfection from myself. Ally was different from all the other women
I’ve dated. She didn’t thrive on the glitz and glamour and I know
in my heart the simplest things are what makes her happy. I didn’t
need to take her out to an expensive restaurant to wine and dine
her before a night of passion. No, she was the type of woman who
would be happy in a setting that screamed comfort and intimacy and
that was exactly what I wanted to give.
“Hey.”
I spun around and watched as she walked out
on the deck. She was breathtaking in her long flowing red
dress.
“Hey beautiful.”
“Sorry I took so long to come down. I got
caught up making some notes about my observations today.”
“That’s okay sweetheart. Anything interesting
I should know about,” I asked.
“Not really,’ she answered.
She was standing directly in front of me and
I could see the slight nervousness in her actions. I didn’t want
her to be nervous at all so I simply took her hand and led her to
the table that was laid out with our dinner.
“Good, so how about we forget about the crazy
world we live in for now and enjoy dinner.”
“I could do that,” she chuckled as she took
her seat.
I sat down across from her and reached across
the table for her hand.
“You look absolutely beautiful tonight.”
“Thank you,” she replied huskily.
I wanted her relaxed and comfortable. I also
didn’t want her to think what we had between us was all about sex.
I wanted to know her.
“So Ally tell me something no one else knows
about you.”
She tilted her head sideways, contemplating
her answer.
“Well it’s not something no one else knows
but it’s something not a lot of people know. When I was in collage
I tried stand up comedy,” she replied.
“Wow, I didn’t peg you for the stand-up comic
type.”
“Well it was more like a dare. A guy I was
dating complained I was too serious and didn’t know how to have fun
so I thought what’s the best way to show I could be fun. I wrote my
own jokes and went to this open mic show. Biggest mistake I’ve ever
made. I bombed so bad I had to leave the stage half way through my
act. Apparently I was way to serious to be a comic. Anyway the
experience taught me something about myself; I really was too
uptight and serious.”
“You couldn’t have been that bad.”
“Oh but I was.”
“Okay well let me be the judge of that. Let’s
hear your act.”
“Oh no, no, no mister. That act is going to
die with me before you could hear it.”
“Okay,” I conceded.
“Your turn, something no one knows about
you.”
“I don’t know Al, I’m an open book,” I
replied.
“I’m not buying that pretty boy. There has to
be something.”
I couldn’t think of anything but I didn’t
want her to feel I wasn’t being as open as she
thinks Gabe and Ally has something going on.”
“God dammit. I knew something was wrong when
I spoke to him a couple days ago. Why didn’t he say something?”
I filled him in on everything I knew.
“I know, I asked the same thing too. They
promised to keep me in the loop. Ally figured out it’s a male
person working for him.”
“I know you’re worried Connor, but he’s our
brother dude. I’m still going in a couple of days, make sure for
myself they’re okay.”
“I understand. If Tess wasn’t pregnant and we
didn’t have this shit with Alexis going on I would have been there
myself or have Sterling send some of his guys but Gabe doesn’t want
any of that.”
“Hey, they’ll be fine.”
“Yeah, well you all better be.”
I had a strange feeling in the pit of my
stomach that a storm was approaching.
**********
Chapter 9
The pressure I was putting on myself for
perfection was gnawing away at my stomach. Tonight wasn’t about me.
It was all about her and I didn’t expect anything short of
perfection from myself. Ally was different from all the other women
I’ve dated. She didn’t thrive on the glitz and glamour and I know
in my heart the simplest things are what makes her happy. I didn’t
need to take her out to an expensive restaurant to wine and dine
her before a night of passion. No, she was the type of woman who
would be happy in a setting that screamed comfort and intimacy and
that was exactly what I wanted to give.
“Hey.”
I spun around and watched as she walked out
on the deck. She was breathtaking in her long flowing red
dress.
“Hey beautiful.”
“Sorry I took so long to come down. I got
caught up making some notes about my observations today.”
“That’s okay sweetheart. Anything interesting
I should know about,” I asked.
“Not really,’ she answered.
She was standing directly in front of me and
I could see the slight nervousness in her actions. I didn’t want
her to be nervous at all so I simply took her hand and led her to
the table that was laid out with our dinner.
“Good, so how about we forget about the crazy
world we live in for now and enjoy dinner.”
“I could do that,” she chuckled as she took
her seat.
I sat down across from her and reached across
the table for her hand.
“You look absolutely beautiful tonight.”
“Thank you,” she replied huskily.
I wanted her relaxed and comfortable. I also
didn’t want her to think what we had between us was all about sex.
I wanted to know her.
“So Ally tell me something no one else knows
about you.”
She tilted her head sideways, contemplating
her answer.
“Well it’s not something no one else knows
but it’s something not a lot of people know. When I was in collage
I tried stand up comedy,” she replied.
“Wow, I didn’t peg you for the stand-up comic
type.”
“Well it was more like a dare. A guy I was
dating complained I was too serious and didn’t know how to have fun
so I thought what’s the best way to show I could be fun. I wrote my
own jokes and went to this open mic show. Biggest mistake I’ve ever
made. I bombed so bad I had to leave the stage half way through my
act. Apparently I was way to serious to be a comic. Anyway the
experience taught me something about myself; I really was too
uptight and serious.”
“You couldn’t have been that bad.”
“Oh but I was.”
“Okay well let me be the judge of that. Let’s
hear your act.”
“Oh no, no, no mister. That act is going to
die with me before you could hear it.”
“Okay,” I conceded.
“Your turn, something no one knows about
you.”
“I don’t know Al, I’m an open book,” I
replied.
“I’m not buying that pretty boy. There has to
be something.”
I couldn’t think of anything but I didn’t
want her to feel I wasn’t being as open as she
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