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“Are you serious?”
Paulina widened her eyes at me “Heck yeah. Why, what’s the problem? Sexy not your type?”
I took another sip from my water bottle. “Um. No, I don’t know if I have a type, really.” It was basically true. My subconscious sneered at me— Ryan Andrews certainly could be your type , it huffed. Brad could be your type too. Stop being so picky, Sally Sexless.
My subconscious was becoming a horny, sassy motherfucker.
“But you aren’t dating anyone, right?” Boy, she was really zeroing in on it now.
I thought about the agreement I had signed with the surrogacy center. I had agreed to no sex with other people until the end of my treatment. Not that that was at issue here. I still wasn’t about to jump into bed with anyone. I started to feel hot all over and I knew I was blushing.
“Natalie?”
I realized I had been staring down at my sandwich again. “Sorry, what?”
“I asked if you were dating anyone,” she said again.
“No. No, that’s not it. I’m just not sure—I mean, I’ve been really busy with the move and everything…”
“Nonsense,” she said waving at the air next to her. “He asked me about you. He’ll probably ask you out before the end of the week.”
“But HR, I don’t think they’d—”
“Nope, new handbook said as long as you don’t work in the same team or departme—”
This time it wasn’t me who interrupted. It was my phone. I looked down. Josh, A.K.A. Boyfriend #1 was calling me. I took the phone out and held it up to my ear, mouthing ‘sorry’ to Paulina.
“Hey Joshie!” I said brightly. Paulina smirked at me and sat back in her chair. She knew exactly what I was doing.
The relationship Josh and I had had while we were dating was vastly different than the friendship we had now. Once he came out of the closet, it was like he came alive. Sometimes I thought that maybe the reason I didn’t keep many close girlfriends was because I had Josh. He was all the excitement I could handle.
“Hey LeeLee!” he said. “How’s the fun and sun out in California?”
I chuckled. “Good, good, just out to lunch with someone from work. What’s up?”
“Oh, sorry babe. I didn’t mean to interrupt, but listen I had to call. I have great news!” he cried.
The corners of my eyes crinkled as I smiled. I hadn’t talked to him since the move. It was good to hear his voice. “Oh yeah? What’s the news?”
“Guess who’s coming to California!”
“What?” My eyes widened. Paulina cocked her head at me, curious about what was eliciting such a reaction.
“That’s right! New client. Very high-profile divorce. They just contracted with us.”
“Wait, so when? Soon?”
“I’m about to get on the plane now!”
“That’s crazy!”
“I know!”
“So, hang on, when are you getting in?”
“Should be around 5:30, West Coast time. So what do you say? Are you up for some fun?”
“Heck yeah. Want to get drinks when I get off? You can just take a cab here. Do you need a place to stay?”
“Sounds great. Does Heaven Sent have a men’s line? Any male models hanging around the office?” he laughed, “Just kidding. But no, don’t worry; they’re putting me up at the Four Seasons, and I will be making sure to take full advantage of the room, if you know what I mean…”
“Ew, Josh. Don’t make me hang up on you. I hope you don’t talk like that around your clients.”
He laughed. “No way, I’m totally pro-fesh with them. I’m so excited to see you!”
“Me too. I’ll text you the address.”
“Perfect! I have to go now; they just called my boarding group. See you soon, babycakes!”
“See you soon, Josh.” I smiled and pressed end before putting the phone back on the table. “Sorry about that.” I looked over at Paulina sheepishly. She was grinning again. Damn, that girl was always grinning.
“Not at all. Who was that?” she asked, clearly intrigued.
I was not about to tell her that Josh was my ex. “Uh, an
Paulina widened her eyes at me “Heck yeah. Why, what’s the problem? Sexy not your type?”
I took another sip from my water bottle. “Um. No, I don’t know if I have a type, really.” It was basically true. My subconscious sneered at me— Ryan Andrews certainly could be your type , it huffed. Brad could be your type too. Stop being so picky, Sally Sexless.
My subconscious was becoming a horny, sassy motherfucker.
“But you aren’t dating anyone, right?” Boy, she was really zeroing in on it now.
I thought about the agreement I had signed with the surrogacy center. I had agreed to no sex with other people until the end of my treatment. Not that that was at issue here. I still wasn’t about to jump into bed with anyone. I started to feel hot all over and I knew I was blushing.
“Natalie?”
I realized I had been staring down at my sandwich again. “Sorry, what?”
“I asked if you were dating anyone,” she said again.
“No. No, that’s not it. I’m just not sure—I mean, I’ve been really busy with the move and everything…”
“Nonsense,” she said waving at the air next to her. “He asked me about you. He’ll probably ask you out before the end of the week.”
“But HR, I don’t think they’d—”
“Nope, new handbook said as long as you don’t work in the same team or departme—”
This time it wasn’t me who interrupted. It was my phone. I looked down. Josh, A.K.A. Boyfriend #1 was calling me. I took the phone out and held it up to my ear, mouthing ‘sorry’ to Paulina.
“Hey Joshie!” I said brightly. Paulina smirked at me and sat back in her chair. She knew exactly what I was doing.
The relationship Josh and I had had while we were dating was vastly different than the friendship we had now. Once he came out of the closet, it was like he came alive. Sometimes I thought that maybe the reason I didn’t keep many close girlfriends was because I had Josh. He was all the excitement I could handle.
“Hey LeeLee!” he said. “How’s the fun and sun out in California?”
I chuckled. “Good, good, just out to lunch with someone from work. What’s up?”
“Oh, sorry babe. I didn’t mean to interrupt, but listen I had to call. I have great news!” he cried.
The corners of my eyes crinkled as I smiled. I hadn’t talked to him since the move. It was good to hear his voice. “Oh yeah? What’s the news?”
“Guess who’s coming to California!”
“What?” My eyes widened. Paulina cocked her head at me, curious about what was eliciting such a reaction.
“That’s right! New client. Very high-profile divorce. They just contracted with us.”
“Wait, so when? Soon?”
“I’m about to get on the plane now!”
“That’s crazy!”
“I know!”
“So, hang on, when are you getting in?”
“Should be around 5:30, West Coast time. So what do you say? Are you up for some fun?”
“Heck yeah. Want to get drinks when I get off? You can just take a cab here. Do you need a place to stay?”
“Sounds great. Does Heaven Sent have a men’s line? Any male models hanging around the office?” he laughed, “Just kidding. But no, don’t worry; they’re putting me up at the Four Seasons, and I will be making sure to take full advantage of the room, if you know what I mean…”
“Ew, Josh. Don’t make me hang up on you. I hope you don’t talk like that around your clients.”
He laughed. “No way, I’m totally pro-fesh with them. I’m so excited to see you!”
“Me too. I’ll text you the address.”
“Perfect! I have to go now; they just called my boarding group. See you soon, babycakes!”
“See you soon, Josh.” I smiled and pressed end before putting the phone back on the table. “Sorry about that.” I looked over at Paulina sheepishly. She was grinning again. Damn, that girl was always grinning.
“Not at all. Who was that?” she asked, clearly intrigued.
I was not about to tell her that Josh was my ex. “Uh, an
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