leave.”
She beamed with excitement.
Everybody clapped and cheered,
except for Jordy.
Great, this was her one refuge.
Gone.
She was happy about the money, but
the time off to be alone with herself; to be alone with thoughts of him was what really worried her.
She didn’t waste time texting him.
I got some time off of work,
I am leaving for a few days,
we don’t have any
rules and I didn’t know
if I should text
you so I
…the phone rang in her hand while
she was texting him, she deleted it all.
“Hello?” she squeaked.
“You off yet?”
“Am I off yet? How would you know?”
She stopped herself from the
inquisition.
He had done it, all of it.
The entire staff of her office was
on vacation because of him.
“I met your quota,” he teased.
“Ahh…I see, and how did you do that
might I ask?” She was a little annoyed, but not surprised. They had never given
a vacation or a bonus to any employee the whole seven years she had worked for
them.
“Let’s just say my business manager
decided to diversify a little and invest in a small business.”
He was being cocky now and it
annoyed Jordy.
“Well, thanks for the vacation and
the bonus,” she beamed, getting excited about the free time and the extra cash.
“And if you think I’m going to stand on some stupid principal and not cash this
check, think again.”
“Good, I really don’t want to fight
about that.”
He sounded sincere.
“Oh we won’t. Matter of fact,
thanks for the trip.”
She knew she had his attention.
“Trip, oh yeah?”
He sounded intrigued.
“Yeah, I think I will go kick it
with my family for a few days, my Mom isn’t getting any younger and I could use
a visit.” She almost laughed but kept her cool until she got his response.
“Bullshit Jordy, you know damn well
why I…”
She heard someone come in and
interrupt him.
“Alright, give me five minutes.
Fucking get out, man.”
“Hi, JORRRDY!”
She heard Jessie tease in the back
ground then there was a rustling noise, then and an “Ow, motherfucker!” Then
she heard, “fucking genius” then laughter then a door shut.
“Jordy?”
“Yes, Tite?” She was smiling now.
God this was fun, and she knew he
was having fun too.
It seemed like last nights’
disaster didn’t bother him at all and now they were right back where they
started.
“A few days with me, then your
parents, alright? I don’t have much time left in the states and I wanted to
hang out before I leave.”
Hear heart sank.
He’s leaving?
She couldn’t do it.
She had been on enough of a roller
coaster ride last week. She was going to be happy today. She was ready to get
another hit of him and he seemed to feel the same.
“What are we doing then, Phillip?”
she teased.
“Before or after I rip off your
panties?” He congratulated himself. She really thought she had control of
the situation?
“Oh, I, oh…,” She was speechless.
“I will send the car to your place
in an hour. Pack for a couple of days and… Jordy?” He paused for what seemed
like forever. “Wear that black dress.”
“Ooh, okay.” She hung up.
She had to bend over next to her
car to catch her breath.
ONE HOUR!
She raced to her bank and cashed
the check. She hit Victoria’s
Secret first and bought every pair of sexy panties in her size. She stopped and
got some sandals that wrapped around her ankles into a bow to match the
sundress he wanted her to wear. Jordy added a $90 bottle of perfume to the
total.
Thanks to him, she could now afford
it.
She swooped into a department store
and bought several dresses in her size she thought would look sexy and begged
the salon next door for a quick wax.
She even managed to pay a bill or
two in the waiting room and got back to her apartment with fifteen minutes to
spare. She threw everything she bought into her small suitcase and couple of
pairs of jeans and shoes. She dumped her entire jewelry box and the contents of
her bathroom in a duffle
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