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Boring,
but absolutely gorgeous. That was my
first impression of him. My next two
thoughts were ‘pompous ass’ and ‘cocky jerk.’
And, I had the glorious
pleasure of sharing a table with him for the entire night. He didn’t speak, didn’t grunt….he just nodded
and stared. If I weren’t taking my
bosses place at this dinner, I’d have found another place to sit and escape
Rylan Daniels.
Beautiful. That was my first thought when I found my
table at the Ad Execs quarterly dinner.
She wore a black strapless dress and exuded confidence from every part
of her. I nodded to her, but didn’t
speak. I really didn’t have much to say
anyway.
I
couldn’t quit staring and had to excuse myself at one point to stand across the
room and watch her. It was a strange,
unwelcome feeling I was having about this stunning woman.
It had
been five years….five years since Kristen…..and I still couldn’t move on. That kind of hurt you just don’t get over so
easily and I wasn’t even sure that I wanted to get over it. But, here I was, completely intrigued and
unable to stop thinking about Jen Bailey.
Jen
I hated
going to these stupid functions! Weird
guys with slicked-back hair and way too much cologne on gave me the creeps. If it weren’t for my boss, I wouldn’t be
here. But, when he asked me to come in
his place while he was gone out of the country, I couldn’t say no. He’d never asked me to go to anything in his
place, so I saw this as a positive sign that he was beginning to have
confidence in me and my abilities. Hell,
I’d only worked for the crazy bastard for six years! It was about time he recognized my strengths.
I
strolled into the swank hotel all decked out in my new black strapless dress
and red Christian Louboutin heels. I
loved these heels. They were a gift to myself for….something.
I found
my seat at a round table near the front of the room. This was a once a quarter dinner set up for
all the execs at the top ad agencies in the San Diego area. I had been working for Sullivan & Jackson
since finishing my masters in marketing.
I’d done fairly well moving up in the company, so I guess I shouldn’t
complain about the lack of recognition.
I just never knew that Michael Camden noticed until today.
I didn’t
know anyone at the table, but I’d never had a problem socializing. I was getting a delicious meal, a few drinks
and some much needed self-promoting this evening and I planned to enjoy every
moment.
I
noticed him walking toward my table with his impassive face and stiff body
language. I was hoping he would pass on
by because as good looking as he was, he looked like a total ass and I didn’t
want to be stuck with a pompous jerk for the evening. But, as luck would have it, he sat down
directly across from me with barely a nod of acknowledgement. Wow, how did this guy get a job in
marketing? What does he sell….sticks to
shove up assholes? I nearly laughed out
loud. Nice one, Jen! I silently patted myself on the back.
She was
incredibly beautiful. I hadn’t seen her
at any of the dinners before. When I found her sitting at the same table and
she looked straight at me, I froze not knowing what to say. Thankfully, some of the awkwardness went away
as soon as Jim showed up and began his inquisition, taking her focus off
me.
I
listened intently all evening to learn more about her. What I learned was that she worked for a
rival ad agency and had impeccable people skills. She didn’t skip a beat keeping up with all
the macho crap at our table and I was pretty impressed.
She looked
close to my age and judging by her conversation with Jim Davis, she was well
educated and worked hard. Knowing
Michael like I did, he’d obviously seen her talent and respected her abilities
enough to send her in here with all these sharks.
I sat quietly
most of the night, as usual. I rarely
saw the need in mindless, meaningless conversation anymore. It served no purpose to me, even though I did
enjoy listening to it. It occupied my
mind and kept me focused on the present…on life.
~~~~~
Meet C.M. Hutton
I'm a wife, a mom of
three, a sister, a daughter, an aunt, a friend and a teacher. Now I can add
writer to my list! I've always loved to write and finally found the
inspiration and support to put my first novel on display for others to
read.
I live near Austin,
Texas with my family where I teach school and run around like crazy taking care
of my crew. I absolutely love to read and tend to totally ignore my 'near
and dear' when I'm lost in a good book. Put me on a beach somewhere with
a great story and the whole world just disappears around me.
Loving Her is my second novel. I'm working hard to continually improve my writing; hoping to make my stories better, my characters more loveable and my fans proud!
1 comment:
Sounds like a great read! Thank you for being a part of the giveaway!
Barrie
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