inkling I needed to deal with Olivia until this very moment.
I crossed the room again, and Olivia escorted me out into the hallway. “What can I do for the marketing department today?” I wasn’t sure that she was all that talented or capable when it came to her job, but I knew that wasn’t really a requirement when you were the daughter of the general manager.
In fact, she often used her job as a ruse to coerce me several times into showing up at different events that eventually led to us being alone and naked in her apartment. I needed to finally clear the air now just to make sure she didn’t cause any waves between me and Maddy.
“You were looking pretty cozy just now with the new doctor,” she said with a slight snarl in her voice.
The last thing I needed was a catfight. I wasn’t even sure what the status was between me and Maddy yet, and I didn’t want Olivia sticking her nose into it.
“We go way back. Went to high school and college together. Well, a little college. Besides, that’s none of your business,” I said.
Olivia’s face fell for just a moment before she regained her composure. I was terrified that I was going to have a crying woman on my hands. But that wasn’t Olivia’s style.
“We’ve got something here, Shane, between you and me. It’s silly for you to keep trying to deny it. We both know you want it too,” she said as she settled her hand on my shoulder.
I pushed her hand away quickly and glanced back at the door where I knew Maddy waited on just the other side. The last thing I needed was for her to come out and see something that could be easily misinterpreted for what it really was.
“We don’t have anything between us, and I don’t want anything from you. That’s what I told you the last time. And I’ll keep saying it to you until you figure it out,” I said. I didn’t like being cruel, but this was one conversation that I’d had too many times already. The problem was that I had confused the situation by giving in on far too many occasions after I’d said it. But this time, it was going to stick.
She straightened and gave me a sultry smile that brimmed with unspoken promises. She was the kind of woman who always manipulated situations to get her way. I still couldn’t believe that I let myself fall for that act as many times as I had.
“You have to give us a chance. We have something whether you want to admit it or not,” she said.
I shook my head. “We had enough chemistry to result in some completely unmemorable quickies. That’s it.” Now I was being a deliberate dick, but I had to get this message through to her.
I saw what looked like tears in the corner of her eyes, but I wasn’t sure if it was from sadness or anger. More than likely, knowing Olivia, it was the latter.
“If you walk away from me, I can make your life a living hell. Remember who I am.”
Now this got my attention and not in a good way. I wasn’t about to be threatened by some little bitch who thought she had more pull than she did. “If you breathe a word of any bullshit to your daddy, I will make sure he knows exactly how you manipulate the men on this team.”
The color drained from her face, but the lines around her mouth tightened. “You wouldn’t.”
I stared at her with hard eyes. “Don’t fuck with me, Olivia. I’m not one of these other dumbasses you’re used to dealing with who will sit up like a dog and beg when you threaten them with your daddy’s name. I don’t put up with that kind of bullshit. Whatever we had is done. If you want to salvage some type of professional working relationship, I would turn around and take that attitude somewhere else.”
I could tell that it took everything inside of her to turn on her heel and stomp away without another word. I wanted to go back to explain things to Maddy, but then I looked at my watch and realized I was going to be late for practice if I didn’t get my ass on the practice field in the next few
I crossed the room again, and Olivia escorted me out into the hallway. “What can I do for the marketing department today?” I wasn’t sure that she was all that talented or capable when it came to her job, but I knew that wasn’t really a requirement when you were the daughter of the general manager.
In fact, she often used her job as a ruse to coerce me several times into showing up at different events that eventually led to us being alone and naked in her apartment. I needed to finally clear the air now just to make sure she didn’t cause any waves between me and Maddy.
“You were looking pretty cozy just now with the new doctor,” she said with a slight snarl in her voice.
The last thing I needed was a catfight. I wasn’t even sure what the status was between me and Maddy yet, and I didn’t want Olivia sticking her nose into it.
“We go way back. Went to high school and college together. Well, a little college. Besides, that’s none of your business,” I said.
Olivia’s face fell for just a moment before she regained her composure. I was terrified that I was going to have a crying woman on my hands. But that wasn’t Olivia’s style.
“We’ve got something here, Shane, between you and me. It’s silly for you to keep trying to deny it. We both know you want it too,” she said as she settled her hand on my shoulder.
I pushed her hand away quickly and glanced back at the door where I knew Maddy waited on just the other side. The last thing I needed was for her to come out and see something that could be easily misinterpreted for what it really was.
“We don’t have anything between us, and I don’t want anything from you. That’s what I told you the last time. And I’ll keep saying it to you until you figure it out,” I said. I didn’t like being cruel, but this was one conversation that I’d had too many times already. The problem was that I had confused the situation by giving in on far too many occasions after I’d said it. But this time, it was going to stick.
She straightened and gave me a sultry smile that brimmed with unspoken promises. She was the kind of woman who always manipulated situations to get her way. I still couldn’t believe that I let myself fall for that act as many times as I had.
“You have to give us a chance. We have something whether you want to admit it or not,” she said.
I shook my head. “We had enough chemistry to result in some completely unmemorable quickies. That’s it.” Now I was being a deliberate dick, but I had to get this message through to her.
I saw what looked like tears in the corner of her eyes, but I wasn’t sure if it was from sadness or anger. More than likely, knowing Olivia, it was the latter.
“If you walk away from me, I can make your life a living hell. Remember who I am.”
Now this got my attention and not in a good way. I wasn’t about to be threatened by some little bitch who thought she had more pull than she did. “If you breathe a word of any bullshit to your daddy, I will make sure he knows exactly how you manipulate the men on this team.”
The color drained from her face, but the lines around her mouth tightened. “You wouldn’t.”
I stared at her with hard eyes. “Don’t fuck with me, Olivia. I’m not one of these other dumbasses you’re used to dealing with who will sit up like a dog and beg when you threaten them with your daddy’s name. I don’t put up with that kind of bullshit. Whatever we had is done. If you want to salvage some type of professional working relationship, I would turn around and take that attitude somewhere else.”
I could tell that it took everything inside of her to turn on her heel and stomp away without another word. I wanted to go back to explain things to Maddy, but then I looked at my watch and realized I was going to be late for practice if I didn’t get my ass on the practice field in the next few
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