thoughtfully from his chair. "Have you lost your mind sir?" Trisha questioned confused. "Did I just see you daydreaming?"
Thaddeus shifted his weight uncomfortably and slightly dipped his head to acknowledge her.
“Can I be honest, Mr. Newman?” she asked standing in front of the desk.
He didn’t bother to turn around to address her. “You know I value your honesty, Trish, go ahead.”
“As long as I’ve known you, I’ve never known you to make someone so uncomfortable as you did, Ms Patterson. Was this deliberate?”
“Did I make her uncomfortable?” He looked concerned as he turned to look at her.
Now she knew something was wrong with him. All the incidences came to her, as a wicked smile crossed her face.
“What?” he asked seeing the glitter in her eyes.
“You like her.”
“I don’t,” Thaddeus immediately responded.
“Oh no. It’s worse than like, it's more?!” she exclaimed. “I never thought... I mean...” She paced as she spoke giddy with excitement. “Your lifestyle, the way you’ve stayed away from women... I thought your work involvement was because you wanted your company to succeed, then even after you succeeded you still worked hard, which confused me, but it was all a front. It was all to protect you from women, wasn’t it?” She didn’t’ give him time to answer. “But she’s different and you see this, right?”
He squinted not at all pleased at Trisha’s quick deductions. Thaddeus relaxed his features and sat back in his chair feeling defeated. Trisha knowing his feelings really didn’t matter to him.
He knew she would never tell anyone about how he felt, but was what he felt really love? How could this be? Lust he would believe, but Skye was so unlike anyone he had ever known.
“I can’t explain it. I met her at the café the other day that I go to all the time with the clients. She left her bag and I just couldn’t help myself. At first I saw a plain Jane, then I saw something else. Not on the outside, but there was something on the inside. A reservation about me.”
Trisha twisted her wide nose at him. “Not every woman is attracted to you.”
Arrogantly, he said, “The majority find me appealing. I am a modest fellow, but I know my looks don’t curdle milk. My height alone draws attention.”
“Maybe it’s your height that scares her. She might not like tall men.”
“She looked right through me, Trish. You received more attention than me.”
“She could be gay.”
“I doubt that,” he said sourly. “And even then, I’ve gotten some attention.”
Trisha saw that this had hurt his feelings. “I might rephrase that. She may just not like your type. Too cute you know.”
“No, I don’t know.”
“Sometimes women feel that a man who is powerful, successful, and handsome, such as you, is too much for them.”
His tone dripped with sarcasm as he said, “So I should be weak, broke, and ugly, then I’m sure to get the girl, huh?”
She smiled sympathetically amused seeing him struggling with these new emotions. Thaddeus had always had reserved control when it came to personal feelings, yet one woman seemed to unravel him. “Just not so forward, sir. She seems rather shy. If you push your interest too much, she might turn away.”
He realized Skye had some apprehension about him, but he wanted her attention and felt she should feel the same way immediately. Never in his life had he experienced beating around the bush when he wanted something. “So I should let her come to me, but at the same time make my interest known a little at a time. I don’t want to play games with her, Trisha. I am not like that.”
“In order to help her get over her shyness and express her interest in you, you must, sir. If what you feel is true and it’s not a one-time thing for either one of you, then you must give her time. Things of this nature cannot be rushed.”
“So I have to play around until she likes me?”
“Oh there is no doubt she finds you
Thaddeus shifted his weight uncomfortably and slightly dipped his head to acknowledge her.
“Can I be honest, Mr. Newman?” she asked standing in front of the desk.
He didn’t bother to turn around to address her. “You know I value your honesty, Trish, go ahead.”
“As long as I’ve known you, I’ve never known you to make someone so uncomfortable as you did, Ms Patterson. Was this deliberate?”
“Did I make her uncomfortable?” He looked concerned as he turned to look at her.
Now she knew something was wrong with him. All the incidences came to her, as a wicked smile crossed her face.
“What?” he asked seeing the glitter in her eyes.
“You like her.”
“I don’t,” Thaddeus immediately responded.
“Oh no. It’s worse than like, it's more?!” she exclaimed. “I never thought... I mean...” She paced as she spoke giddy with excitement. “Your lifestyle, the way you’ve stayed away from women... I thought your work involvement was because you wanted your company to succeed, then even after you succeeded you still worked hard, which confused me, but it was all a front. It was all to protect you from women, wasn’t it?” She didn’t’ give him time to answer. “But she’s different and you see this, right?”
He squinted not at all pleased at Trisha’s quick deductions. Thaddeus relaxed his features and sat back in his chair feeling defeated. Trisha knowing his feelings really didn’t matter to him.
He knew she would never tell anyone about how he felt, but was what he felt really love? How could this be? Lust he would believe, but Skye was so unlike anyone he had ever known.
“I can’t explain it. I met her at the café the other day that I go to all the time with the clients. She left her bag and I just couldn’t help myself. At first I saw a plain Jane, then I saw something else. Not on the outside, but there was something on the inside. A reservation about me.”
Trisha twisted her wide nose at him. “Not every woman is attracted to you.”
Arrogantly, he said, “The majority find me appealing. I am a modest fellow, but I know my looks don’t curdle milk. My height alone draws attention.”
“Maybe it’s your height that scares her. She might not like tall men.”
“She looked right through me, Trish. You received more attention than me.”
“She could be gay.”
“I doubt that,” he said sourly. “And even then, I’ve gotten some attention.”
Trisha saw that this had hurt his feelings. “I might rephrase that. She may just not like your type. Too cute you know.”
“No, I don’t know.”
“Sometimes women feel that a man who is powerful, successful, and handsome, such as you, is too much for them.”
His tone dripped with sarcasm as he said, “So I should be weak, broke, and ugly, then I’m sure to get the girl, huh?”
She smiled sympathetically amused seeing him struggling with these new emotions. Thaddeus had always had reserved control when it came to personal feelings, yet one woman seemed to unravel him. “Just not so forward, sir. She seems rather shy. If you push your interest too much, she might turn away.”
He realized Skye had some apprehension about him, but he wanted her attention and felt she should feel the same way immediately. Never in his life had he experienced beating around the bush when he wanted something. “So I should let her come to me, but at the same time make my interest known a little at a time. I don’t want to play games with her, Trisha. I am not like that.”
“In order to help her get over her shyness and express her interest in you, you must, sir. If what you feel is true and it’s not a one-time thing for either one of you, then you must give her time. Things of this nature cannot be rushed.”
“So I have to play around until she likes me?”
“Oh there is no doubt she finds you
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