so me older guy,” he started.
“If he is an older guy, he probably has money. Anyone we know? What’s his name?”
“I doubt that. Someone called Freddie Rabbit. She calls him Mr. Rabbit.”
“What kind of a name is that?” Lucas asked laughing.
“Don’t know man,” Conrad responded as he grabbed another beer bottle from the cooler box. “I asked the same thing. And something didn’t ring right when she said his name.”
“You should trust your instincts. Did you ask Phil to do a background check on this dude?” Lucas asked seeing the frown on his friend’s face.
“No, I was royally pissed last night. Not once, have I ever had a woman say no to me. I actually have a hard time trying to fight off some women and she wouldn’t give me the time of day. It took my chasing her to the café before she would even agree to do dinner with me. Am I losing my touch or something?”
“So that’s why you were asking about how long it takes to discuss food. I’m assuming this was tied to her,” he said with a laugh.
Conrad told him how she had made him pay for dessert for the whole company for Friday’s lunch and he rolled over laughing. Conrad couldn’t help laughing too. He shook his head thinking of how he had stood there as she had made the outragious claim and gotten away with it.
“I think now I have to meet her,” he said as he laughed. “How much was dessert?”
Lucas almost chocked as he sprayed the table with the beer he had just drank when he head Conrad say, “$5,087.01 and if I add our dinner it’s over $5,500. That’s how much Moira has cost me so far.”
“Well, shit! Not that you cannot afford it, but shit. That girl has some balls. She takes blackmail to a whole new level.”
“I know. The two of you could be brother and sister,” he agreed and grinned at Lucas. “Could teach you a few lessions if I might add.”
“Set up an introduction,” he grinned back. The yatch was now just sailing along the coast and they could see a lot more boats and yatchs making their way to sea. “I didn’t know that people ate dessert everyday?” Lucas said with a frown. “Even I own hotels, but not all my guests always order dessert.
“Not usually, but since she joined the company that caters for my company I hear more and more employees are having desserts. My dad has deliveries from her twice a week. Of what I have tasted so far, she knows her stuff.”
“This gets better and better. You think I can poach her?”
“Not now. She told me she was where she wanted to be right now. She took a couple years after school to study under some famous chefs here in Miami, even did a couple months stint in Vegas and LA.”
“Fair enough. How about I sample some of her stuff and make an offer and if she refuses, just keep it open ended. I am now very curious to meet her.”
Conrad looked at Lucas and realized he was serious. Sighing he agreed because he knew his friend would find a way to meet her regardless.“Alright. You can come for lunch one day next week, just not Monday. Not a good day for me.”
The y docked back sometime late afternoon. Lucas dropped Conrad before he proceeded to his place.
Conrad took a shower to wash away the salt from the day out at sea. He sat down and flipped channels until he found a game to watch. As engrossing as it was, his mind still kept wondering to Moira. The day with Lucas had helped some, but now that he was alone, he couldn’t get her out of his mind. He hadn’t planned on going out tonight. And had actually declined Lucas’ offer to join him later. But now with none of the sport channels holding his attention, staying home wasn’t looking like such a good idea after all.
He tried to think of a time his mind had wondered and been engrossed with a woman. He came up empty handed. Why now, he kept asking himself. What did Moira have that none of the other women didn’t have?
Chapter Nine
As the cab dropped off Moira and Serenity they found there
“If he is an older guy, he probably has money. Anyone we know? What’s his name?”
“I doubt that. Someone called Freddie Rabbit. She calls him Mr. Rabbit.”
“What kind of a name is that?” Lucas asked laughing.
“Don’t know man,” Conrad responded as he grabbed another beer bottle from the cooler box. “I asked the same thing. And something didn’t ring right when she said his name.”
“You should trust your instincts. Did you ask Phil to do a background check on this dude?” Lucas asked seeing the frown on his friend’s face.
“No, I was royally pissed last night. Not once, have I ever had a woman say no to me. I actually have a hard time trying to fight off some women and she wouldn’t give me the time of day. It took my chasing her to the café before she would even agree to do dinner with me. Am I losing my touch or something?”
“So that’s why you were asking about how long it takes to discuss food. I’m assuming this was tied to her,” he said with a laugh.
Conrad told him how she had made him pay for dessert for the whole company for Friday’s lunch and he rolled over laughing. Conrad couldn’t help laughing too. He shook his head thinking of how he had stood there as she had made the outragious claim and gotten away with it.
“I think now I have to meet her,” he said as he laughed. “How much was dessert?”
Lucas almost chocked as he sprayed the table with the beer he had just drank when he head Conrad say, “$5,087.01 and if I add our dinner it’s over $5,500. That’s how much Moira has cost me so far.”
“Well, shit! Not that you cannot afford it, but shit. That girl has some balls. She takes blackmail to a whole new level.”
“I know. The two of you could be brother and sister,” he agreed and grinned at Lucas. “Could teach you a few lessions if I might add.”
“Set up an introduction,” he grinned back. The yatch was now just sailing along the coast and they could see a lot more boats and yatchs making their way to sea. “I didn’t know that people ate dessert everyday?” Lucas said with a frown. “Even I own hotels, but not all my guests always order dessert.
“Not usually, but since she joined the company that caters for my company I hear more and more employees are having desserts. My dad has deliveries from her twice a week. Of what I have tasted so far, she knows her stuff.”
“This gets better and better. You think I can poach her?”
“Not now. She told me she was where she wanted to be right now. She took a couple years after school to study under some famous chefs here in Miami, even did a couple months stint in Vegas and LA.”
“Fair enough. How about I sample some of her stuff and make an offer and if she refuses, just keep it open ended. I am now very curious to meet her.”
Conrad looked at Lucas and realized he was serious. Sighing he agreed because he knew his friend would find a way to meet her regardless.“Alright. You can come for lunch one day next week, just not Monday. Not a good day for me.”
The y docked back sometime late afternoon. Lucas dropped Conrad before he proceeded to his place.
Conrad took a shower to wash away the salt from the day out at sea. He sat down and flipped channels until he found a game to watch. As engrossing as it was, his mind still kept wondering to Moira. The day with Lucas had helped some, but now that he was alone, he couldn’t get her out of his mind. He hadn’t planned on going out tonight. And had actually declined Lucas’ offer to join him later. But now with none of the sport channels holding his attention, staying home wasn’t looking like such a good idea after all.
He tried to think of a time his mind had wondered and been engrossed with a woman. He came up empty handed. Why now, he kept asking himself. What did Moira have that none of the other women didn’t have?
Chapter Nine
As the cab dropped off Moira and Serenity they found there
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