nights with me and I was pushing him in the opposite direction, right out the door. I definitely had issues. I ran my fingers through the end of my ponytail as I made my way back to my office. Annie smiled up at me from her computer but I was too distracted to reciprocate the gesture. I slammed the door to my office and immediately dialed Shelby’s number.
“This is Shelby .” Her voice rang.
“I mean seriously am I just completely stupid and idiotic?” I screamed into the receiver.
“Okay, now tell me what happened so we can divide and conquer. And, hello to you too.” She giggled.
“It’s not funny Shelby. Sloan just called me into his office to invite me to stay the night with him at a hotel tonight and tomorrow after the wedding. What did I do you ask? Well, I proceed to tell him that I didn’t have anyone to watch my dog, but tomorrow night I could make it work. I mean seriously, what is wrong with me?” I let out a sigh.
“Oh honey, what is wrong with you? He is amazing looking and he wants to spend two nights with you? Why did you say no?” She asked. “Hell, I’ll take your place.” She let out a loud laugh. Loud enough that I had to pull the receiver away from my ear if I still wanted an eardrum later.
I thought about it for half a second before I finally figured it out. “I think I’m holding out hope that this whole wedding debacle won’t actually happen.” I slapped myself in the forehead.
“No...you...are...not! You are going to let this wedding happen and you are not going to say anything to anyone. You need to go tell Sloan that you changed your mind and you are going to have a great time, with SLOAN. Why would you even want Nole back in the first place? He is poison.” I could hear the anger in her voice.
“I don’t want him back Shelby. I just hate that I fixed him up right for some other woman to reap the rewards. I’m g oing to go talk to Sloan, you’re right. I’ll call you later, love you.” I slammed the receiver down and made my way back to Sloan’s office.
His door was open , so I all but invited myself in. “Hey, I’m really sorry to just barge in unannounced, but I changed my mind. I want to spend tonight and tomorrow night with you. That is, if you still want to. I think I just got scared. I’m sorry.” I looked right at him as he stood up and made his way towards me. I slowly started backing up, not being able to judge the intensity in his eyes. He reached behind me and closed the door, and then bent me back and laid a great kiss, right on my lips.
“I’m glad you changed your mind.” He said as he open ed the door and gently shooed me away.
I walked back to my office in a daze. Did that just really happen? He was an amazing kisser. If he did other things the way he kissed, I was in deep trouble. I was left longing for more and I can almost bet that was his plan all along. The day dragged on slower than usual. I needed to make sure that I had all the right materials to bring with me on my overnight weekend with Sloan, so I left work about an hour early. I stopped by Victoria Secret and bought a matching navy lace bra and panty set. I hurried home and began packing everything I thought I would need. As I mentally checked things off of my list, I realized that I hadn’t even asked my neighbor to watch Bugsy yet. I quickly ran out the front door and next door to ask Molly if she would mind. She kindly obliged and I quickly ran back home to finish packing.
Ten
Sloan
Over the last week, Aston and I had become accustomed to our morning run-ins. I would pretend to run into her and then we would head across the street and grab some coffee before we started our day. It was nice and it felt good to actually get to know the woman I had all but been stalking for months now.
As much as it pained me to do it, I ended up having to cancel our coffee ritual the Friday before the wedding. Unfortunately, the little blonde I had brought home the night before didn’t
“This is Shelby .” Her voice rang.
“I mean seriously am I just completely stupid and idiotic?” I screamed into the receiver.
“Okay, now tell me what happened so we can divide and conquer. And, hello to you too.” She giggled.
“It’s not funny Shelby. Sloan just called me into his office to invite me to stay the night with him at a hotel tonight and tomorrow after the wedding. What did I do you ask? Well, I proceed to tell him that I didn’t have anyone to watch my dog, but tomorrow night I could make it work. I mean seriously, what is wrong with me?” I let out a sigh.
“Oh honey, what is wrong with you? He is amazing looking and he wants to spend two nights with you? Why did you say no?” She asked. “Hell, I’ll take your place.” She let out a loud laugh. Loud enough that I had to pull the receiver away from my ear if I still wanted an eardrum later.
I thought about it for half a second before I finally figured it out. “I think I’m holding out hope that this whole wedding debacle won’t actually happen.” I slapped myself in the forehead.
“No...you...are...not! You are going to let this wedding happen and you are not going to say anything to anyone. You need to go tell Sloan that you changed your mind and you are going to have a great time, with SLOAN. Why would you even want Nole back in the first place? He is poison.” I could hear the anger in her voice.
“I don’t want him back Shelby. I just hate that I fixed him up right for some other woman to reap the rewards. I’m g oing to go talk to Sloan, you’re right. I’ll call you later, love you.” I slammed the receiver down and made my way back to Sloan’s office.
His door was open , so I all but invited myself in. “Hey, I’m really sorry to just barge in unannounced, but I changed my mind. I want to spend tonight and tomorrow night with you. That is, if you still want to. I think I just got scared. I’m sorry.” I looked right at him as he stood up and made his way towards me. I slowly started backing up, not being able to judge the intensity in his eyes. He reached behind me and closed the door, and then bent me back and laid a great kiss, right on my lips.
“I’m glad you changed your mind.” He said as he open ed the door and gently shooed me away.
I walked back to my office in a daze. Did that just really happen? He was an amazing kisser. If he did other things the way he kissed, I was in deep trouble. I was left longing for more and I can almost bet that was his plan all along. The day dragged on slower than usual. I needed to make sure that I had all the right materials to bring with me on my overnight weekend with Sloan, so I left work about an hour early. I stopped by Victoria Secret and bought a matching navy lace bra and panty set. I hurried home and began packing everything I thought I would need. As I mentally checked things off of my list, I realized that I hadn’t even asked my neighbor to watch Bugsy yet. I quickly ran out the front door and next door to ask Molly if she would mind. She kindly obliged and I quickly ran back home to finish packing.
Ten
Sloan
Over the last week, Aston and I had become accustomed to our morning run-ins. I would pretend to run into her and then we would head across the street and grab some coffee before we started our day. It was nice and it felt good to actually get to know the woman I had all but been stalking for months now.
As much as it pained me to do it, I ended up having to cancel our coffee ritual the Friday before the wedding. Unfortunately, the little blonde I had brought home the night before didn’t
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