The Billionaire's Seduction (The Billionaire's Temptation #1) - J. S. Cooper Page 0,8
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“Oh.” I gave him my number somewhat reluctantly. There was no way I could get out of it now. “What’s yours?”
“You’ll get it when I call you.” His eyes twinkled at the look of fury on my face. He was really starting to annoy me. Which confused me because I was also more turned on than I’d ever been in my life before.
“Anyway, I have to go back to work now.” I pushed the button for the elevator and waited.
“Yes. It would be good if you did some work today.” His laughter followed me as I walked into the elevator and rode back down to my floor. I studied my flushed cheeks in the reflective walls of the elevator and wondered if I had made a mistake giving Bradley my phone number. I wasn’t used to dating older men, and he seemed like he may be a bit more than I could handle. I broadened my shoulders as I walked out of the elevator; I’d just go for one drink and that would be it. No big deal. And then I’d never see him again. I walked into my office and sighed, I had bigger concerns to worry about right now anyway. I pulled up my pie chart in PowerPoint and pressed delete. There was no way that this was what Lewis wanted me to create. I’d have to ask Katy what she thought when I got home. She was good with this sort of stuff. Maybe she could help me. I knew she would tell me I’d bitten off more than I could chew, but when I showed her the apartments I’d found for us to move to, she’d be more than happy to help. I’d have to go to the bookstore and get some books to help me learn all about Excel and basic finance terms. I was a fast learner, and I was sure I’d be able to bullshit anything I didn’t know. After all, I was one of the best actresses in my year at NYU.
Chapter 3
“Sarah, this is your lucky week,” Katy squealed when I told her I had scored a hot date. I hadn’t been planning to tell her but when she started asking too many questions, I changed the subject. I wasn’t feeling as confident about keeping the job as I had been on the phone earlier and didn’t want her worrying now that she had quit hers. I knew I still needed to ask her for her help with the spreadsheets, but I didn’t want to make her too nervous by bringing it up right away. “Tell me all about him.” She clasped my hands and pulled me over to the couch.
“Well, he’s really handsome.” And arrogant, I thought. “He was dressed very nicely in what I can only imagine was a designer suit.”
“Wow, has he graduated already then?”
“Uh, yeah.” I paused. I didn’t want Katy to know that I was pretty sure that he had graduated many years ago. “I think he graduated a few years ago.”
“Ooh, an older man.” She laughed. “That’s exciting.”
“Yeah, he’s older all right.” I grinned back at her. If only she knew.
“How exciting! You got a new fabulous job and now you are dating a new hot guy.” She grinned. “This is so awesome. If I wasn’t so happy for you, I think I’d be jealous.”
“Oh, I wouldn’t be jealous.” I smiled back at her weakly.
“So, what are you going to wear tonight?” She jumped up. “Let’s go and check your wardrobe.”
“Oh. I wasn’t going to change.” I bit my lip. I didn’t want Bradley thinking I went home and got all dolled up for him. I wanted him to see me in my work clothes, unkempt and scruffy. Then he’d know I wasn’t interested in anything with him. That I’d only agreed to a date as a favor.
“Sarah. You cannot go on a date in a business suit.” Katy went through my closet and pulled out a dress. “What about this?”
“Uh, no way.” I immediately grabbed it from her. “This is a casual get together, Katy. I can’t go looking like I’m off to the prom.”
“It’s not that fancy.”
“It’s still too much.” I sighed. I walked over to my closet and pulled out a pair of jeans and a black top. “This’ll do.”
“That top is not sexy, Sarah.” Katy frowned.
“I don’t want to look too sexy.”
“There is no such thing as too sexy, Sarah.” She grinned at me and held the top up.