Entice - By Ella Frank Page 0,42
Shelly.”
“What was the question again?”
Lena pouted. “I said,” she responded, sighing with frustration, “you did not have sex with him in the parking lot.”
“So, is that a statement or a question?” Shelly asked, raising a brow.
“It was a question. Answer it please.”
Finishing off one side of her sandwich, Shelly nodded. “No, I didn’t have sex in a parking lot, but he sure did make me happy. In fact, I’m going to go out on a limb and say that he gave me the best orgasm I’ve ever had—and it was in a parking lot.”
Lena blinked once, twice, and then let out a deep breath as she sat back in her chair. “You are so screwed,” Lena told her with an annoying grin.
“Why?”
“Because I’ve never seen that look on your face.”
Shelly thought about her conversation with Josh last night, and then nodded. “Yeah, you’re probably right.”
Lena continued to smile like a cat that got into the cream. “I told you so.”
“Yeah? Well, you have either made me the happiest person in the world, or I may still kill you for it. I’ll let you know after this weekend,” Shelly told her with a small smile.
“Why? What’s this weekend? Is he taking you on a date?”
Shelly stood, picking up the other half of her sandwich and her bottle of water. She pushed her chair in and shook her head. “Nope, I’m taking him home to visit Mom and Dad. We’re going on a road trip.”
Lena looked up at her with a frown.
“What?” Shelly asked.
“I’m trying to keep up. It was only two weeks ago when you told me you would never date him. Why the sudden change?”
Shelly thought about it for a minute. Why am I suddenly having a change of heart? She was throwing all her rules out the window for this man. Maybe it was because he was a friend of Mason’s, so she figured he would be a good guy.
She had no idea. All she knew was that she was going to give Joshua a chance. What can it hurt? It’s just a weekend. Right?
Looking down at Lena, Shelly shrugged. “I’m not sure. I guess somewhere in between my orgasm in the parking lot and his orgasm in my office, he convinced me to give it a shot. Have a good afternoon, Dr. O’Donnell,” Shelly told her friend with a smug grin and a perky wave. Then, she turned and walked away, leaving a shocked but silent Lena staring after her.
***
Josh arrived at the worksite and let himself in when his phone rang. Pulling out the phone, he saw Cole’s name on the screen.
“Daniels here.”
“Hello, Joshua. How are you this morning?”
Stepping over a toolbox, he moved over to the makeshift table he’d put up.
“Good, man, good. What’s up?”
“Well, Harris called this morning. He said he’s going to come in and sign the papers on Friday. Will that work? Can you be here?”
Wincing, Josh stopped and ran a hand through his hair. Of course it had to be Friday.
“I can’t do Friday, Cole. I’m going out of town. Won’t be back until Monday morning.”
He heard some rustling around on the other end of the phone.
“Hang on, I’m checking my calendar,” Cole told him.
Josh waved to Vince as he walked in for the morning. Three other guys—Alex, Gary, and Chris—followed, looking at him and nodding. Acknowledging them, he smiled, and then turned his attention back to the phone.
“How about Tuesday then?” Cole asked.
“Yep, I can do that. Time?”
“Ten-thirty looks good. If it changes, I’ll let you know.” Cole paused, and then asked, “Where are you going this weekend?”
Josh smiled, thinking about the road trip ahead. “Savannah, Georgia.”
Cole chuckled. “Business or pleasure?”
Oh, definitely pleasure, Josh thought.
Then, he answered, “Pleasure. I’m going with that woman we were talking about the other night.”
“Really?” Cole asked. After a quiet moment, he continued, “So, you worked things out with her?”
Josh laughed, and then shook his head, even though Cole couldn’t see him.
“Not really. We kind of got caught before things got started. Then, she was going to nix the whole idea, but in the end, we decided to go on a road trip. That’s a good way to get to know each other, right? Eleven hours in a car with a dog?”
Cole laughed. “Either that, or you’ll kill each other. Why Georgia?”
Josh leaned against the table and replied, “She’s going home to see family.”
“And you’re going with her?” Cole asked in a tone that implied Josh was out of his mind. “I thought you two were