“How's it coming along?” Amber pursed her lips, tugging the baseball cap lower on her face when someone curious glanced our way. Chloe's hair was framing her face and the sunglasses perched on her nose did a good job of hiding her appearance. “Good, good. Sean took my advice and is set on resuming come Monday.”Amber's face brightened. “That's good news!” She clapped her hands in delight. “I must say, we do make a good team.”Yes, we do.” Chloe agreed easily, her mind flashing back to daydreaming about Sean. Of course, she maintained her distance but it seemed Sean was serious about her this time around, always calling and texting.Just last night, they'd talked on the phone for long hours the sound of his voice nearly driving her crazy with want.“Chloe? Chloe, are you even listening to me?” Amber's irritable voice burst into her dreams, with the woman snapping her finger in Chloe's face.“Absolutely, you were saying?”Chloe didn't take the bait so easily, throwing a suspicious glan

The Day Before “What are you doing?” Rebecca’s long-time friend Ravi asked, plopping down a bowl of frozen yogurt with two spoons.“Hmmm?” She sighed, scrolling through her phone aimlessly while she waited for someone's message to pop up. One person in particular.Involuntarily, another sigh escaped her lips making Ravi roll her eyes skyward before snatching the phone from her arms. “You've got to stop staring at the phone all day like a lovesick loon. He's not going to reply to your texts either way.”She reached for the phone but Ravi was smarter. “But what if he replies now? I might miss it!”“What I'll miss is you whining over a guy that barely likes you, Becca!”“Not this again.” Rebecca moaned, covering her face with her hands. “I've told you this countless times, Ravi, you weren't there in Greece…we shared something special.”“Is that what he told you or what you're using to delude yourself?” She could feel Ravi’s intense side eyes. “I don't even know why I bother to explain

After that incredible performance back at the conference room, Clement let Sean run the meeting while he retreated to his room but unknowning to the poor guy, Clement had no intentions of washing the beef they had down the drain.Sean took almost everything he had and until Clement managed to accomplish that… he would never be satisfied.So Clement started to think hard on what next to do. For the first time in weeks, he could feel that familiar excitement that used to thrum in his bones whenever he was taking on a new project.Being CEO was his lifelong dream but he was quickly realizing it's not all roses and picnics.Most of his time was spent stuck in meetings instead of chasing new deals and even when a new deal did fall into his lap, he had to do the schmoozing, the winning and dining until the investor's signature was on the dotted check.After the first three dinners, Clement quickly grew bored but this…now this, was thrilling!Noise downstairs caught his attention, making him

They sat in silence for some minutes with Camille doing a poor job of not trying to gobble him up with her eyes. It was as if she could hardly believe she was seeing the same man in front of her.The last time they'd seen was three years ago, with Camila shoving her middle finger angrily at him while she strutted away. Their last encounter didn't end on good terms, which was why she was shocked to see him here, in the bar where she worked looking for her.However, if there's anything she knows is that Clement Lambert does not pay courtesy visits.“Why are you here, Clem?” She broke the silence.“Do you want anything?” Clement asked instead, ignoring her question. “Apparently, your friend Fatima said there's something called a Thursday Special, would you like that?”She places her palms flat on the table, leaning in. “What I want is for you to tell me what you're doing here?”“Would you believe me if I said I missed you?” He joked and smiled.She didn't return it. “No, I do not believe

Unfortunately, Sean's attention was needed urgently and he had to drop off first. Then he instructed his driver to drop her off but she declined, putting him off.The last thing she needed was to be seen by people alighting from his car. Boarding a car ride, she slipped into the car undetected going on her merry way.Sean was too busy to bother with anything other than a peck on the cheeks, and a promise to call her. It wasn't even 9 am yet, but she was exhausted and needed to rest. “We're here, ma'am.” The cab driver told her, stopping a couple of blocks away from her apartment as she instructed, jolting her from her thoughts. She pulled out cash, handing it over to him to walk the rest of the way to her house.It was like any other day as she placed the key in the doorway, twisting the doorknob sideways.With a sigh, she dropped everything on the nearest flat surface without even looking up…her jacket, bag, and keys.The next thing to follow was her shoe, toeing it off immediately.