(Two weeks later)
Carter, Sean and Sebastian met up for some dinner and drinks at the ‘Oxford Club’. They tried to meet every few weeks. They occasionally discussed a bit of business but it was mostly just to catch up with each other about the what was going on their individual lives. They grew up together and these three friends were just like brothers. They always had each other’s backs whether it be in their personal lives, or in business. They were as tight as brothers could be.
They had their own private room, so they could discuss whatever they liked and it stopped the girls always eyeing and approaching these three handsome men and bothering them. These three men were a great catch and were never short of admirers. Everywhere they went girls admired them and threw themselves at these men.
“Grace is really something, isn’t she? It was priceless seeing Arlo’s reaction as she dealt with him. He’s such a creep. It really upset Tyra and Carter the way he tried to man handle Grace the other week”, said Carter to his two best friends. “I feel that Arlo got what he deserved and I was only too happy to witness the event. I would never let my sister or niece be forcefully touched like that. Although she didn’t take too kindly to me trying to help her,” added Sean. Carter chuckled at Sean’s comment, “She’s definitely got some guts, is hot-headed and seems very independent so maybe she’s not used to people stepping up for her. I forgot to tell you guys that Tyra and I bumped into her two weeks ago, just after she finished beating up another creep trying to come onto her. The guy she beat up was a pervert that was feeling her up and was trying to come onto her”. Sean was listening intently wondering where the story was going. Carter then continued, “Grace then beat him up to the point he would think twice about approaching her ever again”.
Carter then relayed to his two best friends how he and Tyra met Grace and how Grace had beat up the sleazy Mr Ford landing him three metres away on the pavement when he came onto her. When Sean heard that, he clenched his fist and wanted to deal with Mr Ford himself. “Don’t worry, I had my men deal with him on that, he will not be doing that again to Grace or anyone else. He was in hospital for a few days due to his injuries that Grace subjected him to and then my men inflicted a bit more upon him. Once he ties up some loose ends with his business, he will be leaving Straco City”. Sebastian like Sean was quite impressed with Grace and her capabilities. “Grace really is fully of surprises, said Sebastian”. Carter then told them that she was an avid runner, had just brought her new Apartment over by ‘Bluey Beach’ and was busy looking for office space to lease for her new business she was moving from Boston to Straco City.
“Sean, I was going to let her know that there was some space you are leasing in your newly acquired office building next door to your ‘Harper Group’ building but Grace then told me that she had signed a lease yesterday over in Collins Street. She needed a whole floor and the only offerings I had were a few suites in one of my buildings.” Sean then told him, “That ground floor space was taken two weeks ago. My building manager tells me that the ‘Messi Group’ has signed a lease. ‘Messi Group’ is the mob that is building that 5 Star Hotel here in Straco City. The foundation has been laid on that hotel. I looked at the plan, it looks impressive. It will be the most luxurious hotel in Straco City with great harbour views, not too far from the beach and close to the City Centre. Messi Group already owns three much smaller ones in other cities and from my investigations, I can see that they are also involved in quite a few investments”, Sean told them.
“I heard the big boss from Messi Group, Mr Messi has moved into town so that he can personally be involved in supervising the building of that hotel. It’s inevitable that we meet him in our circle of business meetings. I wonder what he is like”, commented Carter. They then started discussing Sebastian’s new Club. “How’s ‘Blue Moon’ going Sebastian? When will you be open for business?” asked Sean. “It’s all ready to go, just finalising a few things and we’ll be opening this Saturday night, which is 4 days away. I’ve got the website up and going and bookings for all the private rooms for opening night on Saturday are all taken. Be sure to clear your schedules so that you both come. Bring Tyra and Kiara with you Carter. I want my two best friends at the opening of ‘Blue Moon’”, he said to Sean and Carter.
Alright guys, I need to head home, it’s getting late. I have to be in court early tomorrow morning”, said Sean. “Oh, come on Sean, one more drink. If you stay for another drink, I will let you both know new information I have come to know about Grace”, Carter said with a smirk. Upon hearing ‘Grace’ Sean sat back down and said “Alright one drink only and then I am out of here. Better be worth it”, he answered. “Yeah, I’m all ears, I haven’t given up on her yet”, Sebastian added.
Carter then went on to tell them that she goes to the ‘Shore Café’ every Monday and that the new office space she leased is in Collins St, so it is not far from any of their office buildings as they were also on Collins St. “Do you know what line of business she is in”, asked Sean. “Tyra and I didn’t get that far as she had to take off to get her office move and staff recruitment organised with her assistant”, Carter replied. Carter then put his finger out to indicate he had more to say, “Take a load of this, Tyra has her mobile number and …….. she’s meeting up with her tomorrow for a run”. Sean grinned and then said, “Looks like we’ll have to be extra nice to Tyra if we want to be friends with Grace”. “That’s right and don’t forget, let’s make our Monday breakfasts at Shore Café a regular so that we can bump into her. I need to help my two besties get a girlfriend and I think Grace is a good catch for one of you”, said Carter.
Grace and Tyra just finished their run along beach over by Grace’s new apartment. Grace was going to be moving into her new apartment in 3 weeks and pointed out to where her apartment was. “It’s the top level one over there. Of course, it’s not a mansion or a Penthouse, but it is absolutely perfect for me. In the evenings, I can sit out on the balcony overlooking the gorgeous view of the beach. I’ve got a dedicated room for a small home office when I work from home in the evening or when I choose to not go into the office. It’s close to convenience stores and not far from my new office”, she told Tyra. “Sounds like a dream, I’d love to see it when you move in”, Tyra told her. Grace had a good feeling about Tyra and somehow in her heart she knew she could trust this girl in front of her. “You’ve got a deal, maybe I’ll even cook you one of my famous lunches when I have you over”, Grace responded. Tyra squeezed her hand in response as she also had a similar feeling that Grace could
(A few days later)Now that Grace had settled on staying in Straco City (at least for the time being), she had settled on a new Lease for her company. It was over in the centre of town about a 5-minute walk from the Shore Café. Her new office was also a 12–15-minute drive from her new apartment she had just purchased at Bluey Beach. She hadn’t purchased a car yet, so was either using a motorbike she had bought as soon as she came into town or caught a cab where she had to go. The apartment was spacious. It had 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a small room she could use as her home office. A nice sized kitchen that she would definitely take advantage of as she loved cooking and it also had a nice sized lounge and dining room. The garage under the apartment building was accessed via a secured roller door that only the residents in the three apartments in her building could access. She also had a balcony that she could sit on and watch the wave
Grace met her employees outside Blue Moon. She had paid for cabs for all her staff to and from the club. Once they arrived at the venue, Grace could see that the queue was very long. However, the owners of Blue Moon had arranged those waiting in the queue to be given a bottle of water each and some finger food whilst waiting to get in. The venue had beautiful lights shining onto the façade. There were security personnel at the main door checking bags for weapons and drugs and of course checking identification to ensure that those only 21 years old and over could get into the club.Although the line was long, those that had a room booked could go via a different door which had a much shorter queue, they just had to show their pass. Grace and her contingent lined up at that door. Grace was wearing a black tight skirt with sparkles that was just above her knees coupled with a mid-riff white top and black wedge espadrille shoes. The white
Once Sean and Carter returned to their VIP room, they explained to the others what they had heard. “So, the lease she signed a few weeks ago was with Harper Group. Her company is a tenant in one of the buildings you own which just so happens to be next door to the Harper Group building and to this day, she has no idea that you are Harper Group”, said Tyra to Sean. “Talk about coincidences, or fate”, said Kiara as she winked at Sean. “How ironic that Grace is the big boss of Messi Group. I would never have picked it. We all thought there was some bloke in charge. Goes to show that women should never be underestimated”, added Kiara. Sean was lost in thought, ‘hmm, there really is more to this woman than meets the eye. Not only is she smoking hot but she definitely has some business acumen’.Sean picked up the phone and went to a private part of the room and called his assistant Leo. “Leo, I need you to find
It was 11:00pm, there were numerous drinks being consumed and Grace was feeling a bit tipsy. Arlo happened to be there and sidled up to her with the help of one of his bodyguards. “Hey beautiful, remember me?”, he asked loudly over the loud music. She looked at him with scorn and tried to move away from him, but as she was a bit tipsy, she tripped over. Grace knew, her head was about to hit the dance floor, and in that split second, she was caught securely around the waist by Sean. They then locked eyes. ‘It’s him again, why is he always around’, she thought. Sean stared into her eyes and again there was a familiarity that he could not put his finger on, except that his heart was beating against his rib cage as he held her. At that moment, Grace released herself from his hold. She thanked him and then ran to the bathroom to get herself together. Arlo kept a watch on her as he was intent on having her. “No-one, I mean no-one gets away f
Sean and Sebastian left Carter’s office to head to their respective workplaces. Sebastian was meeting with a new band that he had managed to sign on and Sean had some paperwork and evidence to revise for a court case he was working on. As Sean was approaching the Harper Group building, the video of Grace using her swift defence and attack techniques to deal with Arlo and his bodyguard kept playing on his mind. Her capability put a big smile on his face. He was wondering where she would’ve learnt such fighting techniques as some of her moves looked to be a bit unique and not the usual martial arts type moves and at the same time, he wondered when he would see her again. Grace was on her way back to her office with a coffee in her hand after returning from inspecting the building site of the ‘Del Mare Hotel’ that was starting to go up. She was lost in thought about her next few meetings today, when she bumped into someone’s chest. His chest was so solid that she not only spilt he
With a determined and icy face, Grace stood up from her chair, turned around and marched over to the booth in the café behind where she had been sitting. There was a group of people sitting at the booth that were staring at her as she made her way over. Grace looked at the male closest to her, “Excuse me Mr Gibson but I did not ask you to pay for my meal, thank you but I can look after myself”. Grace then angrily slapped the money for her meal on the table in front of Sebastian, picked up her laptop bag and strode out of the café with her long curly hair bouncing around, whilst lots of people staring at her admiring her beauty and her curvaceous figure. (EARLIER THAT MORNING)Walking into the ‘Shore Café’, Grace spotted the same table she had sat at the last two times she came to this café. It was in a quiet area of the café, near the window facing the beach. Growing up near the beach in Sydney Australia, it was one of the things she missed the most about living there. Having the
As Grace strode confidently into the Shore Café, her slender legs, gorgeous, angelic face and bright blue eyes captured the attention of many. There were whisperings amongst a lot of the café patrons, in particular the men:“Who is that Girl, isn’t she beautiful?”“I’ve never seen her here before”“Look at her long legs, I wonder if she is married or has a boyfriend. She looks like she came straight off a modelling shoot”Grace was oblivious to all the comments and whispers around her as her only intent was to get the same table she had been getting the last few times to sit down and enjoy her breakfast whilst she carried out some company work. She was still looking for new office space, so she was currently renting a small office for two months that only catered for ten of her staff until she secured a lease on a big office space for the staff moving from her Boston Office and new staff she intended to hire. The whisperings continued, even when she sat down to look at the menu. Sean