Adam's POV
Noah and I were finishing up lunch at a nearby cafe when I called 'dibs' on Holly. I knew he liked her too and there was no way I wasn't having my way with her first. I still thought about her 5 years after I met her! This woman needed to be in my bed so she could get out of my head.
"Dude I saw her first." Stating the obvious.
"Are you seriously acting like a child and calling 'dibs' on Holly?" His jaw almost dropped. Noah's disbelief was hilarious. Plus, he's wrong. Dibs is a real bro code.
"HELL YEAH! If I say shotgun, I get to ride in the front." Everyone knows that.
"We aren't twelve anymore." Ha. My brother is in denial. He still jokes about bodily functions, plays video games, and watches porn. Boys never grow up.
"Dibs." I said quickly before downing the last of my espresso.
"You are so annoying. More importantly, I don't care." Noah sat back, crossing his legs and asking for the c
8:39PM LimberJack have invited you to a private chat room.I hit accept immediately. This has been what I've been waiting for all day.LimberJack: hello gorgeousLonelyGirl: hey Mr. PossessiveI couldn't help myself. When he sent that message to PrinceCharming I felt a heat creep up my cheeks. He was claiming me? He can't do that. But maybe the app should have an option for couples and exclusive private chats. I typed out my notes that were from Horny4U and my experience with LimberJack. No one on the team needed to know that these were from my account. I'd say that they were suggestions that came in during testing.LimberJack: you want to dp?Lo
I had all of my notes from last night typed out in an email for me to discuss with Adam. If he saw anything viable I could pass it along to the legal team before pushing it to the backend team.Walking into the office I kept my head down, looking at my phone making the last few tweaks to my email, I am stopped by two men blocking my enterance to the elevator."Good morning, Holly." A familiar voice said."I got you coffee." My eyes slowly made their way up to my bosses who looked partically good this morning."We got you coffee." Noah scoffed."It was my idea." They are definitely brothers. They bicker like brothers do."Yeah but who paid?" Noah stuck the large hot Starbucks coffee out to me."Well, I thank the both of you for my morning caffeine fix. Thank you. Both of you." I nodded and took a sip. "Now, why don't we get to work. Some new things came up last night that I want to run by you guys before seeing if any of it is e
My phone pinged about an hour after I got back from lunch with an invite to chat with PrinceCharming. I accepted.LonelyGirl: Hey. Nothing to do at work? 🤔PrinceCharming: Oh there is someone I want to do at work...LonelyGirl: I get your meaning but this is supposed to be anonymous.PrinceCharming: Why don't we test that? 😜LonelyGirl: What do you have in mind? 🤓PrinceCharming: I'll send you little tasks like wearing 'fuck-me-heels' to the office. 👠LonelyGirl: Maybe I'm wearing them right now.PrinceCharming: You're not a very good liar, are you? 🙃LonelyGirl: Maybe I am. 🤨PrinceCharming: Liar! Are your pants on fire? 👗 🔥I laughed out loud to that. He was getting a little too serious and I still had 3-4 hours le
I had been dreaming about LimberJack and PrinceCharming fighting over me. I jolted awake when I heard muffled voices in my office.I woke up stiff and sore all over, and not in a good way. I had slept on my desk. Not the first time, but it's getting harder to pull all nighters the older I get."Good morning, Holly! Our little worker bee, right bro?" Adam's voice was too loud. I squinted up at him and Noah with their coffees. I noticed they didn't have a coffee for me. How long have they been watching me sleep? Did I say something or moan? I know I talk in my sleep.My blush came over me at the thought of these two GQ model looking men hearing me 'having sex' in a dream. They're both really sexy until they talk."Totally. But Holly you have to take time for yourself. Like last night we went out to the bar with most of the UX team and had a great time. You were missed."I rubbed my eyes and groaned. They cannot be serious right now. My br
For once yoga was peaceful.What was different? Adam wasn't in class this morning. It was divine.I'm convinced that if I wore one of those fancy smart watches I'm sure my heart rate would peak whenever him or Noah were near. But right now I was enjoying the last few moments of Shavasinya before getting ready for the workday.***My office door, which I usually keep closed when I leave for the night, was ajar. Nothing seemed out of place and there wasn't anyone inside. But there was a large Starbucks coffee waiting for me. It was hot too, so it must have been fresh. No note either."You do know it's dangerous to accept drinks from strangers, right?" Adam leaned against my doorway in a sky blue large sweater, jeans, and a white t-shirt, holding his own cup of coffee from Starbucks. I know who to thank now, but that's never going to happen."I do, but I doubt anyone would roofie a coffee? Wouldn't they counteract one another?" I sat down sippi
It was 6pm when I left the office. I had a relatively good time with Noah. It's hard to not have a good time with a man who can make a blind woman swoon with his looks. And he eats pizza! That's a big pro seeing as I come from the land of pizza. Good pizza. I told him the best places to go in New Jersey and New York City and he wrote them down.I was actually sad leaving the office today, feeling a little aching pit grow in the my stomach. Nothing can happen of course, but doesn't mean I won't fantasize about his face or hella fit body when I'm talking on the app from now on.But before I could really relax and enjoy my night I called my sister."FINALLY! JESUS WOMAN DO YOU WORK 24/7!?!?" Kate yelled."Wow, do you work, like ever?""Low blow, sis.""Long week. So what's up?" We might fight or be snarky towards eachother but the truth is I couldn't live with her. And neither of us could deal with my mom without one another."Besi
Adam's POV"You invited her to the conference in Vegas? That's like dangling the apple of knowledge in Eve's face." I freaked when I realized Noah had used the business trip excuse to get Holly alone."And you will be on that trip too, dumbass, so get your head out of the sand and try to get some ass." Noah snickered."Dude. Seriously. What the fuck?""Calm down. This will be a great way to see who she likes more.""HOW?!""Think about it. It's Vegas. She gets drunk and she spills her dirty little DM secrets. Maybe she'll want to hook-up with one of us. Or maybe she winds up finding out who she's been talking to and actually picks one of us."I hated to admit Noah's correct but it was actually pretty fantastic. It would give us a clear winner. And this was a contest I was hell bent on winning."Fucking-A, bro, you are one sly bastard." I put my hand out to shake his."That's ri
I woke up with a feeling akin to a hangover without the over indulgence in alcohol. Even so, I rolled out of bed and went to morning yoga at work.Adam's mat was away from my own, which made the classes so much more effective. I could actually meditate and focus on my breathing. When I did my final exhale, my eyes fluttered open to see Adam starring at me in the large mirror on the gym class wall. He looked at me intensely and when our eyes met in mirror he snapped out of it and looked at the gorgeous woman beside him. I knew she was in account management but I had no idea what her name was. I wonder if they ae dating.Why did I just feel upset when I thought that?"Remember everyone we are the watcher of our thoughts. They do not define us. Have a wonderful day!" The instructor whisper-yelled as we all got up and put away our mats.I swore she worked with witchcraft or something because it was like she had just read my mind and saw the tho
5 years later... Adam and I were celebrating 5 years of our success as a couple. Although Adam says we've been together over a decade because the day we met is when our souls recognized each other as the others half. He's such a romantic. I was also celebrating 5 years as a badass COO boss woman in a male dominated field. Wired magazine was going to be printing an article about women in technology and asked me to be on the cover! We had a lot to catch up on over these last few years that came and went in the blink of an eye! We were both happy that everyone we invited had come to the party. Even Noah, although he stayed close to his dad all night and wouldn't make eye contact with anyone. Noah had been in therapy and even started an 'alternate lifestyles' club in the area, embracing what he truly took pleasure in. Not everyone was a fan of it, Kate and my mom especially, but I was proud of Noah. I respect that he knows what he wants inside the boardroom and bedroom. That he's wil
Holly's POVI curled up in bed and was about to go back to sleep after buying my ticket home for Kate's wedding. A one-way ticket. And the incessent knocking at my front door was back."I SWEAR TO GOD MINDY! IF THAT'S YOU!" I growled and opened the door."Lucky for me, I'm not Mindy." Adam stood in the doorway with flowers, food, and looking tired and not as put together as he usually does. Big dark bags under his eyes. His shirt wasn't stylish or clean. I just started at him. "Can I come in?""Oh. Yeah. Uh. Sure." I opened my door and put my arm out inviting him inside."It's pretty clean in here.""Had a little help.""I heard. Mindy is a bit of a gossip. She's got a big mouth.""Matches her large breasts. Don't you think?" Why was he here, talking about Mindy, of all things.He caughed and set the food down. "I thought you wouldn't mind Chinese again. Is that alright?"I nodded.
Adam's POVI had no idea what I did to upset Holly. She knew she was it for me. Didn't she? Why wasn't she answering my phone calls or texts. I wanted to drive over to see her but Dan told me I couldn't do that without admitting fault. So legally I was stuck to stalking her social media.Holly hadn't updated her Instagram or FaceBook. She wasn't answering her phone. I didn't attempt to slide into her private messages on the app."Come in!" There was a knock at my door. I usually don't close my door but I've been dealing with so much since I had to let go of Noah. He's now at a "resort" for anger management. Or at least that what we are telling the press. Jennifer has stepped into Noah's role seemlessly though. The board is looking to appoint a new COO soon but I think she should stay on, not just as the interim person."Hey, Adam." I knew that voice. "Can I talk to you? For a moment?""Yeah, come on in Mindy. Have a sea
I got an Uber and went back to my house. Drank and watched Housewives. I drank like I was a housewife. I wasn't. I wouldn't be a wife anytime soon. So how could I be a house wife?I turned the TV off and checked my phone.92 MISSED CALLS99 NEW MESSAGES52 NEW VOICEMAILSI went in and deleted all of them. Didn't even look at them. They were all from the same three people and I didn't have time for people who treated me like crap.Noah reached out a few times but never left a message or text.Jennifer left multiple voicemails and texts but they were all in defense of Noah and Adam's behavior. She was a cheater herself. A liar. So I deleted the rest without a second glance at them.Adam had tried so many times, I finally got the courage to block him. Maybe I should block Jennifer too. And Noah.Just cut them all out of my life. For good. There was a missed call from Kate so I rang her back.
I watched in horror as Noah scrolled through the multiple personal messages that Adam had with other, I could only assume, female beta users."Jack? Using your middle name was a bit too easy to have the females in the company flock to you." Noah smirked. "And anyone that knows you, knows you love yoga and the great outdoors. LimberJack was a little too transparent, brother."It hadn't been to me. But I wasn't like many people in this company, male or female, that were hoping to catch the eye of a Talon brother. If I had been obsessed with him, I'd probably have known his middle name and put two and two together but I didn't. I wasn't that girl. I was lonely girl.Noah clicked on a chat with Mindy32 who was obviously the Mindy that had was so obsessed with him. I bet she's 32 years old or her birthday is March 2nd. Usually the numbers we choose mean something to us.Chats that came up to the weekend we had Chinese food and he slept over in my bed cam
I woke up with a horrible hangover. My alarm was going off and I realized it was only Tuesday. And I needed to get my butt moving or I was going to be late for work.***Adam was sitting at my desk with his feet up. "How is my little drunky drunk?" He laughed and got up to hug me. "Still wearing your sunglasses, I see. I take it you don't remember talking to me last night?""Nope." I slid my sunglasses off and accepted a hug from Adam. He was warm and cuddly. I could have had these arms around me last night, but instead I woke up in my bed. Alone. With a headache and a very foggy recollection from last night. "What did we talk about?""Oh, nothing. Just how many children we are going to have. When you are moving in. I'm taking your name instead of keeping Talon, which makes perfect sense for the company.""Please tell me you are lying." I could feel my face turn pale."Holly. Come on now. We talked about when we were going to do it. And I sa
I sat in my office reviewing the two job opportunities. Even though one was a demotion, my salary didn't change. Could I work with Dev after this morning? Could I work for Noah after every thing we've been through? I texted Jennifer: Hey, want to go out for drinks? Bring Jill! She texted me back immediately: Jill says we are in. WOOT! WOOT! Is Adam coming? I texted her: No. This would be a girls only happy hour. She texted me back where and when to meet. The usual spot at 6PM. Good, now I had someone to discuss this whole thing with and wouldn't feel so alone. I don't feel like I can discuss this with Adam honestly. And it wouldn't be nice to put him in the middle of this decision. There was a knock at the door. Looking up, it was Noah. "Holly." He nodded. "Can we talk?" I shifted uncomfortably in my chair. "Of course. Come on in." He shut the door behind him, which made my skin p
To my surprise, Talon Tech wasn't a far drive from the resort Adam had built for us. I was awake and ready to take on the world of corporate America again. Had it only been two weeks since I was last here? Adam dropped me off at my office and reminded me of our IT operations team meeting in a few minutes. This was basically the team giving me a 'quick glimpse' into what has changed, what needs to change, and any issues we can stop before they become issues. I felt like I was being coddled. And in a way I was, but a lot can happen in two weeks. That's three whole weekends without work. Optics are not looking good right now for me. I walked into the conference room and the room of twenty plus people went silent. I hated having all eyes on me and now all eyes were on me and they were obviously just talking about me. "Good morning, everyone! I am so happy to be back from all that craziness and back to this craziness." I paused, no one laughed.&n
Adam lifted me up a bit and scooted me further onto the bed. The bed creaked a bit and the sheets smelled like they were brand new.I didn't want to slow down but Adam pulled away making me feel cold without his lips on mine."You miss me that much already, do you? I'm just taking off my shirt, Holly." He winked at me, "I think you should too."Red, hot, excited blush crawled up my neck and face. Damn Irish roots, I'm always blotchy and red. I took the hem of my shirt and pulled it over my head. Adam tugged my shirt off and threw it somewhere."This bra is next. Why did you wear such dull clothing today?"I bit his shoulder as he said that, trying to unhook my bra."Because I didn't want to taunt your brother. You know, my ex fiance?""Oh shit." He sat up looking down at me. "I'm going to hate myself for this.""For what?" Adam was starting to scare me."For telling you that Noah is, or was, here.