Courtney’s aunt’s costume jewelry really did look real. Some of the pieces were too gaudy for Joanna, but the majority of them were her style. She had put on a fake diamond necklace, bracelet, and clip on earrings. It went perfectly with her blue cocktail dress. Courtney had pulled Joanna’s hair back in a costume diamond crusted butterfly clip. Then she had curled Joanna’s hair at the ends.
The cab stopped in front of The Rainbow Room. Joanna got out of the cab after paying the driver. She walked inside. There was no sign of Trevor in the waiting area. Seconds before she decided to sit down, Trevor came through the door.
Joanna greeted him with a big smile. He looked so handsome in his gray silk suit and black and white patterned tie.
Joanna had put on a yellow sundress she has owned for a year. She had only worn it once. She had packed a beach bag with a two piece bathing suit she had only worn once a year and a half ago, sunblock, a make-up case, sunglasses, and a large beach towel. Joanna had a large straw floppy hat she had bought at a discount store in Queens a long time ago. She wasn’t going to put it on until she got to the marina. She was waiting on Courtney to call her to let her know that Trevor had left the estate. The last thing Joanna wanted was for him to accidently see ‘Clarice’ getting into a cab outside of the gates. There was a tapping at her door. Then, it opened. It was Courtney. She was holding the newspaper.
A month and a half later . . . Joanna’s fears of chasing Trevor away because she wouldn’t sleep with him on the yacht six weeks ago were unfounded. If anything, he was more attentive to her. He called her at least three times a week and they went out twice a week. It would have been more if it wasn’t for her working full-time and going to school part-time. The past six weeks with him had been the happiest of her life. For their fourth date, they had gone back to Floyd Bennett Field Raceway for some fun. Trevor raced two rich cocky teenagers and won. He got a thousand dollars each from them. Their fifth and sixth date they had lunch at the Four Seasons. After the sixth date, she had stopped counting. But, during the last few weeks t
Trevor had a harder time finding a Friday night fuck than what he had first thought. Sharon’s, Sherry’s, and Mandy’s numbers were disconnected. Abigail, Debbie, Linda, and Katie didn’t return his texts. He was on the eighth girl. “Hello?” she answered sweetly. “Bebe, it’s your favorite man, baby,” he said happily. “Paul?” she said with excitement. “No!” he yelled with disgust. “It’s Trevor.”&n
Trevor had woken up at five-thirty in the morning and he couldn’t get back to sleep. It had been hard for him to fall asleep to begin with because Clarice was on his mind. Then when he had been asleep Clarice and her dainty feet were tip toeing through his dreams. He had given up getting some rest and got dressed. After putting on a pair of gray shorts and a blue tank top, he went downstairs. The kitchen staff wasn’t up yet so he fried himself two eggs and four slices of bacon. He also made himself toast. Trevor only ate half of it. For some reason, he had lost his appetite when his mind went to Clarice again. A longing struck his heart. He missed her, which was ridiculous to him since he had just spoken to her Thursday. Today was Saturday. It had only been th
Joanna was in Selena’s penthouse in the city. Selena had given Joanna a key to her in the city home last month. Selena had said if there was an emergency or if she got there before Selena did for their meet-ups, Joanna wouldn’t have to wait in the lobby. She was in the bathroom pulling her hair into a ponytail when she heard the door open. “Whew, it is scorching out there,” Beverly commented. “I know. That’s one of the reasons why I left little Chris at home with the nanny,” Selena said. “How are the men of Hudson, anyway?” Beverly asked.&nbs
Yesterday was the first time Trevor had gone to bed with a hangover. But, being the half glass full kind of guy he was, he saw it as a good thing. At least he got the hangover out of the way. When he had woken up, he only had a slight headache. Trevor had rung William to bring him an icepack, aspirin, and his hangover juice. William had been making his special hangover juice since Trevor was a teenager. He had made it for Trevor’s father when he woke up from a hangover after a night of playing poker with his friends. Trevor didn’t know what was in it and he didn’t want to know. But, whatever was in it did the trick within an hour when using aspirin and an ice pack with it. When he finally felt like he could walk without hurting his head, he took a shower
The past five days with Trevor had been wonderful. Joanna was on cloud nine. So much so, even Selena had noticed her happy demeanor. Joanna was in Selena’s bedroom at the estate watching her put on make-up to go out with Christopher for dinner. “I have to say you seem very happy for someone who had a horrible fallen out with a friend a week ago,” Selena said as she applied eye shadow on her lids. “I am, but it’s for the best. Surely, you understand why I cut Beverly off,” Joanna said. “I understand completely. If it was Christopher and I was in your shoes, I would have gotten mad as he
The weekend started off with a mess. Trevor was juggling business and a budding romance and it was becoming difficult to juggle it all. He was heading a five hundred million dollar project for Hudson. The clients were three partners who wanted to build a chain of hotels along the east coast. Bruce couldn’t take it on because he was waist deep in a project with the Chinese and Christopher had broken ground on the Bethel project in Vermont. Bethel was the company’s future. The deal with the Chinese could lead to other international projects in the future if everything went well. Trevor had been so busy he had to cancel his date with Clarice yesterday. Today was July fourth, he had thought he’d be busy all day and most of the evening, but he was able to bid goodnight to the TD Corporation partners at six o’clock.&nb
Joanna and the rest of the family, plus Bruce’s girlfriend, Catherine, stood at the double doors waiting for the Bartholomews. They had just gotten word they were outside. “It’s everything I can do not to start hopping up and down in this spot,” Selena said like a grinning fool Trevor was standing behind Christopher. His eldest brother was a bit taller and wider than him so it was the perfect place to hide until he was ready for them to see him. Gwyneth rushed up to him. “I can tell on your face they are here.” Trevor knew he was smiling like a teenage boy who was about to do something he sh
It was Saturday night and Beverly Balsom would rather be at a club instead of pulling up to the Hudson mansion. She loved Selena like a sister, but she didn’t want to attend some boring ball with a bunch of elitists snobs. But, Selena had said it was worth her while to attend and to bring her reporter hat. She had also asked Beverly to arrive an hour earlier than the invitation had said. It had arrived The N.Y. by carrier for her. When Beverly had asked why she needed to arrive early, Selena had told her it was for a society scoop and she’d be the only reporter to write about it because Judy Budd was definitely not on the invitation list. Beverly got out of her ten-year-old beat up Ford Explorer. She handed the valet her keys and a five dollar tip. “Please don’t park it next to a limo or a Porsche,” she to
Two days later . . . Ava was at her penthouse. She was reading the September edition of Vogue when someone rang her doorbell. “I wonder who that could be,” she mumbled and looked at her watch. It was almost two o’clock. She wasn’t expecting her mother or any friends to drop by. Ava walked to the door and looked out the peephole. Her mouth dropped open. She couldn’t believe it. She thought it would be a whole week before she heard from him. Ava unlocked the door quickly and opened it. “Trevor,&rdq
Joanna and Selena rode in the black sedan Sonny was driving. The car belonged to Rebecca. Sonny pulled up next to Bruce who was waiting at the beginning of the dock just like he had said he would be. The top of the dress was tight. Her breasts were smashed together and road high, showing prominent cleavage. Even though it looked good and her nipples were well covered by the silk slits in the sheer fabric, she was a little embarrassed by how much she was showing. After all, she was going to be in front of a minister in a few minutes.Bruce helped Joanna get out of the back of the sedan while Selena climbed out the other side. Joanna quickly made sure her dress was in order and the veil over her face was straight. Her hair was full of soft brushed out curls.“Are you ready?” Selena asked.“I suppose I
Christopher was the first one dressed for the nuptials that was going to happen in an hour and a half. He and Bruce had been on the phone with Lance Milton for an hour and a half drawing up Trevor’s prenup. It had to be a short document considering the situation, but they covered everything. In case of divorce, Joanna would get a twelve million dollar settlement and twenty-thousand dollars a month in child support until any children they had turn eighteen. Trevor signed the prenup while Bruce was in the bathroom showering a shaving. Christopher signed as one of the witnesses. Selena had gone to the main house to help Joanna get ready. She was going to get dressed in Joanna’s room. Trevor plopped down on the sofa. He had on a pair of beige slacks. He was bear c
Since the inn had a generator that only powered the kitchen they were able to eat a hot breakfast. Trevor figured his family wasn’t up yet since they weren’t at the dining table with him, Joanna, and nine other guests. Four of the guests were from cabins on the property.Rebecca and Horace were overjoyed about Trevor’s and Joanna’s decision to get married today and was willing to do whatever it took to make it happen.After breakfast, Rebecca and Horace brought Joanna and Trevor into the kitchen to discuss what they wanted for the wedding. Guests were all over the main house so the kitchen was the only place to have a quiet discussion. They had asked the middle-aged couple to not tell William if he called. They didn’t want anyone to know until they got back to New York. The innkeepers agreed. After discussing what they wanted for the wedding, Rebecca prepared breakfast sandwiches for Trevor to take to the Hudson cabin. He knew they didn&rs
Joanna was relieved and happier than the man on the moon. Trevor kissed her forehead. She couldn’t believe this was happening. For once in her life, she was totally and truly happy. “Darling,” he began as he pulled back a little. “I hate to spoil this moment, but I have to ask you.” “What?” she said with wide eyes. “What in the world did Whitney Bartholomew say to you that you believed that I had a PI follow you and then I was so furious, disgusted, and distraught about what was discovered that I raced over to her penthouse and proposed to Ava?” “Oh, Trevor,” Jo
Trevor felt like he was going insane. He paced the hallway like a man possessed. Christopher was sitting in a Victorian wooden chair in the hallway. Bruce was leaned against the wall looking morose. The damn dog had followed them upstairs for some reason. He sat a few inches away from Bruce, watching Trevor pace. This dog is nosy. Thank, God he can’t talk. If he could, he’d probably be the biggest gossip in town. “What in the world are they doing in there?” Trevor asked. “It hasn’t been that long really,” Bruce whispered. They were trying to be as quiet as they could. Several
Joanna entered her room as quickly as she could. She closed the door and locked it. She had half a mind to brace something against it. What was going on? Rebecca must have come in her room earlier because there was an oil lamp that was lit on the round table and a flashlight was next to it.Joanna started pacing, trying to get her mind to work – to make sense of what was going on and why? Someone knocked on the door. It could be Rebecca but . . . Trevor was fast. He probably was closer behind her coming up the steps than she had realized. “Joanna?” a woman said through the door. Well, at least it&r