Rose turned towards the glass walls. She could see Tom and Ben standing outside, although they were not looking at her and Wayne. Anybody walking by could easily see them in the conference room. There were blinds above the walls which could be drawn down to prevent unwanted eyes and ensure privacy.
But Rose preferred people being able to see them, so they could see for themselves that nothing improper was going. If they drew the blinds, it would look like they were trying to hide something and it would arouse suspicion.Rose stepped forward and calmly took a seat by Wayne’s left side. Wayne had been leaning back with his legs crossed but sat up straight when Rose sat down.“Yes Wayne?” There was a small smile on her face but her eyes were filled with fury.Wayne knew that she was smiling just to put up an appearance for those who could see them from outside. It would be rather shocking for them if they saw a new employee venting out her anger aJessica was almost as excited as Rose was for Monday to come so she could start her new job at Blackstone Corp. It was also going to be her big first day and she intended to make it memorable. She waited until it was 10:30am before she started getting ready for her little outing.Jessica picked a light blue dress. It was shimmery, stopped on her knee and had short sleeves. She paired it with black sandals because she was not in the mood to walk around in heels during the day. She decided on light makeup and no jewelry.She completed the look with a tiny black bag and she was set to go. Jessica hopped in her pink convertible and made the drive to Blackstone Corp. She got to the gate by 11:53am and was stopped by a security guard. He stood by the car and looked at her; it was easy to do that because the top of the car was down.“Good morning Ma’am, please how may I help you?” “Hello, my name is Jessica Ryan and I’m here to pick up my frie
“Wow Wayne, I know that we got off on the wrong foot. But are you sure it’s nothing more than that? You seem to have this intense dislike for me and I don’t think I’ve done something so bad that warrants that kind of feeling.” Jessica did not like the way he was treating her.Jeez, was he so unforgiving? He could at least give her a break and try to see things her way, but instead he was making things so difficult for her. There were so many men who wanted an opportunity with her and he was giving her this kind of attitude.But a part of her liked it. She was turned on by how hot Wayne could be without trying. The man really knew how to take a bull by the horns and she imagined how explosive that trait would be in bed.“Oh, so you think that you have the right to tell me how to feel?” Wayne raised his right eyebrow in disdain.He looked like he was just dying to throw her out; but at least he had let her in. There was still a chance that things co
Jessica made sure she explored Rose’s office before they left for lunch.There was a bathroom and little bedroom attached to the office and Jessica was trying not to let her jealousy show. This was yet another thing that was supposed to be hers but had ended up in Rose’s possession because she had sent her to Wayne’s that night; instead of going herself.It did not matter to Jessica that she had not gone to college. She believed that if she had gotten the opportunity to click with Wayne that night, he would have made a position at his company vacant for her. The plan needed to work so she could take what was rightfully hers.Jessica was happy for Rose and how her life was finally falling into place. She had no problem with getting Wayne to continue helping Rose after they got together. It was not like she was going to make him fire Rose. She was too much of an awesome best friend to allow that happen.They decided to eat lunch at a cute little caf
“Wayne, you don’t need to do that.” Rose tried to protest but she should have already learnt her lesson.“Is there somewhere you would like Tom to keep your keys or he should bring them back to you?” Wayne asked as he ignored her previous statement.“I stay at apartment 308. Tom, you could just slip the keys under the door.” Wait! She was supposed to be against this.“Alright Rose,” Tom stretched out his hand for the key and she had no choice but to give it to him.“Thank you Tom. I usually eat early but I was so busy working on the KHP. It’s the one I mentioned at the meeting earlier today.” Rose turned to Austin. “Oh Austin, you weren’t there. Well, I can tell you about it.”Tom and Austin were trying not to laugh. Why did it sound like she was stalling?“Rose, you can tell them about it later. Please get in the car.” Wayne knew what she was up to.Rose ignored Wayne. “KHP stands for the Kicking Hearts Projec
Two months later.Wayne loved being right.He was on one of his private jets with Rose, Ben, Tom and Belle; they were on their way to France. Rose was sitting next to him and he could not resist giving her a wide smile. He had been right about her taking the marketing world by storm.Rose was on her way to France for a meeting with the Minister of Health and they were going to discuss the supply of B-Pacemakers to hospitals in the country. By the time Rose had fully set her plan in motion Blackstone Corp had, had no choice but to resume production of B-Pacemakers; because the orders had been more than the existing products.Rose had started out with having agreements in different countries and giving some B-Pacemakers for free. She had asked for entries from all the selected countries and if your application was granted, a B-Pacemaker was freely given and put in.She had struggled to come to agreements with as many willing countries
There was probably something wrong with Rose’s ears because she thought that she just heard Wayne introduce her as his ‘serious girlfriend.’Yup, she had probably heard wrong or misinterpreted what he said; because there was no way on earth she had heard right.“My name is Margaret Blackstone, but you can call me Maggie. It’s so nice to finally meet you. I’ve been dying to see the woman who has stolen my son’s heart and he can’t stop talking about.” Maggie was beaming with that warm smile again.Nope, the problem was not Rose’s ears. The problem was the words they were saying because there had to be a mix-up somewhere and it was up to her to clear things up.Rose opened her mouth and Wayne suddenly wrapped his arms around her.Under the guise of nuzzling her ear, Wayne quickly whispered. “Please just go along with it. I will explain everything later.”He sounded desperate and Rose did not have the heart to let him down. She might
Rose picked up some cookies to nibble on. She had no business getting involved in the conversation which was about to happen; it was best to let Wayne handle it.Anytime a comment or question was directed to her, she would simply nod under the pretense that her mouth was full.“Mom, I don’t understand. What do you mean by a month? You are supposed to be in Brazil in five days.” Wayne was trying to speak calmly even though he was feeling all hot and bothered inside.“Well, I have decided to miss out on the trip this year.” Maggie shrugged and casually sipped her tea.“Mom, it’s practically a tradition now and your friends are going to be disappointed. Are you really just going to let them down like that?” Wayne said gently but firmly. He just needed to convince her to go. “Well, I explained the situation to them and they completely understood. Brazil will still be there by this time next year.”“Mom, what exactly is the
Maggie’s things had been brought up to the penthouse and Wayne had asked her to pick what room she wanted to stay in.He had not shown her the purple guestroom because as far as he was concerned, that was Rose’s room. Maggie picked the one which was farthest from Wayne’s bedroom. Wayne had a feeling that was because his Mom did not want to hear any inappropriate sounds but there was no need to have that fear. The walls were semi sound proof and noises didn’t travel far.The reason he had been able to hear her laughter earlier was because he had left bedroom door open. Plus, there were not going to be any activities which would produce inappropriate sounds. But he was still excited about sleeping in the same bed with Rose.He was not even aware of how this change had occurred. It was a mystery of how he went from wanting to have sex with Rose at all costs to being content to just having her lie in his bed. He was not exactly content because he wan