All Chapters of Not Just Another New Girl: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

**IsaThe break room was hot and steamy, but not because the coffee machine was busted.With the stairwell out of the question, Callan and I were back to our break room trysts.Callan's hands slid under my shirt. He thumbed the bare skin of my lower ribs. It was dizzying the way he overwhelmed my senses. One hand was sneaking slowly up my side, the other lightly massaging the nape of my neck, and his lips pressed firm but measured against my lips. "You can touch me," he murmured against me. "I wouldn't mind."I chuckled softly with embarrassment. Even though I was in a four-year relationship before, and in general I was a confident woman, it had been a while since I had experienced this type of intimacy. And even though it was late enough that pretty much everyone else was gone, I was nervous to get too into this moment.It wasn't that I didn't want to…With a heap of hesitation and excitement that made my hands shake, I placed my hands g

**Isa The clock read 8:00 AM. Just as the sun was really starting to come up. I blinked my eyes and turned onto my side to curl into a ball under my fluffy comforter. Soaking up the warmth, I laid there and tried to keep reality at bay for a little bit longer. Despite my mind swirling around like crazy the night before with thoughts about Callan, the mysterious email, and Catherine, I had slept well. It was a deep, long, dreamless sleep. Just what I'd needed. I wanted to go back there, to that dreamless rest. I didn't realize how exhausted I was from worrying and obsessing over everything that had happened in the past week. Callan had finally taken the lead and asked me to come over to his condo for a date night, but I couldn't in good faith. When Catherine had talked down to me like that, she had managed to get under my skin. Then, on top of that, I'd received that weird email from a mystery address. I literally felt sick thinking that someone had c

**IsaI checked my plane ticket. First class. Just like everyone else going on the business trip to Brazil. We were launching Gabriella Luca's jewelry line in Rio de Janeiro first before promoting it in France."What seat are you in?" I asked Myalin, praying that I was assigned to the same row and side as her."C3," she responded.I grunted. "Damn"She peeked at my ticket. "Oh but at least you're right behind me and across the aisle. We'll still be able to chat a little when we get bored."I was getting nervous now. Up to this point, I had done a good job of avoiding Callan. He'd almost broken me when he cornered me in the office and confronted me about the fact that I was avoiding him. Fortunately, after I told him I needed time to think, he did give me some space. Of course, I still felt his eyes hovering over me while we were at work, but he didn't text me or corner me again.The truth was I kind of missed him, but I still wasn't sure w

**CallanI pulled Isa into my office and shut the door, pressing her back against it. Her breath caught, making my heart pound with excitement. My too-eager lips met hers for only a moment before she pressed her palms into my chest and turned her head away. "Isa…" I breathed, simply just wanting to experience a close moment with her. "What are you doing?" she asked, cutting me off. "Someone could come in at any moment. And the window blinds are open!"I sighed and took a step back. There was no one in the hallway as I peeked out, and I had sent Jeffery on a run down to the bakery to fetch me some treats I didn't really care to eat. "There's no one," I whispered. She crossed her arms and hunkered down. Isa had been like this for a couple of days now. I didn't understand it. First, she was all gung-ho about starting our relationship and then she was Heismanning me all of a sudden. I knew she wanted to be careful at work, but work was the only

**Isa "Are you nervous?" Callan asked, leaning over me to tighten the harness. My heart was pounding, but since I was with him and I knew he wouldn't do anything to hurt me, I nodded. "I trust you," I said breathily.Callan grinned and kissed me playfully on the lips. Instead of easing me, it made the butterflies I'm my stomach come alive, too.Callan situated himself behind the controls and put on a headset."How many times have you flown, exactly?" I asked.He grinned. "When my family bought the island, I was about 10 years old. But I learned soon after turning 20, so I could come out here by myself. I was an ornery kid in my twenties. I've flown more times than I can count."I took a deep breath. It was true. I trusted him. But this was my first time putting my life in his hands, so, of course I was going to be a little nervous.But, soon enough, we were up in the air and flying south down towards Mexico. The flight was a long four-and-a-hal