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“And I told you I hoped I didn’t have to wait too long.”
“You only asked me a few hours ago.”
“I can be impatient.”
“I noticed,” I mumbled.
Sadie sat there gaping as we continued our banter back and forth. Fifteen minutes later, we pulled up in front of our building. I had no idea how Oliver knew where I lived but an explanation would have to wait until we were in private.
Oliver stepped out and offered his hand so he could assist both Sadie and I from the car. He grasped my elbow as Sadie started to walk to the entrance, leaning into my ear and whispering.
“Don’t torture me too long. You have my number.”
His lips brushed against my ear, causing tingles to rush down to my core. He let me go and waited until the doorman opened the door and I was safely in the lobby. I watched the car pass by us before I turned around to join Sadie at the elevator.
She grinned. “You have some explaining to do.”
“Upstairs.”
She couldn’t ask me anything else because other residents had joined us. She started badgering me as we walked down the hall before we got inside our apartment. I kept silent until the door was closed.
“What the hell was that all about?” she demanded.
“I had lunch with Oliver today.”
I kicked off my shoes and padded to my room with Sadie hot on my heels.
“You had lunch with him? Where?”
I pulled out a tank top and shorts from my dresser. “His office. He took me up there and ordered food to be brought in.”
“Am I missing something? Why?”
“He wants to date me.”
I started unbuttoning my dark blue blouse and Sadie grabbed my hands.
“Did you just say he wants to date you?”
I nodded. “Yes. He made it perfectly clear what his intentions are for me.”
“And what did you tell him?”
“I said I need to think about it.”
She let my hands go and sat on the corner of my bed. “What do you need to think about? The man is a God in more ways than one. He’s fabulously rich, handsome and from what I can see, polite.”
“He’s also much older than me and more sophisticated. I’m afraid I would lag behind and… I don’t know, embarrass him?” I trailed off.
She chastised me. “Are you serious right now? You’re well read, Ivy League educated and smart. It’s not like you haven’t been places.”
Sadie was right about that. My parents had taken my brothers and me to many places. I’d been to several countries in Europe, Asia and South America besides Canada, Australia and Mexico. I could speak three languages although my French was not the greatest, but I was fluent in Spanish.
“He’s older. Fourteen years older. In four years, he’ll be forty and I won’t even be out of my twenties.”
“You’re crazy. That man seems stuck on you. I saw how he was looking at you. What could it hurt to go on a few dates with him?”
The truth was that Oliver Fox scared me. I was afraid of the effect he had on my body when I was in his presence. I knew if I fell for him, it would be hard and fast. If we broke up, I would be devastated. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to deal with the aftermath.
