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“Hey there, Jep. How's it going?”
“Just getting in from a business meeting. Finally able to sit down and rest my nerves.”
“Great,” I say. “I ran into Felicia earlier on my lunch break. I’m calling because I'm heading out of the office and wanted to invite you two out for dinner. You know, kind of welcome her back to the city and to talk about the position a little more.”
I have visions of her stuck in my head still. The way her hips swished as she walked away, even the lust I saw in her eyes for me. Maybe we’re both jumping the gun here, but I felt a spark of interest between us.
“Oh yeah, sure,” Jeppe says. “We’d love to have dinner tonight. I'm sure she’d love to get out of the house tonight. Just let me know where and we’ll see you there.”
“Alright! Sounds good. We can meet at our usual spot. The steakhouse.”
I set out to find Kyle once my call ends. I'd like him to be at the dinner so I can let him know on the spot that I have other options in mind for the position. I'm not sure how well he’ll take being in competition with someone new, but it’s business. He'll understand that much at least.
“Hey son.” I enter his office just as he’s shutting down his computer for the evening. “What’s on your roster for the evening?”
“Nothing much. Probably stop and get some takeout. The guys are on Call of Duty tonight, so.”
Call of Duty; the game he loves to stay up all hours of the night playing instead of focusing his energy on marketing the company.
“Well, how about you come to dinner with Jeppe and I instead? His daughter’s back home and she’ll be there as well. You remember Felicia, right?”
“Yeah,” he nods. “I remember her. Wow. It's been a long time since I've seen her.”
“Yep. So, what do you think? I have a few things I want to talk to you about anyway. Work related.”
He looks semi thrilled to go. I know he’d much rather be on his game tonight, but I can tell he’s also interested in seeing Felicia again.
“Alright. Fine,” he agrees. “Steak house?”
“You know it. Let me grab my jacket and we’ll head out.”
The steakhouse isn’t too far from the dealership. It’s about a fifteen-minute drive with traffic, but I can’t get there quick enough. Jeppe and Felicia are on their way there. I'm wondering what she’ll be wearing, something revealing or subtle. I'm also worried that Jeppe will catch my eyes wandering.
“Is that her?” Kyle fixes his glasses as we enter and see Felicia sitting with Jeppe at our regular table. “Damn. She looks a lot different than I remember.”
“She does, right?” I ask, almost drooling. “She’s a grown woman now.”
Kyle's interest is just as piqued as mine. Neither of us probably stand a chance with her. I shouldn’t even want a chance with her because she’s my best friend's daughter, but the raging of my hormones makes me feel like I'm twenty years younger and free from all ties to her.
“Ah! There they are.” Jeppe stands to greet both Kyle and me. “How are you, Kyle?”
“I’m good.” He shakes Jeppe’s hand, but his eyes are fixated on Felicia.
“That’s great,” Jep says. “You remember my daughter, Felicia? Felicia, you remember Kyle?”
She stands to greet Kyle and the scent of her perfume turns me on unexpectedly. It’s sweet with a sassy undertone, just like her. And it fits her very well. I quickly take my seat, so no one sees the bulge growing in my pants, but I don’t neglect to lend her a greeting of my own.
“Felicia, thanks for joining us,” I say. “Glad to have you back in the city.”
“I’m glad to be back,” she chuckles and takes her seat again.
“What brought you back?” Kyle asks. “Got too homesick?”
Before answering him, she takes a sip from her cocktail and gives Kyle a wholesome look. She's probably sick of guys hitting on her and can already sense that Kyle will be the next.
“Something like that,” she says. “Things just didn’t work out for me there as well as I thought they would.”
I order a bottle of champagne for the table, and we place our orders for entrees’. The entire time, I can’t keep my eyes from switching over to Felicia. She's wearing a black cocktail dress that hugs her curves the way I want to, and a shade of red lipstick that brings out the depth in her eyes.
