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Synonym for Obsession
Kiarra M. Taylor
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Obsession.
A word with many meanings and connotations. In my case, it was the most accurate word choice when it came to describing my attraction to a woman I’d never even met.
True, I hadn’t officially met her, but I knew I wanted her. In every. Way. Possible.
At the mere age of thirty-six, I’d already made a name for myself in my chosen field: marketing. I worked as a freelance campaign director for some of the hottest and most luxurious brands in the world. And I didn’t box myself into just one aspect of marketing. No, that would be an outrageously boring career, and if there was something I despised almost as much as not getting my way, it was being bored.
Having worked with commercial real estate brands, automobile companies, and my personal favorite, women’s clothing companies—specifically the lingerie divisions—I had a diverse résumé. As a single man, working on various Victoria’s Secret campaigns (and most recently, a campaign for Rihanna’s lingerie line) had been the highlight of my life. For obvious reasons.
My work on these types of campaigns was how I’d first come across Kerenza Monae Towers. I’d been in L.A., meeting with some department head whose name I could no longer remember, because the moment I’d walked by a photo shoot-in-progress and saw Kerenza, she’d been all I could think about for weeks—weeks.
I remember that moment vividly, even now, almost eight months later.
Me stopping in my tracks.
The way my mouth suddenly went dry.
My heart beating like I was high on speed.
Surprisingly, it wasn’t the sexy silk Teddie she’d been wearing that had elicited such a visceral reaction from me. It was, well, actually, I didn’t know what it was. Something about her had just…called to me. When I’d looked at her, it was like looking at the person I’d been waiting my whole life to meet.
Well, I was done waiting.
Luck was on my side, because three weeks ago, I’d gotten a call from a lingerie company in need of an experienced campaign director. They could in no way shape or form afford to pay me even half of my standard fee, but that was fine, because they had something better than money. They had her.
Kerenza Towers was one of the company's on-staff models. And I was now her boss.
I would get to meet my obsession very soon.
Come to think of it, obsession didn’t properly describe how and what I felt about her. She was…the synonym for obsession—and I would do whatever it took to make her mine.
