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7
Oden
At last, the concept for the ‘Maybae’ lingerie collection was finalized. It had taken me longer than usual to come up with a unique theme, but that wasn’t an attestation of my work skills. It was more so a reflection of how distracted I was every time I was within a hundred yards of Kerenza Towers.
With the concept firmly in place, I’d assigned the necessary tasks to those in my department, which included: ordering backdrops, props and furniture, booking hair and makeup artists, and of course, getting the prototypes finalized for the shoots.
It would take at least two weeks for all of that to get done, which meant I had some breathing room. Only, I couldn’t breathe, not when the woman who invaded my every waking thought—not to mention my dreams—was still not mine.
As if I’d summoned her, Kerenza entered the office suite that housed the marketing department. The first thing I noticed about her was her legs. She had them out today, wearing an extremely short yellow skirt that flattered her skin color. Her calves were toned and muscled, flexing as she walked in her tall, black heels. She was heading towards the back of the room, where the copiers were.
Standing, I buttoned my jacket and walked in the same direction. My stride was longer, so I easily caught up to her, taking a moment to admire her shapely ass, before making my presence known.
“Kerenza.”
Stopping a few feet away from the copier, she turned around. A smile graced her pretty face.
“Oh, hi, Oden.”
“How are you today?” I asked, though there was another, more urgent question burning in my throat.
She didn’t answer right away; instead, her eyes swept the immediate area. I could have told her we were alone back here. Even the nearest cubicles, hundreds of feet away, were empty since it was lunchtime and most of our department staff had run out to eat.
“Good, thanks,” she eventually replied.
Silence fell over us. Then, we both spoke at the same time.
“This is going to sound kind of crazy,” Kerenza said at the same time I asked, “Are you single?”
Our worlds clashed together.
She chuckled lightly, momentarily distracted, but I was too curious to hear what she’d been about to say.
“What’s going to sound kind of crazy?”
“Nothing…nothing.” She shook her head, almost to herself. “And to answer your question, yes, I’m single. Why do you ask?”
I adjusted my stance and lodged my hands in my pants pockets. Finally, it was time to make my move.
“Actually, the question I’d really like to ask, is, will you go on a date with me?”
Her eyes widened, a gleam of surprise shining in them. Then she was smiling again, those adorable yet sexy dimples on display.
“I’d love to. Tomorrow?”
I was thinking more like tonight, but I had to remember this woman was my endgame, not a short rendezvous. Patience and properly laying the pipe, when the time came, would get me everything I wanted.
“That’s perfect. Here, take my phone number.”
I waited until she pulled out her phone before rattling it off. She texted me right then and there so I could save her number.
I could hardly keep the smile off my face for the rest of the day.
One step closer. I was one step closer to claiming Kerenza Towers’ heart and body.
Friday, the day of our date, finally rolled around.
If Kerenza had found it awkward to be around me the following day at work, she did a damn good job of hiding it. But something told me she hadn’t. Actually, I knew she didn’t. I could feel the waves of attraction vibrating off her every time we were in close proximity to one another. Our desire was mutual, but I wanted to show her there could be more to it than that. Sex was what opened the doors, but romance and mental stimulation were what kept them open. Which was why I’d taken the liberty of planning an epic first date for her.
