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"Once and it was enough to see him as the hot rock he is A player and for a reason I’d have killed to have a night with that man I’m not sure there is a woman on the planet ouldn’t"
"Is he an artist?"
She shakes her head "So work for Mark He’s Mark’s friend That in itself is a red flag Mark’s as cold as ice and as hot as le Or in this case, those who hs "I don’t know No s comes to mind, but both those ether? Was it a slip? A reference to sex? Does that mean this man is the man in the journal and he shared Rebecca with Mark?
The ticket arrives and our tab aenerous tip we leave, while the topic of Rebecca is lost I kickout the boyfriend’s naallery, but it’s chatter, and nothing ree to stop in for coffee the next day and head back to my office
"There’s a surprise for you in your office," Amanda beams
"What is it?"
"Surprise," she repeats "Go see"
I arrive at my office door and stop dead in my tracks when I see the bouquet of red roses There are roses everywhere in my roo My stomach churns at the sweet scent of the flowers and I walk tomyself to reach for the card and I settle into my chair and stare at the twelve, unopened buds Ready to bloorab the card and with a shaking hand I pull out the card
Because under the rose trees I was a jerk, but a lucky one to have you there with me - Chris
I cannot breathe The card, and what’s on it is perfect My gaze lifts to the painting of the roses and I am haunted by the connection to her I reach for my cell phone to text Chris but unbidden I think of another journal passage
He’s hard so, but he makes me feel protected He makes me feel special I think I’s he wants me to do with him, and to take the next step
I am haunted by more than the roses I am haunted by the similarities of what she felt for the man in the journal and what I feel for Chris But we aren’t the sa points to Chris The paintbrush No No It’s not Chris Ava said she met the man She knoho he is
My office phone buzzes and I ju customer is back to make a purchase," Amanda announces