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My mother always told me to find a woman ould be my equal in every way

"Don’t let yourself fall for someone who’ll put your world before theirs Fall for the powerhouse who lives as fearlessly as you do Find the woman who makes you want to be a better man"

I’d definitely foundhell and lived to antagonize me A woman whose mouth I wanted to tape shutevery bit as irlfriend, my former intern, Miss Chloe Mills Beautiful Bitch

At least, that’s how I used to see her, back when I was an idiot and blind to how hopelessly in love I ith her I’d most certainly found the woman who made me want to be a better man; I had fallen for the fearless one It just so happened that et et the girl, never actually get to see her

I’d been traveling for the better part of the last two months in search of office space for the Ryan Media Group branch ere setting up in New York Chloe stayed behind, and while our recent--and rare--weekend together here in Chicago was full of friends, sunshine, and leisure, the tih We’d socialized the entire weekend, fro back to et our clothes off before having quiet, sleepy sex

The truth was, our loverown both more intimate and more wild over time, and allowed us onlyfor it to feel like ere settled, or had established some solid routine But it never happened I was in a constant state of longing And Mondays were the worst Mondays we had wall-to-wall s, and the entire eek stretched out ahead ofthe fa on the tile, I looked up fro for soa slim red wool skirt, a fitted navy sweater, and heels that, quite frankly, didn’t look very safe outside of the bedrooht o’clockwas a pale beah the bedroom

I suppressed my smile, and tried not to look too desperate, but I don’t knohy I bothered She could read ic machine that takes whatever is on your computer screen and puts it on paper," she called "In ink"

I slid e there, and felt a trickle of adrenaline slip intotone and approach "Actually, I discovered this wonderful contraption my first day here I just liked the et up and leave the outer office to retrieve my documents"

She stalked toward me, her smile wide and eyes mischievous "Asshole"

Fuck, yes Come to me, lovely Ten minutes in the copy room? I could easily make your day in those ten ht," she whispered as, without slowing her pace, she patted my shoulder and continued past ave it a little shake, and waited for her to come back and torture et? A pat on the shoulder, soht: our first full evening alone together in weeks

We’d been in love for over a year--and fking longer than that--and we’d yet to have ether since San Diego

I sighed and pulled my papers from the printer tray We needed a vacation

Back in my office, I dropped the files on my desk and stared at my computer monitor, which, to my surprise, displayed aworkdays the entire week before just so I could get ho , my schedule had remained open Chloe, however, was clearly busy in her new position

Iher around I reallyme around in return

For the first time in months, I had ti I closed hts filtered past in mere seconds: the view of the empty New York offices just before I’d left for the airport The prospect of packing upin a new home with Chloe And then my brain went down its favorite path: Chloe nad and in every conceivable position

Which led back to one ofafter her presentation Due to the heat and tension that ca but actually interested in souments ever I hadn’t seen her in months, so I showed up at her presentation for the scholarship board to watch her nail it And she did

Afterward, though, despite everything we’d said upstairs in the boardroom, there was still so much more to say The reality of our reunion still felt so new, and I hadn’t been sure where we stood

Once ere on the sidewalk, I stared down at her: at her eyes, and lips, and her neck, which was still a little red fro kisses I’d placed there only er over what appeared to be a small hickey pushed an electric reminder from my brain to my cock: this reunion is nice but it’s tiet her home and fk her into the e about that, though

Outside in the daylight, she looked like she was about to fall over Of course she was Knowing Chloe, she’d probably been preparing and fine-tuning her presentation for the last seventy-two hours straight, no sleep But I hadn’t seen her in so long--could I keep it together long enough to just let her go ho out and wait for her to wake up, right? I could lie down near her, reassurethis and justwhat? Touch her hair?

Holy shit Had I always been this creepy?

Chloe hitched her co up over her shoulder, and the hts But when I blinked back into focus, I saw that she was staring off into the distance, toward the river

"You okay?" I asked, ducking toa little as if she’d been caught "I’m fine, just overwhelmed"

"A little shell-shocked?"

Her exhausted s tender beneath ed insideto see you today And thisand here thinking hoeird it was that I was going to be doing this without you, or Elliott, or anyone from Ryan Media And then you came here, and of course you pissed h" She tilted her head, studied my face "The presentation was exactly what I wanted it to be, and then the job offersand you You told me you love me You’re here"

She reached out to press her palainstand now I’m just" She moved her hand away from me and waved it in front of her before it see to work"

How tonight was going to work? I could tell her exactly hoould work We’d talk until it was dark, and then fk until the sun ca ood