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“I, um, I'm sorry I didn't knohat you looked like”
“Oh, you weren't curious at all?” The billionaire took back his hand, leavingempty, and he stepped back over to his table “Have a seat I took the liberty of ordering for you The alet whenever I come here” I raised an eyebrow
“Hoould you know that I'd even want a latte?” I stepped over and sat down, trying to regain ic to tree nuts”
“Well it says on your bio that you're a coffee freak, and this is their signature coffee I guess I took a risk Isn't that what your business is all about taking risks to get the reward?”
“Well, I look at it as alatte to my lips and sipped The flavor of almond was bold, but without the bitterness that you sometimes taste with almond extract It was all sweetness, mixed with the rich darkness of a bold coffee and the crea the taste Norirl Or, at the very least, black coffee brewed strong with just a splash of milk The coffee was decadence itself, with none of the seriousness of the espresso I usually chose It tasted like an afternoon off, like a tiny vacation in the middle of the day
“It's good isn't it? So good it takes your words away?” I s blue eyes
“Yeah It's not what I'd usually get Thanks, I guess Even though it was presumptuous to order for me”
“Let uess In your line of work, you see a lot of dominant men who order for their women I'm not that way I just wanted to share et to know me better that way” A server stepped up and delivered a plate of biscotti -- not a plain vanilla, but with raspberry swirls with it “And just as I've said that, I've had biscotti delivered But trust me, you'll want to dip it in your latte Go on, do it”
He s up I laughed, in spite of myself I picked up one of the biscotti cookies and dipped it intoa small bite
“Ohhhh,” Ithis to ain and took another bite
“I just like to see a beautiful woman smile” I rolled my eyes
“You know,” I said, between bites, “This is not usually how a first ular, Josh I like to stick to the questions I have on et to soat thisthe texture and taste of the crumbly biscotti
“Well, how about we deviate froet to know me better without your trusty questions” He kicked back in the chair and took a long swig of coffee He closed his eyes with contentain I covered my smile with my hand, and he looked back at me
“Fine As long as we can get your first event lined up after thisThat would make me a happy woman”
“That's fantastic I like happy wo out a small notepad to write dohat he said
“And what else do you like, Josh?”
“Well, I've been working hard for the past fifteen years, building a tech empire All kinds of apps and accessories, and all that stuff that's necessary in this day and age But also kind of boring That'sthan that Soo on an adventure with me, take a trip to the islands at the drop of a hat I also want a woman who has her own passion, her own career Someone who built a business just like I did”
“That's pretty specific, Mr Ev Josh There aren't a lot of CEOs out there attending our events We have wildly successful models and actresses, and many professional dancers…”
“That's all good and well I' for a whole lot of women Just one Someone ill make my life more joyful than it has been I'm not close with my family, but I want to build my own Have kids A bunch As many as she wanted Sos”
I gulped, and ain I shifted unco inwith a need I had pushed away for so long
I' My ovaries have decided to explode and want to claim all of your babies
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