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“So, who gave me the day off, you or Luke?” Lindsey asked her face wrinkled up in confusion I was speechless Dallas Knox, one of so ,” Lindsey said, laughing and looking very pleased with herself I laughed along with her, although I didn’t find the comment as humorous as she did “Well, it sounds to uy,” she said, laughter subsiding

“I had it bad Not anymore I am totally over hiain,” I said, nodding reement with myself

“Liar,” Lindsey retorted Before I could respond, she was speaking “You like him I’m not fully convinced that you don’t love hiuy has had a ood effect No offense,” she said, holding her hands up as if to surrender “Now, your problem is that… Wait, can I speak bluntly and like not lose my job?” she asked

I motioned to her with my hand, “By all means, you have the floor” I knew to prepare myself for the bitter truth of what a bitch I was I had heard it before, but it would do ain

“Good, anyway your proble has to be perfect and just as Dallas sees it That’s fine when you are at work, running a multi-million dollar company But, when you step into the real world, you have to learn to stand out of the spotlight a little You follow me?” Lindsey asked

“I follow you, but I don’t live in a bubble Lindsey, I just simply knohat I want and what I deserve,” I responded, not at all offended by what she was saying

“You’re a bitch,” Lindsey blurted out She was now standing up The shock of what she had just said, apparent on her face “I’ to her mouth

I laughed, “I know that Lindsey I was hoping you would be a little more creative”

“You have no idea how long I have wanted to say that” she said laughing I joined in It was nice to laugh, even if it was at my own expense “Ok, I’m sorry Really I shouldn’t have said that Ok Back to Luke, you are lucky He could have done what he did in front of everyone Now that would have been e herself to the candy dish sitting on the counter

“You speak as if fro her curiously Surely Lindsey was not an executive assistant by day, biker chick by night

“No, it has never happened to me, but I have seen it My ex-fiancé is in a bike club I was there with hih the whole prospect period a hundred and seventy-six days to be exact,” she said I could tell she was trying to go for nonchalance, but I saw the pain behind her smile

“What happened between y’all?” I asked

“He got patched in Wo themselves at him just for a chance to ride with the club He loved that life ht phone calls saying he was not going to ot to where he wouldn’t even call I had enough and ended it He was relieved I knehat he wanted He had been trying to push me away forherself in the kitchen, so that she wouldn’t have to face me

“What did you mean earlier when you said it could have been worse?” I asked, feeling a change of subject was in order

“Well, in that world, it isn’t about you Luke is the president, right?” she asked, looking at me for an answer

“I think so,” I responded unsure

“You think so, great Well if he is, then he sets an example for everyone else No do you think itup another man?” I looked at her with an impassive face I tried to think about what I had done, but I sarong in it

“It wasn’t as bad as what he was doing,” I responded “Bikers hug and kiss their family By family I mean people who ride with them, fellow club members, other club members It’s a way of communication for them” I just stared at her, not sure what she wanted me to say “Ok, think of it like this, in the real estate world, you are the queen, the Alpha and Oa, top of the line Nobody does real estate as well as you In the bike world, that’s Luke You kno you tend to take three hour lunch breaks? Sometimes it’s because you have business to attend to, soo to 306 Front Street and eat, knowing good and daet through traffic My point is that you can do that because you are the boss But, what if I did that? What if your clients had to wait because your employee wanted to take a three hour lunch break? Hoould that make you look?”