Chapter 17 Evelyn
SEVENTEEN
EVELYN
Despite the revelation I was still reeling from, the first day of the conference went by without a hitch.
I was enthralled by the information presented and by the people I’d met in the field.
I had fangirled hard when I met one of my favorite female keynote speakers, Melissa Hall, who was known for her influence with women in the tech field.
Just being in her presence felt like a honor.
Thankfully, Kade was not with me the entire day except for the keynote speech in the introduction portion. I was surprised to find out that he was a last-minute addition to the guest speakers for the conference.
By the time I returned to my hotel room, my cheeks hurt from smiling, my feet throbbed from the heels I wore, and my brain was fried from all that I’d learned. However, no matter how tired I was, my body buzzed from Kade’s words this morning.
Only good girls get to call me those names.
Only a cold shower was able to break me of the lust spell that seemed to consume me.
I didn’t see Kade until the following afternoon during the lunch break. The conversation was professional and short, leaving me to wonder if he got as worked up around me as I did around him or if he was avoiding me for other reasons.
By the end of the day, I was eager to go home and start implementing the practices and tools I had learned.
Getting out of the shower, I heard my phone ring with a Facetime call. I wrapped a towel around myself and quickly picked up. It was Arrow, no doubt calling to check in with me.
“Oh, well, hello beautiful.” His sweet voice came through the speaker.
I leaned the phone on the dresser so I could finish drying off.
“Nice and wet, just the way I like you,” he teased, wiggling his eyebrows.
“Ha ha.” I chuckled, rolling my eyes. “How’s my sweet boy doing?”
“Oh, just a miserable cranky-pants because you are gone,” he said dramatically.
“I meant Alfredo, not you, dummy,” I teased.
“You wound me! I was talking about your beloved feline!” He paused, and added, “Though I do miss you.”
“I miss you guys too. Only a couple more days.” I finished drying off and put my hair up in the towel, letting Arrow get an eyeful.
“How’s the conference going?” he asked as he threw a marshmallow into his mouth.
“Hey, you better replace those!” I pointed a finger at him with a mock scowl on my face.
He smiled, showing off several marshmallows between his teeth. “If you’re lucky.”
“The conference is going surprisingly well. I’ve been able to network and learn a few things,” I explained, pulling an oversized t-shirt over my head, then adding black booty shorts and lime green Snoozie slippers.
When my eyes met the screen, Aaron was pouting. “Why did you put clothes on? I wanted you to stay naked. I miss that pretty pink pussy wrapped around my co—"
Before he could finish, a knock sounded at the door. “Hold on, Aaron, someone’s here.” Picking up my phone, I walked over to the door and rested the phone on my chest.
Opening the door, I was greeted with whiskey-brown eyes that were now taking in my bare legs and my oversized t-shirt. The stare caused goosebumps on my skin. I waved Kade in, not wanting anyone else to see the minimal clothing I was wearing.
“Hey Aaron, I’ll call you guys later. Can you put little man on so I can say bye?”
Aaron rolled his eyes and placed the phone down. I could hear the sounds of shuffling and movement, before a loud hiss.
“Listen bro, take it up with your mom. She wanted to say bye to you. Don’t shoot the messenger.” I heard Aaron fight with my grumpy cat and tried to stifle a laugh while avoiding Kade’s curious stare.
He was incredibly drool-worthy in dark jeans and a black dress shirt that was rolled up on his forearms, accentuating his tattoos. Everything was paired perfectly with a watch that probably cost more than I made in a year.
When my eyes returned to the screen, I was greeted with Alfredo’s less than impressed stare.
“Hi Bubba, be nice to Aaron please. He’s helping Mommy out.”
He meowed in response as if he understood me. Or maybe that was just the crazy cat lady I had inside me.
“Okay, be a good boy. I love you. Aaron, I'll call you later tonight. Thank you again for staying with him.”
After I hung up, I looked at Kade who had a smirk on his face. His eyes traveled down my bare legs and back up to my face.
My nipples hardened,.
Folding my arms to cover the evidence of how he affected me, I asked, “What’s up? Isn’t everything done for the day?”
“Yes, but I figured you may be hungry and thought we could get a bite to eat.”
“I was just going to order room service.”
Taking a step forward. “Get dressed Ms. Mowers. I think it’s time you and I have a little chat. And dinner is the perfect place for that.” His tone left no room for negotiation.
My jaw clenched. He was lucky he was my boss or else I would have given him a piece of my mind. I couldn’t stand when entitled men with money gave orders like us normal folk had no choice but to oblige.
“We leave in thirty minutes. I’ll come get you.” With that, he turned around, leaving me speechless.