(Complete) When Jennifer Dixon entered their impeccably decorated apartment, she was glad it was quiet and empty. She could call home. She missed her mother and father. When she went into the bedroom to change, she found Sterling in their bed and...
She woke when Tom came back to bed. "Sorry." He whispered.
"S'okay. Hold me." She let Tom's hands travel as he held her. "Are they awake? Are they smiling?"
"They're happy, but I'm worried. He's not going to get burned is he?"
"No, as long as they work out the distance."
"She told me to ask you about what happened with the husband."
"You're worried about your brother. Believe me, she is never going back to him." Avery knew that Jen hated talking about it, so she told Tom the sordid details. "She's mortified and doesn't like to talk about it. It's bad enough this guy works for them."
"I feel bad now for doubting her. That explains why Alex's willing to get involved with her."
"I don't think Alex had a choice. I think his heart is leading the way."
"Could they be in love this soon?"
"They've been falling in love for almost three months. It didn't take you that long."
Tired of talking she quieted him with a kiss. Secretly Avery had her concerns too. Hers were that Alex would break Jen's heart. Her friend deserved happiness.
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Jen
The weekend flew, and Jen kissed Alex goodbye. She was determined to stay strong. If she wanted her career and Alex, she had to get used to being away from him and this week Avery would be away too.
On Sunday morning, Alex said, "Friday is poker. I could skip it, but there will be questions."
"Go. I'll fly in on the later flight and grab an Uber."
"We may finish by ten."
"Don't go running out the door. Leave a key for me and I'll be waiting for you."
"What will you be wearing?" He pulled her into his arms.
"Maybe nothing."
Later Alex called after he arrived home. They talked briefly, but they were both tired. When Jen went to bed, she already missed his arms around her. Just thinking of being with him made her skin tingle. All the time when she was attracted to him she imagined that sex with him would be wonderful and she was right it was beyond wonderful. It was amazing.
The week dragged even with her best efforts to keep busy. She had a lot of work scheduled to keep her out of the office. She was too happy to be miserable around Sterling. It was bad enough that she had to sit through two more client lunches with him. The calls had died down, and the buzz of the press release was over. Still, he needed to call her constantly. Thankfully, he only called once over the weekend. He had to be the go-between for Trevor who had a question. Jen said, "Tell him he can text me, but if he mentions anything personal, I won't answer. How are you is too personal."
