24-12-2018, 03:27 PM
He realized Jasmine was saying something. "What?" he asked.
"Next weekend," Jasmine said. "You're meeting me in DC, for the Correspondents' Dinner right?"
"Oh yeah, sure," Mike said reluctantly. He grimaced at the reminder. The last thing he wanted was to spend an evening with reporters. But he knew it was important to Jasmine so he would go, even though he'd hate every second of it.
Jasmine heard his reluctance. "You'll have fun," she said, smiling encouragingly at him. "It'll be good for you too. People admire you Mike, they want to talk to you. You need to embrace the attention, not run away from it."
Jen was exhausted. Anna had a bad night and was up most of the night, and then she had back to back meetings all morning. She needed to get away for a break. She needed caffeine!
She decided to go to the Starbucks. She hadn't been there for over a year. During her pregnancy she'd avoided caffeine. Afterwards, well - she hadn't wanted to run into barista boy. She hadn't felt like flirting. Part of it too was, she'd been embarrassed by her weight gain. But now she had her body back. She shrugged, knowing it was silly and petty on her part. Anyway it was likely barista boy didn't even work there anymore, it'd been over a year.
"Hey no-whip Jen, haven't seen you in forever," barista boy said greeting her with a big grin. "Let me guess, skinny caramel latte, no whip."
"You got it Joey," Jen said with a laugh. It was good to see him. He was like a friend, even though she barely knew him.
Joey served her up then held up the can of whip cream. "Come on, I know you want some cream," he said grinning at her.
"I think I'll pass today," Jen said laughing.
"Come on Jen, it's our thing, you and me" he said grinning at her.
"Our you and me thing huh?" Jen said smiling. "Okay," she said relenting, and held up her left hand.
Joey raised an eyebrow when he didn't see a wedding ring. "Facebook status changed?" he asked.
Jen shrugged. "About a year ago," she said.
"Well here you go," Joey said, squirting cream on Jen's ringless finger. He topped it with chocolate sprinkles. "To celebrate being single again," he said grinning at her.
"Thanks, I guess," Jen said with another laugh. She took her latte and sat down.
Joey watched as Jen walked away. She was VERY pretty. And now very single. He stared at her ass and legs and felt his cock stir. She was wearing a designer dress that hugged her very nice ass, and high heels that made it impossible not to lust after her incredible legs.
The Starbucks was mostly empty. He went over and sat down next to her. "Hey Jen," he said.
"Oh, hi Joey," Jen said looking up from the report she was reading.
"My frat's having a party tonight," Joey said. "You oughta come."
Jen smiled at him, flattered and also amused by how forward he was. "I'm kind of old for a fraternity party," she said scrunching up her pretty face.
"What are you, 23?" Joey asked.
"You're teasing right?" Jen said with a laugh. "I'm 29."
"Wow, you don't look 29," Joey said surprised.
"Well, thanks," Jen said. "I'm kinda busy tonight, but thanks." She gave him an appreciative smile. "And thanks for thinking I'm 23. You made my day."
Jen saw Clint that evening. At a candle lit booth in one of New York's hottest restaurants, he caressed down Jen's back. His fingers lingered where her bra strap would normally be. But she wasn't wearing a bra, she went braless on dates with him because he liked her that way. "Have I told you how sexy you are?" he asked grinning at her.
"Um, not tonight," Jen joked, and they laughed.
"I've got something for you," Clint said. He took a small box out of his pocket. "This is for you," he said handing it to her.
Jen hesitantly opened the box. Inside was a beautiful gold ring inlaid with diamonds.
Jen's eyes grew wide at seeing the ring. "I can't take this, it's too expensive," she objected. What was this? Was Clint proposing to her?
"It's Keri's," Clint said. "She's letting you borrow it. You can give it back to her whenever you want."
"What?" Jen said not understanding.
Clint touched the Sophia ring on her right hand. "You can wear Keri's ring instead," he said. "I think it'll be good for you, to distance yourself from Mike."
"I told you, I wear the Sophia ring because I like it, I've always loved Sophia Dakati. It has nothing to do with Mike."
"I'd like you to wear this ring, instead of Mike's ring," Clint insisted.
Jen gave him a playful frown. "Is this the aggressive lawyer Clint taking?"
"No, it's the insecure Spaghetti cowboy Clint taking," he joked. He shrugged, looking boyish despite his 40+ years. "I'd rather you didn't wear your ex-husband's ring when we were together, that's all."
Jen gave him a crooked smile. She playfully bumped her shoulder into his, charmed by his show of vulnerability. Then she took off Mike's Sophia ring and put on Keri's ring. She put it on her right hand.
"I'd rather you wear it on your left hand," Clint said.
Jen knew if she wore the ring on her left hand, it would mean something. "We'll see," she said in a soft voice, keeping Keri's ring on her right hand. Clint looked disappointed but Jen wasn't sure if she was ready to take that step with him yet.
"Can I see you next weekend?" Clint asked. He really liked Jen, he wanted to see her as much as possible.
"I can't, I'm in Vegas for the Google meetings," she reminded him.
"Oh right," Clint said, remembering. He put his arm around Jen and brushed his fingers through her hair. "Have you thought about my proposal?"
"About going steady?" Jen said, joking to hide her nervousness.
Clint smiled but didn't say anything, waiting for her answer.
"I'm not sure Clint," she finally said.
"Can I ask you something?" he said. "Are you seeing anyone else?"
Jen decided to tell the truth. "Yes," she said. After a moment she added "He's Anna's biological father."
"Oh," Clint said surprised. "That complicates things." He said it as a joke, but they both were serious. Then he added "Is it Mike?"
"No it's not Mike," Jen said. She blushed and said self-deridingly, "What can I say? You know my history right? I'm a slut."
"You're not a slut Jen," Clint said with a kind smile, affectionately brushing her silky blonde hair with his fingers. He asked "Who is it?"
"His name's Frankie," Jen said. "I went to college with him."
"Do you love him?"
"No," Jen said without hesitation.
"Why are you with him?" Clint asked.
Jen hesitated, as if searching for an answer. Finally she shrugged and said, "I don't know."
Clint studied the beautiful blonde's face for long moments. Then he asked "Jen, why are you with me?"
When Jen didn't answer, Clint said, "Jen, I like you. I enjoy your company, I think there's potential for us. I'm patient, I'm willing to wait for you to work things out. But you've got to give me something."
Jen held up her right hand and joked "I'm wearing Keri's ring."
Clint smiled. "I guess you're going steady with her," he joked with a laugh.
"I guess so," Jen said with a laugh back.
The joke eased the tension only temporarily. They were silent for long moments. Then Clint said, "Jen, can I ask you something else?"
"I guess," she said with a nervous laugh.
Clint gave her a kind smile. He gently asked, "Do you still love Mike?"
Jen turned away. She didn't answer Clint's question.
The first day of the Google meetings in the Venetian went fabulously. Keri continued to be impressed with her young friend Jen and her team.
Afterwards Keri took Jen for a drink. "Who's looking after Anna?" Keri asked.
"My sister," Jen said. She looked worried. "This is the first time I've been away from her."
Keri smiled understandingly. She didn't have any children herself, but she had a lot of friends who did. "She'll be fine honey," Keri said squeezing Jen's hand. "It'll be good for Anna to be around other people."
"I guess ..." Jen said uncertainly.
"I've got news on Mike," Keri said.
Jen didn't answer at first. Finally she said, "Okay, what?"
"Apple wants to promote him to Code Master," Keri said, barely able to contain her excitement.
Jen frowned. "Code Master? What's that? It sounds like from the Hunger Games."
"It's close to that," Keri said with a laugh. "Code Master is kind of a mythical thing in the Valley. Apple's never had one, neither has Google. IBM had one but that was a long time ago."
"You said they want to promote him?" Jen asked. "He hasn't said yes?"
Keri shrugged. "Maybe he's holding out for more money."
Jen thought about it. That didn't sound like Mike.
"How's Clint?" Keri asked interrupting her thoughts.
"Good I guess," Jen said. She narrowed her eyes, raising her right hand to show the ring. "Thanks a lot bitch."
"That's one of my favorite rings," Keri said with a laugh.
"I like Sophia Dakati," Jen said.
"That's from Tiffany's!" Keri pointed out. "Jim gave it to me on our first anniversary." She lowered her voice and said "You could buy an apartment on Central Park for that ring."
Jen shrugged. "I like Sophia Dakati," she repeated in a soft voice, looking away.
"Next weekend," Jasmine said. "You're meeting me in DC, for the Correspondents' Dinner right?"
"Oh yeah, sure," Mike said reluctantly. He grimaced at the reminder. The last thing he wanted was to spend an evening with reporters. But he knew it was important to Jasmine so he would go, even though he'd hate every second of it.
Jasmine heard his reluctance. "You'll have fun," she said, smiling encouragingly at him. "It'll be good for you too. People admire you Mike, they want to talk to you. You need to embrace the attention, not run away from it."
Jen was exhausted. Anna had a bad night and was up most of the night, and then she had back to back meetings all morning. She needed to get away for a break. She needed caffeine!
She decided to go to the Starbucks. She hadn't been there for over a year. During her pregnancy she'd avoided caffeine. Afterwards, well - she hadn't wanted to run into barista boy. She hadn't felt like flirting. Part of it too was, she'd been embarrassed by her weight gain. But now she had her body back. She shrugged, knowing it was silly and petty on her part. Anyway it was likely barista boy didn't even work there anymore, it'd been over a year.
"Hey no-whip Jen, haven't seen you in forever," barista boy said greeting her with a big grin. "Let me guess, skinny caramel latte, no whip."
"You got it Joey," Jen said with a laugh. It was good to see him. He was like a friend, even though she barely knew him.
Joey served her up then held up the can of whip cream. "Come on, I know you want some cream," he said grinning at her.
"I think I'll pass today," Jen said laughing.
"Come on Jen, it's our thing, you and me" he said grinning at her.
"Our you and me thing huh?" Jen said smiling. "Okay," she said relenting, and held up her left hand.
Joey raised an eyebrow when he didn't see a wedding ring. "Facebook status changed?" he asked.
Jen shrugged. "About a year ago," she said.
"Well here you go," Joey said, squirting cream on Jen's ringless finger. He topped it with chocolate sprinkles. "To celebrate being single again," he said grinning at her.
"Thanks, I guess," Jen said with another laugh. She took her latte and sat down.
Joey watched as Jen walked away. She was VERY pretty. And now very single. He stared at her ass and legs and felt his cock stir. She was wearing a designer dress that hugged her very nice ass, and high heels that made it impossible not to lust after her incredible legs.
The Starbucks was mostly empty. He went over and sat down next to her. "Hey Jen," he said.
"Oh, hi Joey," Jen said looking up from the report she was reading.
"My frat's having a party tonight," Joey said. "You oughta come."
Jen smiled at him, flattered and also amused by how forward he was. "I'm kind of old for a fraternity party," she said scrunching up her pretty face.
"What are you, 23?" Joey asked.
"You're teasing right?" Jen said with a laugh. "I'm 29."
"Wow, you don't look 29," Joey said surprised.
"Well, thanks," Jen said. "I'm kinda busy tonight, but thanks." She gave him an appreciative smile. "And thanks for thinking I'm 23. You made my day."
Jen saw Clint that evening. At a candle lit booth in one of New York's hottest restaurants, he caressed down Jen's back. His fingers lingered where her bra strap would normally be. But she wasn't wearing a bra, she went braless on dates with him because he liked her that way. "Have I told you how sexy you are?" he asked grinning at her.
"Um, not tonight," Jen joked, and they laughed.
"I've got something for you," Clint said. He took a small box out of his pocket. "This is for you," he said handing it to her.
Jen hesitantly opened the box. Inside was a beautiful gold ring inlaid with diamonds.
Jen's eyes grew wide at seeing the ring. "I can't take this, it's too expensive," she objected. What was this? Was Clint proposing to her?
"It's Keri's," Clint said. "She's letting you borrow it. You can give it back to her whenever you want."
"What?" Jen said not understanding.
Clint touched the Sophia ring on her right hand. "You can wear Keri's ring instead," he said. "I think it'll be good for you, to distance yourself from Mike."
"I told you, I wear the Sophia ring because I like it, I've always loved Sophia Dakati. It has nothing to do with Mike."
"I'd like you to wear this ring, instead of Mike's ring," Clint insisted.
Jen gave him a playful frown. "Is this the aggressive lawyer Clint taking?"
"No, it's the insecure Spaghetti cowboy Clint taking," he joked. He shrugged, looking boyish despite his 40+ years. "I'd rather you didn't wear your ex-husband's ring when we were together, that's all."
Jen gave him a crooked smile. She playfully bumped her shoulder into his, charmed by his show of vulnerability. Then she took off Mike's Sophia ring and put on Keri's ring. She put it on her right hand.
"I'd rather you wear it on your left hand," Clint said.
Jen knew if she wore the ring on her left hand, it would mean something. "We'll see," she said in a soft voice, keeping Keri's ring on her right hand. Clint looked disappointed but Jen wasn't sure if she was ready to take that step with him yet.
"Can I see you next weekend?" Clint asked. He really liked Jen, he wanted to see her as much as possible.
"I can't, I'm in Vegas for the Google meetings," she reminded him.
"Oh right," Clint said, remembering. He put his arm around Jen and brushed his fingers through her hair. "Have you thought about my proposal?"
"About going steady?" Jen said, joking to hide her nervousness.
Clint smiled but didn't say anything, waiting for her answer.
"I'm not sure Clint," she finally said.
"Can I ask you something?" he said. "Are you seeing anyone else?"
Jen decided to tell the truth. "Yes," she said. After a moment she added "He's Anna's biological father."
"Oh," Clint said surprised. "That complicates things." He said it as a joke, but they both were serious. Then he added "Is it Mike?"
"No it's not Mike," Jen said. She blushed and said self-deridingly, "What can I say? You know my history right? I'm a slut."
"You're not a slut Jen," Clint said with a kind smile, affectionately brushing her silky blonde hair with his fingers. He asked "Who is it?"
"His name's Frankie," Jen said. "I went to college with him."
"Do you love him?"
"No," Jen said without hesitation.
"Why are you with him?" Clint asked.
Jen hesitated, as if searching for an answer. Finally she shrugged and said, "I don't know."
Clint studied the beautiful blonde's face for long moments. Then he asked "Jen, why are you with me?"
When Jen didn't answer, Clint said, "Jen, I like you. I enjoy your company, I think there's potential for us. I'm patient, I'm willing to wait for you to work things out. But you've got to give me something."
Jen held up her right hand and joked "I'm wearing Keri's ring."
Clint smiled. "I guess you're going steady with her," he joked with a laugh.
"I guess so," Jen said with a laugh back.
The joke eased the tension only temporarily. They were silent for long moments. Then Clint said, "Jen, can I ask you something else?"
"I guess," she said with a nervous laugh.
Clint gave her a kind smile. He gently asked, "Do you still love Mike?"
Jen turned away. She didn't answer Clint's question.
The first day of the Google meetings in the Venetian went fabulously. Keri continued to be impressed with her young friend Jen and her team.
Afterwards Keri took Jen for a drink. "Who's looking after Anna?" Keri asked.
"My sister," Jen said. She looked worried. "This is the first time I've been away from her."
Keri smiled understandingly. She didn't have any children herself, but she had a lot of friends who did. "She'll be fine honey," Keri said squeezing Jen's hand. "It'll be good for Anna to be around other people."
"I guess ..." Jen said uncertainly.
"I've got news on Mike," Keri said.
Jen didn't answer at first. Finally she said, "Okay, what?"
"Apple wants to promote him to Code Master," Keri said, barely able to contain her excitement.
Jen frowned. "Code Master? What's that? It sounds like from the Hunger Games."
"It's close to that," Keri said with a laugh. "Code Master is kind of a mythical thing in the Valley. Apple's never had one, neither has Google. IBM had one but that was a long time ago."
"You said they want to promote him?" Jen asked. "He hasn't said yes?"
Keri shrugged. "Maybe he's holding out for more money."
Jen thought about it. That didn't sound like Mike.
"How's Clint?" Keri asked interrupting her thoughts.
"Good I guess," Jen said. She narrowed her eyes, raising her right hand to show the ring. "Thanks a lot bitch."
"That's one of my favorite rings," Keri said with a laugh.
"I like Sophia Dakati," Jen said.
"That's from Tiffany's!" Keri pointed out. "Jim gave it to me on our first anniversary." She lowered her voice and said "You could buy an apartment on Central Park for that ring."
Jen shrugged. "I like Sophia Dakati," she repeated in a soft voice, looking away.
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