MY FAKE LOVE AFFAIR
the driver with frustration. "We've been
going on," the security guar
lot of baseball caps. He had a very gruff exterior. I had used security a few times in the p
et him know I wasn't going to make it on time. I'd given myself an extra hour, and it w
, ho
te," I said with di
the pizza to be delivered later. I susp
don't want to
every day, it wasn't the same when I was on a different continent. "I'll be there so
ews," he said. "I don't t
I'm sorry you h
his breath told me he was no
afely. Don't you worry about
know
hope you have be
upposed to be a fancy lady dr
ne
so missed being able to be Rachel Lore, the girl who grew up
've got beer
hat sold beads. Who the hell could afford to run a store that only sold beads? As a businesswoman, I
ant. I hated being cooped up.
ut I needed air. I didn't see an
utton for the window. I lower
ch
exhaust, and what smelled lik
uch better,
o roll up the wind
on the horn. "They're comi
ic
ing up fas
guard snapped. "Your
didn't want to live up to the Billionaire Diva nickname
rom behind. They were still a
a little
aid, stating the obvious. Th
"Now we
s at least a bonus to the sit
g at a very handsome man. He
ing wheel of his Porsche. He w
rolled up to just
y afternoon, which meant Wall Street was closed. He wasn't a salesman. No way
me staring. I offered a smal
d full lips. He was clean-shav
s cut perfectly. It was short,
hy woman, I knew an expens
," the driver said. "I
dow up!" the
it was too late. Flashes wen
ded with my initial reaction t
t left me
to say about Brock's t
eeping with
ng to give him back the
e window rolled up, and I got
coming my way. I bent f
as!" the g
," the driver answered and
of a high-powered engine rev
engine was joined by the hig
re
on the brake and was creating
d around his
rsing. I saw an out. I didn't know if it was
or it!" I said to m
you talking about?"
ned the door. "Get back in
at me and grinned. "If you'r
rom my escape f
e two men in the front seat,
ustration an
heard just before
they were taking pictures. This was not going to play out well in the tabloids. I didn't
d into the passenger seat. Th
in seriou
fety 101. Not to mention, I was persona non grata in the city. He could be a Brock s
said with that
going to kil
to kill a beautifu
ecause you might want to
kin, but I kind of like my own,
n a perfectly haughty tone that seemed a l
" he asked as the
in the front seat. He was on the
hat dude i
ecurity guard." I waved
trust him to pr
want to go home. The tank they brought to take me
car," he said and started to move hi
a problem
answered.
f. He inched so close to the truck I thought for sure he was going to scratch his
going to
s move would have been impossible in the limo. If I stuck my hand out the window, I would hit one of the brick building
o a street that was less clogged.
a race car dr
ied with a laugh. "If he had just seen tha
aid with a laugh. "My poor sec
traffic for a while. They'
behind us. "I thi
es are a menace to society. Someone could
window because I wanted fresh air. My security warned me not to do it. They
m were on fo
re of me sitting in a car.
t you a celebr
was a quiet confidence about him, but he was definitely not cocky. He just seemed comfortable with h
just a girl that owns a few busine
now who I am?" I
our face aro
d you let me
at me. "I'm not
put me at ease, which I appreciated. "You might want to be careful with me," I
have to take