Trying to Score
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Fallon’s body had been burning from the inside out ever since the words left Rob’s mouth. How did her angry rant turn into Lucas flirting with her? How did he know what to say, after all these years, to make it where she couldn’t even concentrate on giving a proper presentation! He drove her straight crazy! It was all her fault she was letting him affect her! If she would just ignore what he said then she wouldn’t even be affected! Yes! All she had to do was ignore it, not think about his mouth on hers. His tongue in her mouth or in other places…..
Oh Lord, she wasn’t gonna make it through this meeting.
Sweat dripped down the middle of her back as Fallon tried to get through the meeting. Elli sat beside her uncle while the rest of the executives sat around the large table. Fallon was never nervous when it came to public speaking, but today she was convinced that every person at that table knew she was thinking of Lucas between her legs.
“Lordy me! Are y’all hot?” Fallon asked, fanning her face. Rob shot her a warning look while Elli looked at her confused.
“Sure are, honey,” Mr. Fisher said. “Mr. Slater, can you please open them doors, let some air in here. That’s alright, right darlin’?”
“Yes sir,” Fallon said as Rob got up to open the doors. The air didn’t help at all though, so Fallon pushed past her unwanted fantasy and went on with the rest of the presentation.
It wasn’t easy.
Every time she talked about the hot, rugged, dangerous looking man that they needed for the campaign, all she could think about was Lucas. She knew for a fact that THAT man had the body of a God. Perfect and rugged, with hair on his chest, and sexy yummy tattoos. Oh Lord, she was getting hot all over again.
“Fallon, are you still hot? You’re all flushed,” Elli asked as Fallon stood waiting for questions from everything.
“Just a little, I’ll be alright,” Fallon said as she groaned inwardly. What the hell was wrong with her? She was always professional and composed! She was acting like a freaking school girl!
“I’m sorry about the heat Fallon, hun, but I won’t have you wait long since I’ve kept you hot through the whole meeting,” Mr. Fisher said.
All Fallon could think, was that Mr. Fisher wasn’t the one that kept her hot but she sure wasn’t going to say anything.
“So I’ll just let you know now, that yes, we want to do the campaign. Sounds good, I’ll let you and Elli decided on what player y’all want.” Mr. Fisher stood and came to Fallon, shaking her hand while Fallon was about to burst with happiness.
She had done it! Yes!
Everyone stood, coming over to Fallon and shaking her hand before shaking Rob’s. Elli was last and instead of shaking Fallon’s hand, she hugged Fallon tightly.
“Great presentation, you are just so passionate about it. I loved it.”
“Thank you Elli,” Fallon gushed as Elli smiled and started for the door. “I’ll be in contact.”
“Wonderful babe, see ya later.”
Fallon watched Elli walk away as Rob came over to her. “You know I wasn’t hot at all through the whole meeting.”
“Shut up, Rob,” Fallon said glaring over at him.
“I’m thinking that someone couldn’t get a certain someone’s statement out of her head.”
Fallon rolled her eyes as she picked up the mockups of the campaign.
“You don’t know what you’re talking about,” she said. When she looked over at him, he started to laugh.
“Oh, I’m sure I do. I’m thinking you were thinking about the same guy that you had me say very rude things too.”
“Shut up, Rob,” Fallon said once more before letting out a frustrated breath.
If Lucas affected her this much and she hadn’t even seen him, what was going to happen when she did?
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“It was so embarrassing Audrey, so stinking embarrassing.”
Audrey giggled before picking up her glass of wine and bringing it to her lips. They sat around their kitchen table, drinking a celebratory drink while Aiden was upstairs sleeping. Fallon was explaining her day and what had happened after the dreaded phone call from Lucas.
“I say when you see him again that you attack him! Give him a kiss he’ll remember for the rest of his life!”
Fallon giggled at that. “Oh please, I’ll probably just stand there, like a fish out of water, my mouth opening and closing!”
Fallon demonstrated how she would look and that had them both laughing.
“I don’t see why you are letting him affect you? I mean he is hot and all, but apparently he’s something if he’s got you, Ms. Calm, Cool, Collected, on edge,” Audrey said. Fallon smiled as butterflies filled her stomach.
“Oh Audrey, you just don’t understand,” Fallon expressed, “I lived when I was with him.”
“Huh?” Audrey asked confused, “You’re not livin’ now?”
Fallon mouth picked up at one side as she thought back to all the amazing times she and Lucas had. “I am, but in a different way. Lucas could make me laugh just the way Aiden does now. He could get me in a hockey goal and shoot pucks at me and I would know I’m safe. We went on amazing trips, ate amazing food, sat on the beach, and just lived together. He loved me, and Lord, did I love him.”
When Audrey didn’t say anything after a few minutes, Fallon looked over at her. Audrey was looking at her with wide eyes and a confused look on her face. “Fallon, I’ve never seen you talk about a man so passionately. Me, Aiden or your job, you always talk like that, but never a man.”