I have an amazing girlfriend.
It’s too soon to use that label, but I dare anyone but Jenna to stop me.
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JENNA
Temper tantrum averted. Thank goodness.
The adorable yet aloof fluffy black and white terror is now settled in front of a bowl of food, so I boot up my laptop at the dining room table.
I should be selecting and processing today’s photos. Instead, I do a search on Wolfe Security. If I’m going to be involved with this man – and it feels like I am – I want to know what I’m letting myself in for.
The feeling of his strong hands still lingers on my hip, my back. Everywhere he touched me, I came alive. It’s as if I’d been totally ignoring my body and its potential for pleasure until Kellan came along.
I’ve dreamed of dating and having a boyfriend someday, of course, but the pure physicality of it all hadn’t ever occurred to me. Kellan is such a giant physical presence that being near him is like being pulled into a planet’s orbit. My lips are still tingling from how hard he kissed me, although honestly it felt like he was holding back. Like he wanted more.
I definitely want more. I want everything. Well, maybe not on the day we met.
My browser is slow since I have tons of tabs open. Finally the search engine shows the main Wolfe Security site, but there are also dozens of articles about the company just below, so I sift through a few of those first.
Oh.
Wow.
Privately owned…global reach…“inspiration to the entire tech industry”, according to?—
Wait.
Their company is valued at over a billion dollars?
Holy tapdancing shit.
Everything I thought I knew about rich people flies right out the window.
I mean, Kellan didn't look at the prices of anything when we were shopping for his mother, but I know he didn't buy me a necklace to impress me or show off his wealth. He just saw how much I liked it.
I reach across the table for my purse and pull out the white gift box. I open it to admire the deep blue glass and silver swirls, then leave it by my laptop as I continue reading.
Most of the photos online show one or two of the brothers. Very few have all five together. But when they do…wow. They’re all extremely good looking. I wonder if they realize that's part of their appeal?
I took a marketing class in college that talked about "the halo effect". If someone is beautiful, we assume they are also good, kind, smart, and trustworthy. It would be an instinctive reaction to think these guys are the best in their field. Plus, the whole five brothers working together thing is super wholesome. I bet major corporations would appreciate that angle.
As I skim article after article about how their company works, and how many conferences and symposiums they speak at, I can't help feeling dazzled. I’d already realized that Kellanis movie star level gorgeous. I didn't realize that, in the tech industry at least, he's also movie star levelfamous.
I make a quick dinner and go to bed early to read a book.
Just as I'm falling asleep, my phone beeps with a text.
Kellan: Hey, beautiful. May I hire your photography skills tomorrow? I’m thinking brunch around 11, work in the afternoon, then swing by to feed the monster at four?
Sounds great!
Kellan: And then maybe I could cook you dinner at my house?
A bloom of warmth surges through me. He wants me to see the real him. He must have known I'd be looking him up online.
Sure, sounds good.
