“Good.I’m glad.”
I turn to her, smiling down at her and she gives me a quick smile in return.
“Fisher,” she starts.“I, uh…”
I wait for her to go on, but she doesn’t.After a moment, her mouth snaps shut and she looks away from me.
“Hey,” I say softly, gripping her chin and forcing her to look at me.“You can tell me anything.I’m never going to hurt you.”
I can see the war in her eyes.She wants to believe me, but some part of her still doesn’t trust me.
“Alright,” she whispers, and I smile.
My thumb brushes back and forth along her bottom lip and she sticks her tongue out, running it along her lip.When it brushes against my thumb, tingles erupt all over my body.
“Fuck, Vera,” I murmur, and she nods.
It’s a small nod, barely perceptible, but I see it and know what that means.
I lower my mouth towards her, and her lips part slightly as I close the gap between us.My mouth claims hers, and I tighten my grip on her, worried that she’ll get away from me.She leans against me, though, and I smile.
That definitely has to be a good sign.
She pulls away a moment later before I can deepen the kiss, and I lick my lips, wanting to taste her there.
“One more date,” she says, and I nod.
“I’ll see you tomorrow.”
She nods, turns, and heads back to the barn.I watch her until she disappears and then I get into my car and head back to the motel.I pull my phone out of my pocket as I go and dial my assistant.She picks up on the second ring.
“Mr.Collins, I tried to reach you.”
“I know, I was busy here.I need you to do something for me,” I tell her before she can start talking about work stuff.
“Of course.”
“I need you to get me in touch with a jeweler.I need an engagement ring.”
“A ring?”She asks, sounding shocked, and I grin.
“Yeah, a ring and a wedding planner.”
My assistant is surprised, and I don’t blame her.I’ve never so much as talked about a girlfriend before and now I’m talking about getting married.
I know that Vera isn’t officially mine yet, but I know that she will be.I always close the deal and this thing with her is the most important deal of my life.I won’t stop until Vera is mine.
And she will be mine.
EIGHT
Vera
I half expectedFisher to show up first thing this morning, but he didn’t.I hate to admit it, but I had even waited a bit before I left to start my day.I had been kind of looking forward to seeing him again, though I won’t admit that to him.
I head back to the house for lunch, and when I hear the crunch of tires on the gravel, I turn to see Fisher pulling up.He smiles and waves at me as he parks, and I wave back.
This is it.Our third and final date.After this, I’ll be a million dollars richer, and my problems will be solved, at least for a little while.Plus, Fisher will be gone.
