Free Trigger by Carol Jean Page B

that
she hears and feels runs through her body like silk on
steroids.
    “Open up, something this wonderful should not be
wasted.” His spoon is touching her lower lip. She can’t help it.
She opens her mouth and he gently puts the scrumptious sauce on her
tongue. Her mouth closes and he slowly pulls it out.
    All by itself, the sauce is the most delicious thing
she’s ever tasted.
    “Good isn’t it?” He gives her a crooked grin and
leans closer.
    She blinks.
    “Here you go, Simon. I put the Judy in a box. She’s
on top.”
    “Sounds delightful.” Simon winks at her and then
looks at Chef Richard.”How much do I owe you?”
    “Five hundred -- three hundred for the Judy and two
hundred for the others. That’s what it costs to harass my
customers, especially Judy.”
    She takes her cue to escape, jumps up and puts
everything in her pocket on the table. It looks like a twenty with
some smaller bills mixed in. Whatever it should cover her bill, and
dashes out the door.
    She and BB are backing out when she looks up and
sees Simon watching her. He has that crease between his eyes. It’s
deeper than Steven’s. Inside BB, she’s safe from Simon Perry.

Chapter 14. Chocolate Covered Cherry
    “I’ve run the numbers
over and over. It’ll work. We’re going to be slaving for the next
month or so – or year -- but it’s very doable.”
    She’s been pacing in front of Franklin and Evelyn,
who looks much better than she did last night. Judy has talked
non-stop since she arrived. Once finished she plops down in a
velvety soft sage green big chair. “Well?”
    “You know it’s good. Do you want to hear me
agree?”
    It feels like he just slapped her.
    “Franklin, you know you’re the only person in the
world I listen to. If you say no, that’s it, its no.” She can’t
help but feel the sting of his words. She blinks quickly and gets
up.
    “Thanks for letting me barge in. I would have come
by anyway to check on you Evelyn. I’m so glad you feel better. I
was worried.” She heads for the door and grabs the doorknob.
    “It’s good Judy.”
    She doesn’t look back and quietly shuts the door
behind her and moves on.
    Another three hours and she’s put it all down on
paper. Sometimes things look different on paper than they do in her
head. This is better than what was in her head. But the amount of
work, merging three companies into hers is daunting only because of
the amount of time and effort it will take.
    Details flow off her printed pages like Niagara
Falls now her brain is tired. She leans back in her chair and opens
Spider on her computer. It’s Simon’s face she sees.
    Grinning at her, his eyes sparkling in fun on a
beautiful Sunday afternoon, but it’s his words and actions that
scare her. Sexual undertones play through everything he says and
does. It’s as though he only sees her one dimensionally. In his
eyes, she’s nothing more than a toy – a plaything to have fun with
for awhile before he finds someone else to play with.
    Not going to happen to her and end up dead in an
alley, thrown away because there’s nothing left of her body worth
hurting anymore. When the fun is gone, she’s disposable. It’s
Simon’s way.
    While talking to Dion, who couldn’t wait until
tomorrow to take her offer, a loud knock on her door makes her
jump. She checks her gun and slowly makes her way. “Hold on a
minute, Dion someone is at the door.”
    “Miss Mason. It’s Ron . . . security. A package was
delivered a few minutes ago. It addressed to you and its marked
perishable.”
    “It was just security. I’m so thrilled that I get to
work with you, Dion. It’s going to be great and we’ll work through
everything, so don’t worry. I’ll talk to you tomorrow, okay?”
    She takes a large Styrofoam box into her office.
There’s no return address only a delivery order from a service.
Other than the name of the delivery service company and that it’s
dated today and an hour ago, there’s nothing to give