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stronger. He leaned close to her ear and whispered, “Miss Chance, I would be honored if you would allow me to take you out for an evening of fun or whatever.”
    His warm, sweet breath caressed her ear and sent shivers over her body. She turned to him and said, “I would love to go out with you, Major Monroe.”
    â€œGood, now may I please have your number so that I may call you to make the proper arrangements?”
    Keilah reached inside her purse and handed him a business card. He took it and tucked it into his pocket for safekeeping. “Thank you, Keilah. You’ll be hearing from me very soon.”
    â€œI look forward to it, Major.”
    Needless to say, the evening ended on a high note for Keilah with the anticipation of what she hoped would be an exciting date with Major Michael Monroe.
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    It was after midnight when Keilah finally made it home. She slowly made her way to her bedroom and turned on the lamp on the nightstand. Almost immediately, she noticed the blinking light on her answering machine. As she played back her message, she unzipped her gown and laid it across the chair. She fell across the bed in her black lace thong and matching strapless bra and listened to her message. The only message she had was from Ramsey.
    â€œHey, Keilah, I hope everything went well tonight. Send me a text so I’ll know you made it back home, OK? Good-night, and I’ll see you tomorrow.”
    Keilah picked up her cell and sent Ramsey a text message as instructed. Her conversation with him earlier opened her eyes to what she’d been doing to hold back herself and Ramsey. Meeting Michael tonight confirmed to her that it was past time for her to move on with her life and stop using Ramsey as a crutch. He would always have a special place in her heart, and she would always love him because of his unselfishness nature. His birthday was tomorrow, and she’d plan to do something wild and seductive for him. Ramsey never wanted her to make a big deal over his birthday, but since it was the end of their special time together, she wanted it to be a birthday he would never forget.
    As she rolled over onto her back and closed her eyes, she immediately got a visual of Michael Monroe. The thought of him made her lower region throb, and she couldn’t help but to touch her body in her most intimate spot, causing her to gasp. Michael was dignified, handsome, educated, and single, and if the way he had stared at her was any indication of how he felt about her, exciting things could be in the forecast with Major Monroe. Shaking his image out of her head, she got up, showered, and crawled under the soft sheets of her bed, succumbing to sleep within minutes.

Chapter Six
    The next morning was Ramsey’s birthday, and Keilah left instructions for Sherrie to decorate his office with a few balloons and to put a small birthday cake on his desk. She arrived early at the office and gave Sherrie strict instructions to call as soon as Ramsey arrived.
    Around ten o’clock, Ramsey waltzed into the office with his cell phone to his ear. He was talking to Ronald Davenport. As he passed Sherrie’s desk, she handed him his messages. He mouthed thank you to her before entering his office. As soon as he stepped inside the door, he frowned when he saw the balloons, the confetti, and the cake on the desk. Since he was on a business call, he was unable to get off the phone and reprimand the culprits. He knew it was between Sherrie and Keilah or both. Continuing to talk on the phone, he sat down at his desk and turned on his computer. Once his computer screen was up, he pulled some files out of his desk and opened them. Sherrie walked into his office with a mischievous smile on her face, then set a large cup of coffee on his desk. Ramsey covered up the mouthpiece on his phone and whispered, “You’re in big trouble, lady.”
    Without responding, Sherrie just smiled and exited his office. Seconds