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way he smelled, the way his hands
felt on her skin, the way he whispered softly in her ear while they
made love.
    Her body started to respond to the thoughts of them making love. The
first time at his home and then last night. Last night had been so
uninhibited, and so right. He made her feel like she was his sexy
siren, the way he held her and caressed her body. The way he kissed
her and set her on fire from within and made her body respond to his.
She had never known anyone that was able to do anything like that to
her. She had never given anyone the chance to get that close.
    And now, she was starting to question her decision to let Bruce get
so close so quickly. She would have to think about it later. Today,
she had to focus on work and her career. She could not give her
energy to anything else right now.

    *****

    When her client walked in, Kate considered herself to be on stage.
She wowed her client with her expertise and her sense of fashion.
After talking and getting to know one another for the consultation,
the potential client signed on and became a paying client. Linda,
Kim, and Kate celebrated with a glass of champagne and some Belgian
chocolates, their normal celebratory ritual.
    Signing a new client was invigorating. She loved the fact that she
worked hard and it paid off. She wanted to feel that exhilaration
more and more. It was like a high that she did not want to come down
from.
    Kate’s day was packed with meetings as well. She had calls back
to back and it felt like she had to make up for taking a day to work
from home the day before.
    She barely had time to pay attention to the vase of flowers Kim
brought in to her office. The red roses in a clear vase sat on the
counter in her office until she got a break in between her third and
fourth phone call. She took a breather, ate a small snack and chugged
down some mineral water.
    “Who are the flowers from?”
    Kate looked up to see Linda peeking in the office.
    “I did not even get a chance to look at them. I’ve been
swamped with phone calls all afternoon and I did not get the chance
to check them out.”
    Kate stood up and walked over to the arrangement. She found the card,
opened it, and figured out that it came from her new beau.
    There was a strange feeling of flattery and feeling unsure.
    “It’s from Bruce.”
    “Ah, we are on a first name basis now.” Linda came over
to smell the roses.
    “Well, we are kind of dating.”
    Linda closed the door behind her. “Wait. When did this happen?
Dating?”
    “I’m not sure. I’m just not sure about anything.
Look, I have to finish one more call. Can we table this and discuss
it over coffee?”
    “We are definitely discussing this over coffee.”
    Kate finished her last call and signaled to Linda that she was ready
to leave. They walked down the block to their local coffee shop.
    “Tell me everything. Please don’t leave anything out.”
    Kate began to share. “It just started out as me going by to fit
him for the gala. He’s this charming man who is great to talk
to. He’s easy going and fun to be around. I like his
spontaneity. That night, he asked me to go out to eat, I did. It
turned in to dinner, dancing, a date to the gala, dinner at an
exclusive restaurant, sleeping together, meeting his parents. You get
the picture.”
    Linda practically slammed her coffee cup on the table, the hot liquid
spilling over.
    “How long have you known this guy, Kate?”
    “That’s not the point. Things like this can happen rather
quickly when things are right.”
    “Really? This is so unlike the calculated, analytic girl that I
know. I kind of like it.”
    Kate was surprised. “What?”
    Linda sipped her coffee. “I like it. I like the fact that you
have decided to throw caution to the wind and go for it with this man
that excites you. It’s like a steamy romance novel.”
    “You can’t be serious. You actually think this is a good
idea?”
    Linda grinned. “I’m always telling you that you