Free Kiss me for lost love by Samantha Rull Page A

respected and successful in my career not simply as a woman but as a business head. I handle millions of dollars for various businesses everyday now. I’m the first to admit I may work too much and neglect my social life; I rarely date since my second marriage ended. Besides, I’m working on a huge new portfolio at work right now, potentially worth two or the billion if done correctly. I don’t have time for a man right now; I’m desperately busy trying to show these other men I am the woman for the job managing their finances completely. They specialize in gold for microchips and other components for various technology platforms. I’ve been working eighty hour weeks since I received their information preparing for the upcoming presentation that will be the deciding factor in whether they invest their finances with me or not. I have had much success in the past but I still find myself having to prove to the good old boys I’m more than a pretty face. I have my presentations prepared and a plan ready to go to increase their finances up to 40% in the next ten years. They are scheduled to come in two days to my offices for me to show them my presentation and convince them to work with me. This deal could make or break my company.
     
    Presentation Day
     
    I skipped the coffee; I was already a nervous wreck and was setting up the conference room at 6am even before my secretary Gina arrived to setup like she normally does. When she came in she found the room half prepared and me buzzing around like a chicken with its head cut off. She spoke,
    “ Lauren, why are you doing my job? Don’t you have a presentation to prepare?” Saying as I pointed to the laptop already hooked up to the projector.
    “ I did that first thing this morning,” I said as she began helping me finish arranging everything.
    I kept myself occupied with fidgeting until they arrived at precisely eight o’clock. There were four men in three piece suits. Two dumpy old ones, one middle aged guy with a very bad comb over and one very handsome and tall man in a very expensive Ralph Lauren suit. I didn’t spend much time checking any of them out as I was a nervous wreck to get the presentation started. I greeted them all and darkened the conference room. As they sat there silently I spent the next half hour going over figures and investments showing them how I planned to grow their capital. It was dark in the room and I couldn’t see their reactions, I finished after what felt like forever and concluded with my final slide thinking it had gone relatively well. One of the old dumpy men in a suit spoke first and fast,
    “ I just don’t see it, you showed us a lot of conjecture and possibility, I am not at all confident that would grow our capital only make it more susceptible to unnecessary risk.”
    “ I understand your feelings; yes it’s true any investment does pose a risk no matter how small.” I responded which probably was the wrong thing to say; I should have been more defensive.
    Here I was thinking I had wowed them and then this! They murmured among themselves for a few seconds before the old grump who didn’t like my plans stood and spoke again,
    “ Thank you for your time Miss, while your ideas are aggressive and interesting I am afraid we must pass at this time.”
    I just stood there silently with the hum of the projector the only thing breaking the silence as the suited androids began filing out of the door one by rigid one. When I made sure they were all definitely gone I collapsed in a chair and cried. I don’t know why but at that moment I thought about how I had never had any children and wondered what my life is with no romance and no benefit to others? It was at that low moment I was reminded romance finds you either way, good or bad. The door of the conference room opened and I sniffled, wiping my face.
    “ Who is it?” I called out as the room was still dark and I couldn’t make out any faces.
    “ Hello Lauren,” came a