Free Club Destiny 1 Conviction by Nicole Edwards Page B

take. It probably wouldn’t take much convincing for her to make
a final decision to stay in the area, but until that moment came, she wanted to
play it safe.
    After a couple of weeks, Sam had
gotten into the groove of things, established her routines and ensured her
projects were on track. Every Thursday she gave a project update to the
impacted vice presidents who also reported to Logan.
    Luckily, with all of the work
that surrounded her, she didn’t have much free time and while she was avoiding
Logan, she still had to report to him.
    Since she utilized Deanna’s
assistance when she could, it didn’t take long before the two of them developed
a close relationship.  They’d consistently gone to lunch at least twice a week
for the last month. So when Deanna left Sam a voicemail the night before to
meet her at her desk first thing, it didn’t surprise her.
     “Hey, good morning.” Sam greeted
the pretty blonde sitting at her desk as she approached.
    “Hey. How are things going? I
couldn’t reach you by phone, but I knew if I summoned you here, you would
come.”
    “I guess I’m easy like that.” Sam
joked.
    Samantha glanced over at Logan’s
office, and she felt an intense sense of relief seeing that he wasn’t there
yet. Most days they managed to only pass one another in the hall, or sit in the
same room at one meeting or another for a limited amount of time. Since Sam
still reflected on the lunch date they shared when she first arrived, she knew
that given half a chance she would easily be distracted by him which was
definitely not an option.
    “He isn’t in yet.” Deanna stated,
obviously noticing Sam eyeing the man’s office door. “He called to say that he
would be a little late. He needed to pick something up for the party.”
    “Party?” Sam hadn’t heard of
anything, but she didn’t necessarily expect to. Although she had become a
familiar face within the Dallas offices, it wasn’t as though she had been there
for long. There were probably many events that had been scheduled prior to her
arrival that she wasn’t invited to.
    “Yes. We’re having a pool party
at Logan’s house this afternoon. It starts at three o’clock, so we’re letting
everyone go home early today.” Deanna stared back at Sam with a look that told
her she was expected to make an appearance.
    “That’s great. What’s the
occasion?” Sam asked, not necessarily wanting to know what went on at Logan’s
house after hours. The intrigue that came along with that thought scared the
shit out of her.
    “We all try to get together at
least once a month and do something outside of the office. Logan says it builds
relationships within the team. You’re invited.” Deanna said, a sweet smile on
her face as she waited for Sam’s response.
    “Well, I don’t know. I –“
    “You what? You have other plans?
Doubtful, especially considering it’s during working hours. You have to come.
I’ll need someone to talk to.” Deanna wasn’t beyond pleading when it came to
getting the office personnel to do what her boss wanted them to do, and Sam
found herself on the other end of the woman’s kind hearted manipulations now.
    “You can bring anyone you’d like.
I’m bringing Tommy. I’d really like for you to meet him.”
    Well, hell . How could she say no to that?
Sam looked into the bright blue, begging eyes and found she couldn’t refuse
Deanna’s sincerity. “Sure, I’ll be there. Can you send me directions to where
it is?”
    “Sure.” She typed a quick note on
her computer. “Done. And don’t worry. You’ll have a fabulous time. This group
of people is a hoot when they are out together. Just watch out for Alex
McDermott.” Deanna laughed.
    This was the last thing Sam
needed right now. She was already worried about what Logan thought about her
reaction to him. She wasn’t a particularly convincing actress and knew how
transparent she was.
    “I guess I’ll see you at three
o’clock. Oh, and about Alex. You