Page 86 of Bling

Chapter Nineteen

The next morning, Isabelle left work armed with a stack of brochures and three forms to fill out to get fully enrolled in classes. She’d been pleasantly surprised to discover that she was closer to finishing her degree than she thought.

In the car, Jeff asked where she wanted to pick up breakfast. His question made her chuckle because she was quite certain Garrett had put him up to asking.

“I would love to stop and get breakfast burritos. Thank you, Jeff.”

“Of course, Miss Alvarado.”

A half hour later, they were pulling into her driveway with a bag full of food.

“I’ll be sitting right here until it’s time for you to go back to work.”

As she was getting out, she paused. “Why didn’t you travel with Garrett?”

“Under normal circumstances, I would have, but Mr. Oliver’s number one priority right now is your safety.”

Isabelle gave him a kind smile. “Thank you, Jeff.”

By the time she got to the kitchen, the girls were already running down the stairs, lured by the smell of food.

“Burritos!” they exclaimed together. She laughed and let them tear into the bag. When they had picked what they wanted, she grabbed one for herself and went upstairs.

Security would take the girls to school without her, so she ate her food as quickly as possible before climbing into bed for a brief nap.

At the office, she connected her computer to Garrett’s in Pennsylvania and started working on some of the assignments he’d given her. A lot of it was organizational, but she didn’t mind the work. It kept her brain busy so she wouldn’t be tempted to doze off. One of the floor managers came to ask her about a supply order and she was confident enough to speak for Garrett and approve it.

When lunchtime rolled around, Garrett video called her.

“You look tired, Doll. Did you get a nap?”

“I did. Just not quite long enough. I’m off at the hotel tonight though, so I’ll sleep well tonight.”

“You know, if there weren’t so many windows in that damn office, I would make you strip for me right now and show me how you play with yourself again.”

She blushed furiously at his words. “You’re supposed to behave at work, Sir,” she teased, embarrassed by how turned on his dirty words made her.

“Perhaps I’ll send you to my suite at the Glenview to put a show on for me later then,” he teased.

She gave him a mock scowl. “I should probably go eat so somebody doesn’t get cranky with me.”

“I don’t get cranky. I just spank you and put some food in front of you,” he retorted.

“How’s work going there?” she asked, changing the subject.

“Tedious but necessary. I’ll be done soon enough. I’m just ready to be with you again. I’m tempted to move my headquarters to Colorado.”

Her chest tightened at the prospect. Not that she wouldn’t mind being part of his life full time, but she still wasn’t sure how serious he was about their relationship outside of kink.

“That seems drastic,” she said with a grin. “I do miss you though.”

He gave her a slight smile. A phone rang in the background and he sighed. “Guess I should get back to it, Doll. I just wanted to see your face for a few minutes. I’ll call later to say goodnight.”

They ended their call and Isabelle went back to work.

A half hour later, there was a knock on her door.

It was Jeff, holding lunch from the bakery.

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