Page 14 of Man Seeking Woman

"Diane," I said into the intercom.

"Yes, Mr. Burke?"

"No more calls today, I need to finish the invoices for next weeks orders and get out of here on time."

"Sure thing, consider it done."

I spent the next hour typing in orders and emailing invoices to the various bars and restaurants we supplied. With no distractions, I was able to finish everything in record time, leaving me plenty of time to run home and get cleaned up before meeting Ella.

I wasn't getting my hopes up with this one. After multiple disappointments with previous women, I was starting to doubt I'd be able to make this happen.

But I always got what I wanted, no matter how much I had to fight for it.

This was no different.

If I liked her, I planned on taking her.

Simple as that.

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