Page 191 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 3
"What do you mean? Were you at one of those weird new places where they turn off all the lights and you just talk to people?"
"What are you talking about? No. I've just never met him. It's a blind date."
"A blind date? You never told me you were ready to date again. I have like a million guys to set you up with."
"I don't want to date your rejects, Kendra."
"Well, whose reject is this?"
"No ones. He works with Marie and Carter."
"Did he date Marie?"
"No. I don't think so anyway. I feel like she would have mentioned that. No actually. Definitely not. He's friends with Carter. I feel like they wouldn't be friends if Mason had dated his wife."
"Fair enough. What else did they tell you about him?"
"That he's a successful businessman. And that he's handsome. That's really all I know."
"A successful businessman, huh? I thought you swore off all the suits in this city."
"I didn't really mean that." I had meant that. The men here sucked. Or maybe it was just men in general. Maybe I should have just sworn off all men.
"So what made you suddenly decide that you're ready to get back out there again?" Kendra asked.
I pulled off my jacket and draped it over the back of my chair. "Nothing in particular."
She stared at me skeptically.
"Patrick's dating someone else." I looked down at my desk.
"I'm sorry, Bee."
"There's nothing to be sorry for. We're broken up. Of course he's dating someone else."
"Still. Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. I think I needed to hear that he had completely moved on. I just needed a push. I'm done thinking about that asshole. And I should be dating someone else too."
"Absolutely." Kendra patted my shoulder. "Fuck him."
I smiled at her. That wasn't the first time she had said that. Probably closer to the hundredth. "And I'm taking your advice. I'm going to pitch one of my ideas at the meeting today."
"What happened to you overnight? I like this new kick ass Bee. I better get to my cubicle before Mr. Ellington gets mad at you before you've even done anything wrong. I'll see you in the meeting."
I turned my computer on as Kendra walked away. Kick Ass Bee. I'm not sure anyone had ever described me that way ever. But I liked it. Today was going to be the day that I turned everything around.
***
"Jenkins, work on getting that into effect. I'll contact the V.P. of Sword Body Wash. But I'm sure this will be a go," Mr. Ellington said.
I jotted the decision down in my notebook, even though it wasn't a good idea. Any company could sponsor a segment on a news station. And this one wasn't even local. Layla's Predictions wasonly broadcast in Miami. Yes, it had tons of viewers because Layla was hot and they made her do all sorts of random stuff. But Miami wasn't even half the size of New York.
"Great work this week team. This account is our focus for the first quarter of the year. And we'll need some more ideas for the campaign just in case the V.P. wants to go in a different direction. We can't afford to lose this account. We'll have another meeting next Wednesday. I'll want to hear more than one pitch."
"Mr. Ellington?" I said. My heart was beating out of my chest.
"Did you need Jenkins to repeat the pitch, Bridget?"
