Still having this vibrant young woman in my office made me feel every one of my 48 years.

Beep Beep, Beep Beep

“Excuse me Bette I just need to take this my wife has been trying to get me for the last hour”

“Go ahead” I replied

——–Andy——–

I smiled at Bette and retreated to the corridor to take my wife’s call.

“Hey honey what’s up?” I questioned

Even after six years just hearing her voice still made my heart jump. She was American and had spent her childhood in Alabama before moving to New York and her voice still held a southern twang that was music to my ears.

As she spoke I closed my eyes and pictured her. She was my opposite, my other half. Tall and lithe, but she had blond hair and amazing light blue eyes that I could lose myself in for hours. Where as my skin was fair hers seemed golden and sun kissed the year round. She had full lips that drove me wild and her tall figure was full in all of the right places.

I finished the call and re-entered Bette’s office.

“I’m sorry, Rachel just wanted to let me know that our dinner plans have been cancelled so there’s no need to rush.” I explained.

Before I really knew what had happened I had accepted an invitation for myself and Rachel to join Bette her family and friends at a BBQ at her house that evening.

Now had I known the trouble that I was about to step into I would have fled the office right then and never looked back. However I had come to view this gallery on the advice of Peggy Peabody who had helped me a lot over the past years. She seemed very fond of Bette, well as far as Peggy was ever fond of anyone and I wanted to make some good contacts whilst I was in L.A, and even though Peggy’s daughter had turned out to be a horrendous human being Ms. Porter seemed like the sort of person I should get to know.

———-Tina———–

Bette came running through the door at about six thirty rushing because she was late and everyone would be arriving in about half an hour for the BBQ.