“Was she a good kisser?”
“Sabrina, I swear…”
“Okay, so I see you’re not in the mood to take a joke. But, can you at least tell me if I’m getting the promotion or not?”
“No, I can’t. We didn’t talk about you. You know you shouldn’t play with people like that. She actually seems like a nice person. I felt bad that she was interested in me in that way and I…wasn’t.”
“LaWanda Mackie is not nice. She was nice to you because she wanted to get into your pants or should I say skirt?” She giggled and couldn’t seem to stop with the jokes. “But believe me she’s ruthless. I’ve seen her in action on more than one occasion.”
Sabrina sighed, “Unfortunately, it’s a still a man’s world and in this business you have to do whatever it takes to get ahead. I’m doing what I have to do. Anyway, how did you let her down?”
Tasha shook her head, “I would never do any and everything just to get ahead.”
Sabrina was irked and hated when Tasha went all Purist on her. “Okay…enough with the Pollyanna bullshit. That’s the difference between us and exactly why you work like a dog, hating every minute, and have nothing to show for it.”
“Maybe I do work like a dog, but you know what…I have a life. My career is not who I am…it’s what I do. There is a big difference.”
Sabrina leaned up against the wall and crossed her legs at the ankle, “This is an endless argument where you and I are never going to agree. Anyway, did she seem upset when you told her to basically kick rocks?”
“When she asked if I’d like to meet her for dinner, I politely declined. I told her that as much as I appreciated the invite…I came here for some much needed alone time.”
“Did she ask why?” Sabrina was a little nervous that Tasha may have unintentionally outed her. She rung her hands together, “We’ve got to get our stories straight just in case she asks me.”
“Of course she tried to convince me to change my mind, especially since according to her; it would just be a little harmless dinner.” Tasha used air quotes, “Unless, my girlfriend wouldn’t appreciate it. I still can’t believe you have this woman thinking I’m a lesbian.”
Sabrina tried to hide her laughter behind her hands. “Come on…we’ll laugh about this when we’re old and gray. Anyway…what did you say?”
“I told her I was doing some soul searching and until I figured some things out about myself, I wasn’t emotionally available for dating.”
“Ohh...that was good Tasha because I told her you weren’t dating anyone.”
“I know. You put me in a tricky spot but I figured my way out.” Tasha pointed her finger at her, “Don’t do it again!”
Sabrina pushed herself off of the wall. “I’ve said for the millionth and now second time…I apologize and I won’t do it again. However, are you sure she didn’t say anything about me and that promotion? I mean, before you brushed her off, she didn’t tell you anything?”
Tasha looked heavenward as if in prayer and walked out of her bedroom without uttering one word.
Chapter 3
Sabrina promised herself that she would make time to enjoy some of this trip. But she knew when it was time to have fun and when it was time to take care of business.
Yes, she was attending her annual marketing meeting at a luxurious location but this wasn’t a vacation. Sabrina still had to make things happen. What was that saying money never sleeps?
Her only goal for this trip was to get that promotion. Getting that promotion hinged on closing accounts. That was the fastest way to do it.
A couple of hours earlier, Sabrina had done just that. She’d closed a new account in between attending several of the marketing breakout sessions. Not to mention, her regular clients had her cell phone number on speed dial and couldn’t seem to keep from calling her. Even though her personal assistant fielded most of the calls, the high net worth clients came directly to Sabrina.
So after an exhausting but productive day, it was time to release a little stress and have a little fun.
Sabrina was purposely late for her date. Her plan was definitely to make an entrance. Not a strand of her black silky hair was out of place. She wore a little black mini-dress that hugged all of her curves like a second skin. She knew her smooth mocha legs were killer. They went on for miles and her black stilettos just emphasized that fact. She wasn’t being conceited just confident. The moment she walked into that bar, Sabrina knew all eyes would be on her.
Women would immediately hate her with good reason because if her date wasn’t around, all men married or not were going to be in her crosshairs. She had a lot of energy to release.
Sabrina couldn’t understand why men were such weak creatures. Even the brilliant ones. It always boggled her mind how they could be led astray so easily just by what she had between her thighs. She smiled as she thought to herself, Cleopatra brought down a whole damn nation. I must have been related to her. So, if her date didn’t show which was highly unlikely, it would definitely be his loss.
Just as she suspected, he was sitting at the bar sipping on a drink. He was all kinds of sexy, tall, lean, and brooding. Just like she liked them. He would have to really do something crazy for her not to sleep with him tonight.
Earlier in the day when their eyes connected Sabrina knew she would need a whole box of condoms with this one. He
