The Prettiest Woman (13 page)
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Authors: Lena Skye
Tags: #Literature & Fiction, #United States, #African American, #Romance, #Urban, #Genre Fiction, #Short Stories, #Multicultural & Interracial
“For what?”
“Well, this isn’t really the time or place to explain . Would you like to go to a real restaurant?”
I shook my head. What in the hell was he doing? Vince stood to his feet and picked me up caveman style and carried me towards the door. I was in too much shock to do much of anything and everyone else stared in shock also.
“Roxanne, If you leave here, you’re fired.” Georgia said, “You’re already written up for bringing your drama to the workplace.”
Vince put me down and focused his attention on her, “You won’t be doing that.”
“And you are who? You plan on stopping me?”
“Well, I kind of own the place that now owns this place. I purchased this restaurant two days ago, so if anyone is getting fired, it’s you. You don’t seem like the kind of person that should work with people. You have a horrible disposition.”
At that moment the asshole from the other table pointed to Georgia said, “Hey, that’s the woman that was rude. I guess I got the two of you mixed up.”
I wanted to punch him because we didn’t look anything alike. Vince took my hand and walked me out of the restaurant. Everything was a blur, a wonderful blur.
Epilogue
I felt a little out of place at the restaurant because I was still in my work clothes. But Vince convinced me I looked great.
“So are you going to tell me what this is all about? I made it pretty clear about how I felt and you made it clear about how you felt.”
“I was lying to you and to myself.” he admitted. “I realized that I didn’t want to be without you. You’ve brought so much joy to my life. I think about you all the time and I kicked myself every day I’ve been without you. So whatever you want to do, we can do it, as long as we’re together in some way.”
“I never wanted you for your money. I was really upset that I gave you that impression. I liked you from the moment we spoke on Facetime. Being with you just feels right.”
“It’s all water under the bridge, I’m just glad to have met you. I’m not sad that we met under those conditions because I probably wouldn’t have met you any other way.”
I sat back in my seat and stared at him. I was speechless because everything felt too good to be true. Was I really about to get what I wanted?
“I can feel myself falling in love with you.” he admitted.
“I know the feeling. I’ve been trying to fight it but it’s been damned near impossible.”
“Life has a funny way of surprising you.” he laughed, “I never expected to meet my soul mate this way.”
He rose to his feet and so did I. He pulled me into an embrace and held me tightly. This time I was content knowing that he had no intentions of letting me go.
“Well, we can just tell people that we met at Starbucks....”
THE END
Personal Message From The Author:
Hey, hey
I really hope you enjoyed this one off story. It was based on one of my favorite movies and it was a pleasure to write. I actually wish I could have made it longer but this was out of my control!
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On the next page you will get some information about my new series “Independent Women” so check that out also!
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Lena x
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