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her, she placed her hand over her chest.
    “You startled me!” she gasped and took in a deep breath. “Is there anything I can do for you, Mr. Matthews?”
    “As a matter of fact, there is,” I said, smiling. “I have an idea and I’m going to need your help. It’ll be the perfect plan in getting Korinne here if she cooperates. Are you in?”
    Her face lit up. “Of course I’m in. Tell me what I need to do.”
    I leaned over the desk and explained the situation to Rebecca. Her smile grew wider the more I told her, and when I was done she happily complied to follow through with my demands. “You must really fancy this girl to go through all this trouble,” she mentioned. “I wish my Edward would show this kind of effort, but you know how we old people are. I’ll head over there now and get to work.”
    “Thank you, Becky. I really appreciate it.”
    Rolling her eyes, she waved me off. “Go call your lady so we can get this ball rolling.”
    Excited and confident, I headed back into my office to make the call. Taking in a deep breath, I slowly dialed Korinne’s number. This had to work , I said to myself.
    “Hello,” she huffed, sounding out of breath.
    “Hey,” I replied casually. “What are you doing?”
    “I just got through taking a run. What are you doing? I see you couldn’t wait until Friday to speak to me,” she bantered humorously.
    “No, I couldn’t,” I agreed. She laughed as if she didn’t believe me, but it was the truth. I had wanted to call her the moment I left her at her doorstep. “I know we don’t have plans until Friday, but I wanted to know if we could do lunch today.”
    The line went quiet for a few seconds, but then she answered. “When and where?”
    I breathed a sigh of relief. “How about you meet me in an hour at the Rose Café?”
    “Let me take a quick shower and I’ll be there. I need to hurry if I’m going to make it on time.” She chuckled. “I’ll see you there,” she said quickly before hanging up.
    First step accomplished! “Becky!” I called out triumphantly.
    She ran into the office and squealed, “Did she accept?”
    “Yes, she did! I’m supposed to meet her in an hour. Make sure everything is ready to go in two, and don’t forget to call me with the emergency like we planned.”
    “Will do!” She giggled. “I’m most definitely sure this awesome plan of yours is going to work, Mr. Matthews.”
    I truly hoped so, I thought to myself.
     

     
    The Rose Café was a small sandwich shop on the other side of downtown a few blocks from my building. There were so many around this area, but this one had always been my favorite. Walking up to the door, I spied Korinne already sitting at a table, drinking a glass of sweet tea. She seemed so calm and peaceful it was hard not to stare at her. She looked like an angel, a sexy as hell angel. Never before was I able to get enough of her, and I feared that I wouldn’t be able to now as well.
    Korinne was never one to wear a lot of makeup, and I always loved that about her. Her natural beauty outshined any woman that crossed my path. Her tight jeans were molded to the curves of her body, and her top hugged a set of perfectly sized breasts. Not too big and not too small, just … perfect. My body responded to my wayward thoughts. Once I headed inside I couldn’t very well enter there with a hard on, so I tried desperately not to think the thoughts of Korinne’s lush body and the way it melded to mine. Spotting me by the door, she waved. Her smile grew brighter the closer I got to her.
    “So what do I owe the pleasure of your company today?” she asked sweetly.
    I sat in the seat across from her and smiled. “I couldn’t wait until Friday,” I responded honestly.
    A blush spread across her face and I found it endearing. Taking a quick glance at my watch, I calculated how much time we had before Rebecca’s call would come in. We have forty-five minutes to spare.
    “Are you on a schedule?” she