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l. The headache was relentless and troubling, pounding in sync with the r

myself from the tan

n, hoping to escape the constant buzzing. Notifications flooded in-emails, missed calls, t

o early for

button on the call from my business partner, Ma

r, good

d casual, though I could hea

et. I still need you alive, I can

nag

to you to

the sarcasm while he

ut your business m

focus through the

ly for this. Can't a man e

tellin

kled li

the good part of my w

nd I follow

M this afternoon. The business deal's being moved up. I've alr

ready racing as I calculated the ti

u

eady. Thanks for the

the phone down before Marcu

d, but the headache didn't let up. Every movement I made seemed to make i

e. I tend to get myself carried away and act like an utte

last night was still in bed next to me. She hadn't left. She was half-naked, her bod

y, her eyes meeting mi

k you'd wake u

usky with that same pla

rubbing m

take this much

d, shiftin

try a new tactic on wakin

olled my eyes, but it was hard to ignore the fact that she wa

away from any more foul play or else, I'll miss my fligh

man. Guess I'm going to have to r

ts as I pushed myself off the bed and on my feet. Le

ness

ea

g the pressure building up

I can't aff

pinning as I tried to shake the sleep fro

elp wit

seductive as she toyed with the hem of

t her, amused by

eetheart. But I'll

her eyes half-lidded with a sense

en't you? Businessman, boss

a moment as I got a cle

ception. You've got a deadline

he slowly propped hers

. You're a man on

came on the door with some fresh set of clean clothes before I stepped out of the sh

ed, still half-naked and clearly enjoying herself.

t I'm not leaving

ey met mine. I kissed her deeply, my hand sliding to her neck, pulling her c

it, and stood. Reaching for my wallet, I pulled out a thick

self, you d

er to plant a kiss

. amazing l

ing onto her cheeks was unmistakable. She looked

ou, Mr L

underneath her pillow. I guess she's the modest type and not the ty

quick nod and moved toward the door, but I

me. Take care

h that,

autiful woman still lying half-naked in my bed. The car door slammed sh

o the airport. And before I knew it, I was walking through security, trying to

y eyes for a moment, and forced myself to relax. My phon

appreciate you making time for this.

for a second, then sm

sold off to the lucky lady. Congra

o my pocket as the plane started to taxi down the runway. The final boarding

without more surprises. But with the way things had been