had me thoroughly checked out, you should know I’m thorough and proficient.” She kissed him on the cheek.
She didn’t wait for the driver. She opened her door and left him sitting in the limousine speechless. Not sure if he was watching or not, she made sure she added a few twists in her walk. The security guard whistled as she entered the lobby. “ Caitlyn, you better stop that before you catch something you don’t want,” he teased.
“Mark, don’t have me tell your wife.”
“Awe now why you want to bring her up?”
Caitlyn laughed. Mark was old enough to be her dad but he tried hard to hold on to his youth. She admitted he kept himself in good shape. He looked ten years younger than his fifty-seven years. She always threatened to tell his wife.
The elevator opened and to her luck, Tasha was on it. “Girl, I’ve been looking all over for you.”
“I had a lunch date.” She looked smug.
“Details. You got rid of Charles and got a new man already.”
The elevator door opened. Caitlyn opened her mouth to talk but shut it, when Blake entered. “Ladies.”
Tasha spoke. Caitlyn didn’t. She nodded her head instead.
Tasha not one to be intimidated by the boss continued their conversation. “So tell me about your lunch date. Is he fine?”
Caitlyn glanced at Blake. He was looking in her direction. She responded, “He’ll do.”
Blake looked like he wanted to say something. Caitlyn smiled.
“Well if he’s not fine. Does he at least have a good job?”
“Oh he’s definitely rolling in the dough. He throws away money like its growing on trees.”
“I hear you.”
“You know how we do. No romance without finance.” She purposely gave Tasha some dap. The elevator stopped on their floor. She said, “Have a nice day Mr. Banks.” Blake didn’t respond. Caitlyn made sure Tasha wasn’t looking before she turned around and blew him a kiss. The elevator door shut.
Tasha grabbed her arm and pulled her toward the break room. “Girl, he was looking at you like you were syrup and he wanted to slop you up like a biscuit.”
“Please. I’m not his type.”
“I can’t tell. If I were you, I would go for it.”
She had Caitlyn’s full attention. “Would you really? I mean he is the CEO and you know it’s taboo to mess with someone where you make your money.”
“Girl this is the new millennium. If he’s interested, I say work your magic and reel him in.”
“He is a cutie.”
“And fine. Don’t forget fine. I could get lost in his sexy gray eyes all day and night.”
It was the perfect opportunity to let Tasha know about his proposition, but she couldn’t take the chance of Tasha letting it slip to someone else. She opted not to divulge the information. Caitlyn glanced at her watch. “Girl, enough talk about men. I’m already running late. I’ll talk with you later.” Caitlyn left Tasha in the break room and went back to her desk. She sniffed the flowers on her desk and smiled.
She pulled out the papers Blake had handed her and read them over. She used to work in a law office and kept in touch with a few of the lawyers. She contacted one of them to see if they could review the papers. She hung up and faxed a copy of the papers. She waited to receive the fax confirmation before returning to her desk.
Her mind was on her current project and figuring out how to hire resources with the customer’s lim ited budget. Caitlyn’s email indicator sounded alerting her to incoming new email. She glanced over her shoulder to make sure no one was coming up behind her. She retrieved the email and reviewed it. According to Caitlyn’s friend, the only loophole in it involved her being caught sleeping with another man. Otherwise, they were only required to stay married one year and then she would be a millionaire and he could go on about his business. There also wasn’t any stipulation they had to consummate the marriage.
Could she live with th e stipulation? She would have a year