Chapter 8

Avery looked at Jacob, angry that he could give him such a morning surprise but Jacob only shrugged his shoulders.

“Not my fault.” He replied. “She insisted.” And then, he walked out of the room, leaving Avery to deal with the girlfriend he had lied to his family he broke up with, just to prepare himself for the agreement with Margery.

“Well, look who it is”. Jasmine said, walking over to him. To his surprise, she slid her hand behind his head and gave him a sultry kiss on the lips, one that lingered for a moment and one he definitely enjoyed.

“I saw you went out with someone new last night.” She said, using her hand to clean off her lipstick from his lips before touching his hair. “Why didn’t you tell me you needed a date for the party last night? I would have flown back to the city for it.”

Avery moved away from her hold and sat behind his desk, crossing his legs while wondering just how to tell her he was a married man now.

“I didn’t want to bother you.” He replied.

“I was surprise