“Well, ladies. Tomorrow evening, I have a date.” I announced, followed by my breaking out into a beaming smile.
Tiff and Kayla exchanged a look.
“What was that look all about. Aren’t you pleased for me?” I asked. I haven’t even told you who it’s with yet.”
“Haley, babes. All your recent dates have gone to shit. We are worried rather than excited.”
“Well, I have high hopes for this one because I know them already?”
“Well, we know it’s not Malcolm, so who is it with?” Kayla asked.
“Chase and Todd.”
Tiff squealed while Kayla’s forehead creased. “Chase and Todd.”
“Yes, I am taking a leaf out of your books and I am going out with two men at the same time.”
“Fuck me,” Kayla said. “That didn’t take you long.”
“I am so happy,” Tiff said. “I kinda set the situation up. Henry knows them.”
“Ahhh, so have they been part of the club scene?”
“I think so,” Tiff said. “I guess you’d know more about that than me though Hales.”
“I’ll ask them tomorrow on our date.” I scrunched up my nose in excitement.
“So they’re okay with sharing you?” Kayla asked. “Only it can become problematic. People get jealous. We had some issues at first. Parker can get very jealous at times.”
“Well, that’s something we’ll have to work out but they’re together, Kayla. To-ge-ther. I’d be their female.”
“An MMF? You’re a fucking unicorn.”
I scratched my cheek. “I’m a what?”
“A unicorn. Some people don’t like it being called that so don’t say it out loud anywhere like the club if you go, but it’s a term for when bisexual men seek a female partner to have their babies, I think. Something like that anyway.”
“And they said unicorns didn’t exist and yet I may become one. Can I get rainbow colored hair?”
“That’s My Little Pony, not a unicorn. Now, anyway, don’t get carried away. See how the date goes. No harm done if you decide to change your mind.” Tiff said.
“Fuck them first,” Kayla said. “Then decide.”
“You are so, oh my God, so Kayla, sometimes,” Tiffany groaned.
“Well, what happened to you Tiff. ‘See how the date goes’. You turned up to the condo and fucked Henry’s brains out without a second thought.”
“Yes, but this is our little Hales.”
“Stop being shortist,” I giggled. I’m only a month younger than you and two months younger than Kayla.
“Indeed, sweetheart, listen to the voice of experience.” Kayla winked.
“So, what should I wear tomorrow?” I asked them. “They already know what I look like at my best and my worst. Do I still make an effort?”
“Absolutely,” they both said in unison.
“It’s a date. You dress up for the date just as you would any date. Let them know you are willing to make an effort for them.” Tiff said.
“Seriously fuckable underwear underneath the dress. Lace, as see-through as possible, but no peepholes or crotchless on a first date, leave that for the second when they have already seen everything. Just a tease first time around.”
I glanced over at Tiffany and took in her face as she looked at Kayla like she couldn’t believe what she had just said. For a minute I imagined being in a room with Chase and Kayla together and I burst out laughing.
“What’s so funny?”
“I just miss you ladies. I’m looking forward to a possible new future but Monday nights have to stay forever you two. Promise me.”
They both agreed to the promise and then something Kayla said earlier came to the front of my mind.
“Kayla. Earlier, you said something about a painting, that you all did it together. What do you mean? Have you become an artist too?”
“Christ, no.” Kayla guffawed. “The three of us covered ourselves in paint and fucked on a canvas. Something I said gave Daniel the idea.” She looked at our faces. “I know it sounds gross but seriously, the picture is amazing. It’s like our love displayed across the canvas. We did two and our other one is up on the living room wall.”
“Well, look at that, Kayla might be maturing. Love displayed across the canvas.” Tiff mimicked.
“Yeah, right, those are Daniel’s words. I focused more on how well hung the men were than the canvas.”
We rolled our eyes and laughed.
Chapter 6
Haley
I felt strangely nervous all day. Although I kept telling myself I was just going out to eat with my roommates and to not think past that, I couldn’t help it. I was wondering if I had made a huge mistake. Why hadn’t I stuck to my original plan and gone to the club? Malcolm kept looking at me and smirking too which was pissing me off. I did not have the energy to deal with his crap today. I was so nervous about the date tonight that my meeting with Arthur and the developer went like a dream. My presentation was immaculate.
I could tell Arthur was pleased. His face stayed relaxed throughout the meeting and he didn’t remove his jacket. If Arthur got tense, he got hot and the jacket came off. The developer, Elias King, took me by surprise. I didn’t know what I expected but it hadn’t been a good-looking older man. He looked to be in his mid-forties with a sprinkling of black and gray stubble to his chin and salt and pepper hair, spiked on the top. Most men his age wouldn’t get away with that hairstyle but he did. The pull of his shirt across his chest suggested he kept in shape. When we first met, his handshake had been firm and his hands soft, an indication that he may have started out in construction but now his business was conducted in boardrooms.
“I want someone I can work closely with on this development. Someone I can trust implicitly. I anticipate most of the properties will sell off to wealthy clientele…clientele who may not want others to be aware of their purchase. At this price range they could be, how can I put it, choosy, with their requirements.”
“Haley handles many of our more exclusive residences. That’s why I felt she would be a good fit for your development.” Arthur commented.
I smiled. “I’ve dealt with very many wealthy clients and choosy requests. Obviously, I can’t give you details as it’s all entirely confidential, but I can assure you that your potential buyers will all be handled with the utmost discretion.”
“Well, I’m very happy with what I’ve seen here today, Arthur, and I would like to accept Haley as my Realtor for the development. Haley, my PA will be in touch to arrange for us to meet at the development so I can show you around personally. I know you’ve visited before but I’d like to ensure you have all my vision for the place. King Park, is, in my mind, a unique development.”
“Of course.” I nodded. “I will wait to hear from your Assistant. Thank you for allowing me to take on your development. You have my promise that your vision will be carried through. I’m looking forward to working for you.”
“With me, not for me, Haley. No one I work with is my subordinate. I hate bosses who make their staff feel like they’re somehow inferior.”
Arthur clapped him on the back, taking me by surprise. “That’s because your father brought you up right. I can’t tell you how much I miss him. Haley is a superstar. You’ll not have a finer Realtor.”
Arthur turned to me. “Thank you, Haley.”
I got up to leave.
“Ah, just one more thing,” Elias announced. “Can we not announce yet who is leading the development. I have another little deal happening where they might be put off if they know they have not got this as part of the package.”
“We’ll leave it until you give us the go ahead,” Arthur said.
“My lips are sealed,” I told Elias. His mouth twitched as I said it. Surely he’s not flirting with me a little?
I had left the meeting and headed straight into the ladies bathroom. Checking no-one was around I’d squealed and done a little dance. I had got the development! Fuck you, Malco
lm, I thought. I was going to have to try very hard not to do a little dance in front of his face with an accompanying smug grin.
Speaking of the devil; I hadn’t even been back at my desk for ten minutes before he sidled over.
“You look nice today, Haley. Not that you usually don’t but you look extra nice today. Have you been or are you going anywhere nice? I noticed you left your desk earlier.”
“Not that it’s any of your business but Arthur wanted to check in with me about something.”
His jaw tensed. “About King Park?”
“You’re obsessed with that project. Not everything centers around it you know? There are other properties to sell.”
“Yes, but Elias King is a billionaire. To work for him could be to set yourself up for life. Word on the street is he’s going to set up his own property management company so he can keep it in-house.”
“Well, I wouldn’t know about that and I am perfectly happy working here at Greens, so if that is all, I have work to do.”
“Fine. Catch you later, Haley.” He gave me that smirk again. I would have liked to slap it off his face.
I got home and went straight to my room to prepare for my date. I decided on a Nine West navy blue fit and flare dress that skimmed over my ass. It was sleeveless with a round neck and had a brown belt that cinched in my waist. I added some Michael Kor’s ‘Becky’ dress sandals to my feet to give me some height and grabbed my MK ‘Mercer’ clutch. My make-up was all smoky eyes and a red lip and my dark hair was fixed up in a messy bun with a few stray tendrils around my face. I did the mirror shuffle where you tried to see yourself from all angles and I was pleased to see that I’d washed up quite well. I headed out to the living room to wait for my dates. Todd had agreed to drive us, saying that he was fine with not having a drink that evening.
“Cancel the restaurant, let’s just take her to bed,” Chase yelled out, jumping up and walking around me. “Fuck, Miss Martin, you look HOT.”
“Chase. She is going to run back to her room in a minute.” Todd scolded him.
“No, I’m not. I am totally used to him by now.” I giggled. “You both look very nice yourselves. Anyone would think you were involved in property development,” I winked.
“Do you really think sleaze ball will turn up tonight?” Chase asked.
“I would put money on it,” I told him. “He has been smirking at me all day and he definitely read that text.”
“Well, we have had an idea and we think you will love it.” Todd gave me a wink back. It was nice to see Todd’s more playful side. He was a lot more serious than Chase but I just thought he took a bit longer to warm up to people. “Your carriage awaits, Mademoiselle.” He added, and with that, we left the apartment and made our way to the restaurant.
Leonies was a mid-sized restaurant decorated in black and white with fifties movie posters on the walls and chandeliers hung from the ceilings. Black gloss tables had the obligatory candle on them and the lighting was dimmed and had an orange glow to remove some of the starkness that the monotone color scheme would usually display. Todd pulled out my chair for me, a black leather cushioned back and seat alongside a silver colored frame. Then he and Chase took their own seats opposite mine.
“Oh, it looks like we are interviewing her, I’ll move,” Chase said and he moved to sit to my left.
When the waiter came to take our order, I looked across at Todd. “Todd, if I ordered a half bottle of champagne would you be able to have one glass, only we are celebrating tonight.”
“Yes, one would be okay.” He looked at me waiting for me to elaborate.
“Are we celebrating our threesome?” Chase asked. The waiter’s eyes almost fell out of his head.
“Stop tormenting the wait staff.” Todd chided. The waiter looked at us and laughed as if it was all a big joke.
I saw Chase’s face tighten. I’d never seen him annoyed or angry before. The waiter took our drink order and then gave us some time to peruse the menu.
“I’m not ashamed of who we are, Todd.” Chase spat out.
Todd sighed. “Neither am I, but we aren’t in a threesome, Chase. We are here on a date with a beautiful lady who might be uneasy with how ‘out there’ you are. So just rein it in a little, okay.”
“Fine.” Chase huffed. “You are a beautiful lady, Haley. What are we celebrating, darling.”
“It is totally hush-hush, but I got the King Park deal.” I almost squealed the last three words, my excitement had yet to disperse.
“Oh my God, that is amazing,” Chase said, hugging me, his previous annoyance gone in a flash.
“Congratulations, Haley. Much deserved and we look forward to that holiday.” Todd added.
“Oh my goodness, yes. We can have a vacation after I’ve sold them all, to a place like paradise.” My smile got wider than I thought was physically possible.
Our food orders were taken and we just continued with the same comfortable, cozy conversations like we had back at the apartment. The champagne made me more confident and I brought up the subject that had been on my mind and making me nervous for most of the day.
“Listen, guys, about our potential threesome situation. When we get home can we head to the bedroom? I would like to get that out of the way.” I held up my hand. “I know that sounds completely unromantic but I’m nervous, you know my inexperience and well, basically, if I can’t be who you want me to be, then its best we know straight off, you know, whether or not we are compatible.”
“Ah, Hales,” Chase said, adopting the nickname my friends gave me. “We will absolutely take you to bed when we get home, but do not have any worries, we are going to teach you how to do the sexy stuff until you are so good you could hire yourself out.”
“Yes, Chase. Mr. Romantic there. Haley, it is not our intention to teach you how to be a prostitute. We will go back, head into the bedroom and see how it goes. Just know we are both nervous too. It is a huge step.”
I breathed a sigh of relief. “Thanks, guys.”
“Haley.” The voice I expected came from behind me. “Imagine meeting you here.”
“Malcolm. Wow, what a coincidence. What brings you here tonight?”
Malcolm’s eyes flitted over the table. “I just popped in to make a reservation for a date. You know, I like this place. I was passing bye so I thought I’d book in person rather than calling.” He looked at Todd and Chase. “Oh, sorry, I apologize. Am I interrupting something?”
Chase leaned over offering out his hand. “Chase Collins and this is Todd Ross.”
Malcolm moved over to shake Todd’s hand. “We’ve just invited Haley out for dinner. We’re part of King enterprises. I don’t know if you’ve heard of us? We are negotiating on behalf of Mr. King.”
“Oh, absolutely.” Malcolm was almost fawning. I was surprised he hadn’t dropped to his knees. “Your development is one of the most exciting concepts I’ve seen in a long time. Haley and I have been working closely on forming the best plans in taking your development forward, haven’t we Haley?”
If this had been a real business meeting I’m not sure what I would have done at his underhanded tactics. I was a quiet woman, and confrontation was not my thing. Malcolm had completely taken advantage of that fact.
“Really, well, would you like to join us? We have just eaten our main meal but perhaps we could interest you in dessert and a glass of wine?” Todd asked.
Chase leaned over to me and mumbled under his breath, “He will be getting his just desserts.”
Malcolm took a seat. “Oh, you have had some champagne. Were you celebrating something?”
“No,” Todd lied. “I am just rather partial to the fine stuff. Shame you didn’t arrive earlier, then you could have joined us in a glass.”
“Not to worry, I will just stick to my usual beer,” Malcolm said.
Over my dead body was he having any of my champagne anyhow.
Malcolm chatted on about his ideas for the development for a solid fifteen minutes be
fore Todd stopped him.
“Sounds amazing, Malcolm. I’m sure we can come to some arrangement. Now can I talk candidly with you about the building? This is highly confidential and other than Haley you must not speak of it. We have taken her into our small circle and not even Arthur Green knows this.”
Malcolm’s eager eyes opened wide and he shuffled closer to Todd. “Anything we talk about is strictly confidential. You have my word.”
“So, part of the funding behind King enterprises comes from the Adult Entertainment Industry.”
Malcolm’s jaw dropped for a split second before he quickly recovered himself.
“We are hoping that some of our wealthier investors will choose one of the King homes and we’re also going to keep one for filming high class movies. We’ve been speaking to Haley this evening and think it would be beneficial for you to come to our current film set, see what we do, how we do it and then use that vision on the home Mr. King intends to keep for that purpose. You may or may not see some of the investors on that day too. I must point out that if any of this become public knowledge, Mr. King has advised me to do whatever is necessary to shut down the leak.”
You couldn’t miss the tenseness in Malcolm’s shoulders at those words and when he spoke a slight tremble under laid his voice.
“I won’t say a word.”
Well, who’d have thought it? Todd seemed to be rather enjoying pretending to be some kind of mob member.
“So, we will be in touch with Haley about you coming to see us. Would you be okay with attending on a Saturday, probably outside of usual office hours so that your employer isn’t suspicious?”
“Of course, we will do everything necessary to assist you in this deal, won’t we, Haley?”
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