Ms Summers
Today’s Requests:- Try not to spill any drinks!
Mr Clark
Was that it? No, organise Housekeeping to collect my laundry or deliver tomorrow’s meal requests to the Kitchen, or book a table request tonight at Lago’s for myself and my extremely sexy supermodel girlfriend you know nothing about. I was officially confused.
The rest of the day went as scheduled, I knocked off at 6pm and made it home just as Rick was dishing up the Beef Stroganoff that I’d put in the slow cooker early that morning. Nate jumped up from our dining table, ran to me and wrapped his arms so tight I couldn’t move.
“Sweetheart, ease up on the grip, yeah!” I squeezed him back then walked to the buffet where I took off my jacket and put my bag down.
“Mum, you weren’t wearing that dress this morning?” Of course my very observant and fashion conscious daughter had noticed my change of attire.
“It’s a long story, Charlotte.” I looked up at Rick and gave him the ‘I’ll tell you later look’.
“So how was your first day Babe?”
“Yeah really good; the Hotel is stunning from the Lobby all the way up to the Penthouse.”
“The Penthouse, Wow, what’s the Penthouse?” Charlotte asked all wide eyed.
“The Penthouse is the suite at the very top of the building; it’s also where Mr Clark, my boss lives.”
“Oh cool, can we go and see it Mum, can we? I want to see a Penthouse.”
“Maybe Charli, I might take you in one weekend and sneak you past Lucinda, Mr Clark’s Assistant.” I kissed Charlotte on the nose and sat at the table beside her, dinner was lovely and even more so because it had cooked itself!
I was so exhausted after reading Charli a book and putting her to bed, then helping Nate with his homework and kissing him goodnight, I jumped straight in to bed myself. Rick hopped in beside me, he kissed my neck and cupped my breast.
“Oh poor baby, you’re exhausted after one day.”
“Oh shut up,” I teased, I nestled into his arms and started to doze off.
“So, how did you end up with a new dress?”
“I was buying a hot chocci from Gloria Jeans this morning, and as I turned round I bumped into Mr Clark, spilling it down the both of us. So, to cut a long story short, he organised replacement clothing for the two of us at Versace.” I tried to make it sound very casual, but Rick was not stupid.
“Oh he just organised a replacement at Versace did he? Just like he wipes his arse with $100 bills?” I couldn’t help but giggle.
“You idiot, yeah something like that, now shut up and go to sleep. I have to work tomorrow.” I repeated that last bit in my head, I have to work tomorrow and it sounded so good.
CHAPTER FOUR
The next morning I pulled into the Staff Car Park ahead of time, the school drop-off and drive into the city went a lot smoother this time round. Nate had still sulked this morning but had accepted defeat and did not put up a fight, that was one of the qualities I loved about my son, he knew when to stand his ground and when to graciously bow out and make the most of the situation, he was very much like his father in that sense. Charlotte on the other hand was as stubborn as they come, when she had her mind set it was almost impossible to change, this quality I am told (by my own Mother) has come from me! I adored my two ‘Ratbags’ as much as humanly possible and had enjoyed raising them and watching them grow from sweet little babies to confident and well behaved children. I had struggled with the decision to go back to work full time at first, as I did not want the time away to have a negative impact on their lives. I was a very ‘hands on’ Mum, and still hoped to be to an extent. Of course being a Parent Helper at school was now going to stop, but I had every intention to continue to bake cakes for their lunches, sausage sizzle days and to help them with their homework and school projects as much as I could.
I stepped out of my black Ford Territory and grabbed the stunning Versace dress hanging up in the back, I was going to have it dry cleaned and returned to Bryce, as much as I loved the dress it didn’t feel right to keep it. I stepped into the car park elevator and observed my reflection in the mirrored walls, my blonde hair was down sporting a light wave and reaching to just above the small of my back. I had opted for a navy, princess cut, dress with a matching belt and navy pumps, my feet had surprisingly survived yesterday so I decided to give them the benefit of the doubt today. I handed the dress in at the Hotel’s Dry Cleaning Service and had some time to kill, so chose to grab myself an English Breakfast Tea and check out the Shopping Precinct. City Towers offers the ultimate shopping experience showcasing some of the world’s leading designers; Versace, Burberry, Bvlgari, Louis Vuitton, Prada are just to name a few. I’d spotted a gorgeous, nude coloured, mesh detail silk dress in Burberry that was simply stunning, what was also simply stunning was the $2,400.00 price tag. OMG that is pretty much my monthly mortgage repayment! Move along Alexis! Continuing to window shop and sipping my tea, I stopped in front of Versace. Thinking back to yesterday when Bryce had touched my back and zipped my dress up, a shiver went down my spine and I felt my cheeks blush. I’d truly never felt anything like the surge of electricity that went through my body at his touch, it was very different to what I felt at the hands of my husband. I felt loved, safe, warm, content and adored by Rick, but this feeling, was exciting, exhilarating and utterly HOT!