Julianna didn’t see Owen that night.
Or the night after.
In fact, several nights came and went without him making an appearance in the bar. Julianna read his absence as a hint. That he didn’t want to see her. Which was fine, she tried to tell herself, totally fine. They’d never defined if their night together meant there was going to be something better between them. Besides, what would the C.E.O of a multi-billion dollar company want to do with the owner of a whisky bar (even if that whisky bar was particularly upscale). Rather, what could he want, that he hadn’t already gotten?
She tried not to let it get to her. A single one night stand wasn’t the end of the world. She felt like a schoolgirl with a silly crush, because obviously she had imagined that there had been something deeper between them. He liked whisky, he liked trivia, she supplied both. He liked tying women up and fucking them against sliding glass doors. Apparently, she provided that too. She’d made the mistake of thinking she had found what she needed in him; she’d made the mistake of thinking she was somehow special.
Julianna had sent a text to Renton the day she had met him, like she’d promised. They chatted intermittently, getting to know each other in a friendly way or complaining about different aspects of the city or work, but they never mentioned Owen. Not that she expected his executive assistant to let her down for him.
She’d even hit it off with Raleigh. They’d had a nice and fun chat as he’d taken her home. Not that that mattered. Neither Raleigh nor Renton were Owen and their opinions probably had very little weight at the end of the day.
On the fourth day she tried to call Owen with the number he’d given her on his business card. It went to voicemail, she left one. He didn’t return her call. Julianna told herself that he was busy. Sai easily noticed her change in demeanor following the night she took Owen home, but he didn’t comment on it. Maybe, she’d give him a raise or something for not adding on to her obvious misery.
Another shift came and went on the sixth day and there was still no sign of Owen. Julianna felt miserable, which in turn made her feel pathetic. Her pity party certainly didn’t end when she flopped down on the bed in her apartment above the bar. It worsened when she rolled over and plucked a blue silk tie off of her nightstand. She ran the soft fabric through her hands, and traced the patterns with her fingers.
It was Owen’s tie, the one he’d been wearing that night, and the one he had subsequently tied her up in. She’d pilfered it from his apartment after she’d found in on the floor while she was getting dressed. She groaned and let the fabric fall over her eyes.
It had been a week and two days since she’d seen Owen and finally decided she was going to do something about it. She’d woken up that day in the angry stages of the whole ordeal and decided that a day off would be well spent getting some fucking answers from an elusive C.E.O.
Tac Industries had an office building in the downtown area. It was probably the worst idea she had ever had, to drive downtown and request (demand) to speak with the C.E.O. Fortunately, or unfortunately, that is exactly what Julianna had done.
Now, she stood at a busy reception desk in the lobby, looking particularly out of place in black skinny jeans and a long-sleeved Georgetown shirt in signature Georgetown blue. Her high ponytail and blue converse didn’t help to pull her outfit together as an ironic attempt at professionalism, but she stood straight and pretended to act as if she belonged, while a harried secretary tried to figure out what to do with her.
Or the night after.
In fact, several nights came and went without him making an appearance in the bar. Julianna read his absence as a hint. That he didn’t want to see her. Which was fine, she tried to tell herself, totally fine. They’d never defined if their night together meant there was going to be something better between them. Besides, what would the C.E.O of a multi-billion dollar company want to do with the owner of a whisky bar (even if that whisky bar was particularly upscale). Rather, what could he want, that he hadn’t already gotten?
She tried not to let it get to her. A single one night stand wasn’t the end of the world. She felt like a schoolgirl with a silly crush, because obviously she had imagined that there had been something deeper between them. He liked whisky, he liked trivia, she supplied both. He liked tying women up and fucking them against sliding glass doors. Apparently, she provided that too. She’d made the mistake of thinking she had found what she needed in him; she’d made the mistake of thinking she was somehow special.
Julianna had sent a text to Renton the day she had met him, like she’d promised. They chatted intermittently, getting to know each other in a friendly way or complaining about different aspects of the city or work, but they never mentioned Owen. Not that she expected his executive assistant to let her down for him.
She’d even hit it off with Raleigh. They’d had a nice and fun chat as he’d taken her home. Not that that mattered. Neither Raleigh nor Renton were Owen and their opinions probably had very little weight at the end of the day.
On the fourth day she tried to call Owen with the number he’d given her on his business card. It went to voicemail, she left one. He didn’t return her call. Julianna told herself that he was busy. Sai easily noticed her change in demeanor following the night she took Owen home, but he didn’t comment on it. Maybe, she’d give him a raise or something for not adding on to her obvious misery.
Another shift came and went on the sixth day and there was still no sign of Owen. Julianna felt miserable, which in turn made her feel pathetic. Her pity party certainly didn’t end when she flopped down on the bed in her apartment above the bar. It worsened when she rolled over and plucked a blue silk tie off of her nightstand. She ran the soft fabric through her hands, and traced the patterns with her fingers.
It was Owen’s tie, the one he’d been wearing that night, and the one he had subsequently tied her up in. She’d pilfered it from his apartment after she’d found in on the floor while she was getting dressed. She groaned and let the fabric fall over her eyes.
It had been a week and two days since she’d seen Owen and finally decided she was going to do something about it. She’d woken up that day in the angry stages of the whole ordeal and decided that a day off would be well spent getting some fucking answers from an elusive C.E.O.
Tac Industries had an office building in the downtown area. It was probably the worst idea she had ever had, to drive downtown and request (demand) to speak with the C.E.O. Fortunately, or unfortunately, that is exactly what Julianna had done.
Now, she stood at a busy reception desk in the lobby, looking particularly out of place in black skinny jeans and a long-sleeved Georgetown shirt in signature Georgetown blue. Her high ponytail and blue converse didn’t help to pull her outfit together as an ironic attempt at professionalism, but she stood straight and pretended to act as if she belonged, while a harried secretary tried to figure out what to do with her.
I fear no fate (for you are my fate, my sweet) I want no world (for beautiful you are my world, my true) and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun will always sing is you.
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