Dei'ani has worked for Laurent Bourgeois for three years and has been in love with him for most of them. No one knows of her feelings for her boss except her best friend Regina. One night, a chance meeting in a club and things change for Dei'ani. Wi...
As they all dined on a strawberry garden salad with a strawberry vinaigrette, chicken pasta salad, grilled marinated flank steak with twice-baked potatoes, rolls, and peach cobbler the conversation flowed between the four of them. Laurent and Dei'ani seemed to be in their own world which left Dei'ja and Larry to themselves. They both were pretty quiet, throwing glances at each other before Larry decided to speak. "So tell me Dei'ja, what do you do for a living?" Dei'ja smiled as she sat her fork down. "I design jewelry. As a matter of fact, I have a jewelry business back in L.A. I have a few of my pieces with me, would you like to see them?" Larry's eyes lit up as he nodded and stood from the table. He moved behind Dei'ja and pulled her chair out for her extending his hand to help her up. They made their way into the study where Dei'ja had a workstation set up in the corner by the window. Larry stood next to her as she unfolded a big swatch of cloth to reveal a few bracelets and necklaces. As he looked those over, Dei'ja pulled another piece of cloth from a suitcase on the floor. When she unwrapped that one, Larry could only stare. Everyone knew that he loved skull rings and Dei'ja just happened to have one among her collection. Tentatively, Larry reached out and picked up the ring to examine it. It was the most exquisite ring he'd ever seen. As he held that one in his hand, another one caught his attention and he thought it would be perfect for Lau.
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Dei'ja watched as he continued to inspect the rings and she could see the joyous look on his face. Just as she opened her mouth to speak, Larry turned to her and held out the rings. "I want these two. If you could, could you box up the lion one, please?" Dei'ja smiled and grabbed the ring and began boxing it up for him. When she was done she turned to him with an outstretched hand. "How much do I owe you?" Dei'ja walked over to him and sat the box in his hand while she held onto the other ring. "$200.00 for this one." She gripped his other hand and slipped the skull ring onto his finger. "And nothing for this one, consider it a gift." Larry looked at their joined hands and then into her face. She smiled at him sweetly and turned to walk away when she was suddenly pulled back against him as he lowered his head capturing her lips in a sweet kiss. Dei'ja stood frozen for a second before she wrapped her arms around his neck and began to kiss him back. They stood locked in each other's arms until they heard someone clearing their throat. Both of their heads turned towards the door to see Dei'ani and Laurent standing there smiling. Dei'ja blushed and buried her face in Larry's shirt. They walked to the door with Dei'ja getting a smile from Dei'ani and Larry receiving a fist bump from Laurent. Seeing as Laurent and Dei'ani took care of the dishes, they all made their way into the living room with Dei'ja and Larry sitting next to each other on the loveseat. Laurent and Dei'ani excused themselves to the kitchen and came back a few minutes later with a tray holding four mugs.
