Taking Back Control

Chapter 66 The Black and White Gala Part I

Bobbi returns to her hotel room by five pm and prepares for the gala. Tonight was her first chance to wear this dress she bought after her divorce. Bobbi slipped on the black jersey dress with an embellishment of crystals in the shape of a feather on the left side attached to a chain of crystals around her neck, meeting her right shoulder. Sitting down on the edge of the bed, she slipped into the black stilettos with the rhinestones she bought to match the dress. Walking over to the mirror in the suite, she looked at her reflection. Bobbi was pleased with the way this dress hugged her curves. She was feeling rather sexy with a slit in the dress that went up her left thigh. The curls the stylist put in her hair lay perfectly on her shoulders and down her back. She touched up her makeup, added the deep red lip gloss on her lips, and inserted the drop diamond earrings into her earlobes. Smiling at her reflection, she turned around, checking herself out. She hoped that Logan would approve.

The sound of a light knock came on the door, and she knew Logan had arrived. She grabbed her bag and black cabled cape by her favorite designer, Stella McCartney, and opened the door. Logan stood there smiling with a bouquet of black and white roses. He stepped inside and slowly gazed over her. She looked stunning, though she was taller than him in those heels, he didn't mind. Logan handed her the roses. "These are for you. "

Bobbi looked at the bouquet of black-and-white roses. "Oh, they are beautiful. Do they mean something, or are you just keeping with tonight's theme?"

"Black and white roses are for new beginnings and changes," he told her.

"Really? I didn't know that," Bobbi replied, accepting his bouquet of roses. She turned toward the kitchenette area in the suit, opening cupboards until she found an empty pitcher where she could put the flowers. Filling it with water, she placed the flowers and put the pitcher on the small table."There," she said, smiling at him. "To new beginnings."

Logan walked over to her, carrying the cape she had placed on the chair. He put the cape around her shoulders, gently lifting her hair over the collar. "If you are ready, we should leave." Opening up the door, he led her to the elevator. The door opened, and they stepped inside. "Did you enjoy your spa appointment?" he asked as the elevator descended.

"Actually, they didn't have any openings here at the hotel, so they sent me to Posh, another spa that they are connected with. While I was there, I saw Rory." Bobbi smiled, watching Logan's expression.

Keeping his voice calm, he replied, "Oh?"

"Yes. She was there with some friends for an afternoon of spa time. She looks wonderful. I didn't realize that Rory lived in Hartford."

"She is from Connecticut. Her grandparents lived in Hartford and were good friends with my parents. I met Rory at a party at her grandparent's home."

The elevator door opened, and as they stepped out, Bobbi asked, "I thought you met at Yale."

"Yes, I did see her on campus, but we never formally met," Logan replied, recalling the first time he saw her when Finn wrote his number on her door to the dorm room.

They walked through the lobby, and the doorman held the door. Touching her back, Logan led her to the waiting limo. The driver stood beside the car, holding open the door. Logan waited as Bobbi slid in and followed her. Once the door closed, she asked, "So how long did you two date?" as the car pulled into traffic.

"We started dating the year, Finn, Colin and I returned from our trip to Figi."

"What caused the two of you to break up?" she asked him.

"We became serious and I was going to California so I proposed the day she we graduated. She refused my proposal and I left, and took the job with my father in London and never saw her again until two years ago when we met in Hamburg at a publisher conference."