When it Happened *(Completed) EDITING

CHAPTER 70

"Joe-I'm sorry for throwing the glass of wine at you." I murmured as the warm water cascaded over our bodies in the shower. I am feeling guilty trying to comprehend why I get this rage of jealousy when it comes to Crystal and Joe. Is it Envy?

"No, your not," he says and chuckles. I playfully slap his hand. I don't know how he does it, but he's determined to try and make me feel better, even when I have my tantrums, trying to make it all work out, knowing how I feel about them both working together.

"Seriously Joe, I've never had these rollercoasters of emotions and jealousy even when married to Michael in almost 20 years, even when he would go out to business meetings...I knew he was with his secretary," telling him, slowly gazing, washing his bareback with the sponge.

I can't help but admire some cute beauty marks he has. Come to think of it; I've never seen any tattoos on his body. I wonder how he would look with one. Lord have Mercy, He'd look fucking hot, my subconscious screamed!  What would he say if I'd ask him to put my name on his back? God Alix, you're acting like a teenager again. I laugh in my head! But would this billionaire get one?

"How did you know?" he asks, interrupting my erotic thoughts. He turns his head; I look up, admiring his profile.

"The perfume," I paused and remembered a specific moment but continued, "I've smelled it on her many times on special occasions he dragged me to," he turns around placing one arm around my waist and the other cupping my wet face.

"Alix, I'm not Michael, which in fact," he tightens his arms around my waist, "I would never be that irresponsible or plain out foolish to let go of a woman like you." he says gazing into my eyes, "And I won't be that mindless, Alix," he whispers and winks at me. Can he be a dream? Why does he stay? How can he love me?

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A couple of weeks have gone by, and I can't believe it's almost September. Joe and I are seriously playing house, as Linda would put it. I'd stay most of the nights in Joe's home and come to think of it. I think he's stayed once at mine, only because I gave him a blowjob between my front door, which wasn't shut all the way, wishing and praying after the fact that my poor neighbors didn't get a sneak peek, Nevertheless, he was too exhausted to move after that.

It's crazy how we've lasted three crazy eventful months is beyond me. I took a deep breath, nodded, and chuckled at myself at the thought. 'How it happened' makes my heart skip a beat. From Joe's first smile to the first kiss, to the first time we had sex, to the first fight, to the first...

He's been so understanding of having me take my time to tell Lyla, "When you feel is right," he said once he realized I needed to do and tell her at the right time. I know time will come that I'll have to be honest with everything so we can move on. 

Will it all work out in my favor? Will everyone be as excepted the way his sister has. Will Lyla forgive Krista for keeping it from her all this time. God, why doesn't life come with instructions?

Linda, Lexi and I finally had our Saturday moment together, laughing and crying, reminiscing, but needed to leave out the Billionaire part. I'm not ready for that. I'm still trying to wrap my head around it all. What a great time we had, I've genuinely missed them. They didn't judge or give me any of the do's, don'ts, or the I told you so's.

But you know Linda, she a field day about me taking the rein on being the cougar since I used to mock her about it. You know I've always wondered why women are categorized as being a cougar when dating a younger man? Poor girl cougar. She got a bad reputation. BITCH!

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Back at work, I've kept myself busy getting the end of the year quotas ready, thank god tomorrow is Friday. My train of thoughts is interrupted by Anna's voice through the intercom.