“Excuse me?”
“What a coincidence,” I said.
The elevator stopped and when the doors opened, the handsome man from my dreams gestured for me to step out first.
“Go down the hall and make a right. Diana’s cubicle will be the fourth one on the left.”
“Thank you.” I tightly gripped the strap of my purse.
“You are very welcome.” His eyes raked over me from head to toe.
When I reached Diana’s cubicle, she wasn’t there.
“Can I help you?” A younger man in the cubicle next to hers asked.
“I’m looking for Diana.”
“She ran to the restroom. She’ll be back in a few. Have a seat.” He grinned.
I couldn’t believe this. Who was I kidding? Yes, I could.
“Hey, you’re here. Welcome to my space.” A bright smile crossed Diana’s lips.
“I need to talk to you.”
I got up from her chair and lightly grabbed hold of her arm.
“What? What is it?” she asked with concern.
“Not here,” I said as I noticed the man in the cubicle next to her was listening.
“You’re sort of freaking me out, Everly. What’s going on?” she asked as I opened the door to the stairwell.
“Your boss. I just rode up in the elevator with him.”
“Which one?”
“The tall hot one with the blue eyes.”
“Mr. Remington? What about him?”
“He’s the guy in my dreams.”
“What?” She cocked her head at me. “Are you sure?”
“One hundred percent. We’re standing in front of this building and it collapses floor by floor until it’s nothing but a pile of rubble. Then it starts to rain, but it’s not raindrops, it’s the ashes of burnt dollar bills.”
“What do you think it means?”
“I don’t know yet.”
“So is the building going to collapse with me in it?”
“No. Don’t worry about that. It has to do with him. It’s some kind of symbol.”
“Oh, okay.” She let out a sigh of relief. “Listen. I have to get to a project meeting.”
I pulled her wallet from my purse and handed it to her.
“Are you sure the building isn’t going to collapse?”
“I’m positive.” I gave her a reassuring smile.
She placed her hand on my arm. “Thanks for bringing my wallet. I’ll see you later.”
Asher
“I’m ready to move forward with the merger,” I said as I handed my attorney, Leo, the file. “It’s time.”
“You’ve made the right decision and your father would be proud, Asher. This is a major deal. He’d been working on this merger for a year.”
“I know and he’d want me to see this through.”
“Yes, he would.”
“I would like to see it too. Roland smiled as he walked into the conference room. “Sorry I’m late. I was tied up in a meeting with a bunch of buffoons.”
“We’re finished here,” I spoke as I got up from my seat.
“I’ll get the paperwork finalized so we can close this deal of a lifetime,” Leo said as he scooped up the files in front of him. “I’ll call you when they’re ready to be signed.”
4
Two Days Later
Everly
I shot up and placed my hand on my forehead. Sighing, I climbed out of bed and went to the kitchen for a much-needed cup of coffee.
“Morning, sunshine.” Daniel smiled as he brought a piece of toast up to his mouth.
“Coffee?” Diana asked.
“Morning and absolutely.”
I took a seat across from Daniel and laid my forehead on the table.
“More dreams?” Daniel asked.
“Always,” I said as I lifted my head and Diana set a cup of coffee in front of me. “Thanks.” I gave her a small smile. “I need to speak with your boss today. Do you know what his schedule is like?”
“It’s bad, isn’t it?” Diana asked with worry.
“Yes. As in you could lose your job.” I brought the cup up to my lips.
“Ugh! I’ll find out his schedule when I get to the office and call you. But just so you know, Mr. Remington is—”
“I know.” I took a sip of my coffee.
“Well, I have to get to the station,” Daniel said as he kissed Diana on the cheek. “Have a good day at work, sweetheart. And you,” he pointed at me, “try not to rattle Mr. Remington too much.”
“I’ll do my best.” I sighed as I finished my coffee.
I had just turned the vacuum off when I heard my phone ring.
“Hey, Diana.”
“Hey. I spoke to Isabelle and Mr. Remington gave her strict orders that he didn’t want to be disturbed for the next couple hours. After that, he’s in back-to-back meetings.”
“Then I’ll just come over there now.”
“Isabelle won’t let you see him.”
“Then maybe you’re going to have to distract Isabelle for me so I can get into his office.”
“I can do that.”
“Great. I’m leaving now. This has to be done today.”
I took the elevator up to the twentieth floor and when I reached Mr. Remington’s office, his door was shut, and Isabelle wasn’t sitting at her desk. Lightly knocking on the door, I slowly opened it.
“Isabelle, I thought I—” He looked up and narrowed his eye at me.
“I’m sorry. Your secretary wasn’t at her desk and I need to speak with you.”
“Wait a minute. You’re the woman from the elevator the other day. Diana’s friend, right?”
“Yes. That’s right, Mr. Remington. Do you have a moment?”
He got up from behind his desk, walked over to the front of it and leaned his body against it.
“Actually, I don’t. I’m a very busy man. Perhaps we can talk over dinner tonight.” The corners of his mouth curved upward.
“Umm. Sure. But I would rather do it in private.”
“That can be arranged, Miss—”
“Everly. You can just call me Everly.”
“Interesting and beautiful name.” He picked up a pen and wrote something down on a sticky note. “The Remington, Suite 3130. Say around seven o’clock? I’ll have the chef cook us up something special.” The grin on his face grew wide as he handed the note to me.
The moment I grabbed the note from his hand the flashes in my mind began.
“Everly, are you alright?” he asked.
“I’m fine.” I snapped out of my daze. “I’ll see you tonight, Mr. Remington.” A smile crossed my lips.
“I look forward to it.” A sly grin crossed his face.
5
Asher
Damn, she was beautiful. I’d already noticed the day I ran into her in the elevator. Five feet six, long blonde hair that laid in beachy waves over her shoulders, beautiful blue eyes and a bright smile. Not to mention her body, which was the first thing I’d noticed. Slender and toned with tits that were appropriately proportioned. Not too big, but not too small. They were the perfect size for her frame. And tonight, I’d see how perfect they were as she lie naked in my bed. Obviously, when she saw me, she was curious and asked Diana about me. I was more than happy to satisfy her curiosity. Picking up my phone, I called the hotel and made arrangements for dinner and a bottle of champagne.