His Secret Desire (15 page)

"Do you have family values?" Alex Drummond said to
the elegant woman seated before him in the private booth he had
reserved for their meal. He was immaculately turned out, dressed in
perfect smart casual, manicured and his dark hair just tousled
enough to give the impression of not caring too much about his
otherwise perfect appearance. Rugged but cultivated was the overall
impression, like a movie star in an action role.

"Do you?" The woman said, staring intently
into his eyes, searching for an indication of his feelings.

She had supermodel looks and a figure to
match. Male eyes watched her surreptitiously from all directions in
the Michelin star-rated restaurant of the Four Seasons hotel. She
wore a gleaming white evening gown that perfectly complimented her
flawless, golden brown skin.

"I asked you first." He said.

There was a silence. Alex studied the menu
although he already knew most of it quite well. The award-winning
exclusive spot was one he ate at often, even when he was
alone. 

"I don't know." The woman faltered. "It's an
important question; one I would have to seriously consider."

"Oh, really?" He sounded bored. "To me it's
totally unimportant--"

"Me too!" She said.

"-- what other people think. Family values
are core. Fundamental."

"That's exactly it. Fundamental. And
core."

"If you are a complete idiot."

"A complete idiot."

"So which is it?" He pressed her. 

"I'm sorry," she said, "…which is what? I'm
confused."

Alex snapped the menu shut. "You know what,
Vivian?"

"Valerie, it's Valerie."

"I've lost my appetite. You can stay if you
like. In fact, please do. Tell Andre to put it on the Drummond
account."

The woman stared at him. She was rake thin.
Size zero. If she did decide to stay and eat, the bill would be
negligible at best. 

"Do you know I speak French?" She blurted
desperately. Alex looked at her. "And Italian. My Mandarin
Chinese is also good."

"I'm sure you would make a very beautiful
interpreter." He said.

"Do you think I'm beautiful?"

"Vivian--"

"It's Valerie."

"Valerie. I really have to go."

"I have a Masters from the Harvard Business
School."

Alex sighed.

"Valerie, you don't have to do this."

"I want to. I really want to. With you."

"Now
I'm
confused. What is it you
want to do with me? We've only just met."

"I feel like I've known you my whole
life."

"I'm going now."

The stunning blonde jumped to her feet and
blocked his way.

"Don't!" She said desperately.

"Valerie, please get out of my
way." 

She stepped in closer and turned her eyes up
to look at him seductively. 

"I'll do anything you want." She
whispered.

"Really?"

"Yes, anything." She put her hands to his
belt.  

"That's a relief, because I thought we were
going to have to fight."

"I'll fight you if you want me to."

"No Valerie. Please just sit down. I have
something I want to ask you."

"The answer is yes." She said. "Whatever it
is."

"Great. Then sit down and close your
eyes."

"Except for that. I don't want to close my
eyes." She gripped his belt tightly again.

"Do it or I'll leave right now." He
ordered.

Reluctantly she closed her eyes. He pulled
her hands from his belt and then gently guided her back down into
her chair. 

"Begin counting backwards from 100." He
said.

She opened her eyes again but he gently
brushed them closed with his fingertips. "Shh. I've got something
for you. I'll put it on the table right here. All you have to do is
count all the way down to zero." She peeked through her fingers and
saw Alex place a small dark box on the table. Then he wrote a note,
folded it up, and placed that in the box as well. A thrill of
excitement went through her. She had just met Alex Drummond,
billionaire
, that evening. He was a hard guy to be paired
with through the dating website and it was rumored he was very
picky.

But tonight was obviously her lucky
night. 

"Start counting and then keep going. If you
stop or if you look then I'm taking it back."

"One hundred, ninety-nine..."

Alex stood up. "I'm going to stand behind
you." He said. "Keep counting."

When she arrived at zero, Valerie peeked
through her fingers. "Can I look now?" There was no answer. She
looked around and Alex was gone, but his gift was still there. She
grabbed the box and opened it frantically.

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