The Love Of Money - Episode 279
22-08-25 (10:50)
Her eyes studied the office’s carpet for the next few
moments while I simply watched, trying to find the
magic words that would change her mind.
Finally, her gaze returned to me, “This is what I want.”
No magic words came to mind. “You said I didn’t fight
for you last time,” I said, trying my damnedest to keep
from tearing up.
Shaking her head, Natalie looked away from me and
said, “It’s too late for that.”
The tension in the air was suffocating as she stared into
the middle distance while I waited for an answer to
spring to life in my head. After nearly five minutes of
silence, I nodded. “Okay.”
A few minutes later, I climbed into the back of the SUV
and shut the door behind me with a dark cloud hanging
over my head. Maybe I hadn’t gone into Marduke with
complete confidence that Natalie would fall in my arms,
but I’d thrown it all out there and felt like she’d nearly
chosen me. Being so close to having her and letting her
slip through my fingers hurt… a lot.
The SUV lurched in motion toward my apartment,
where' my chopper was being prepped for the golf
course. I had my ‘date’ with Astrid but was no longer in
the mood for it; sliding my phone from my pocket, I
considered texting her to cancel our plans. Deep down,
part of me hated doing that. She seemed like a
genuinely cool person that I’d like to get to know
better.
“Hey, boss?”
I looked up to see Erin sitting on the bench seat
opposite me, watching me with concern.
“Yeah?”
“Mind if I take off the assistant hat for a few minutes
and wear the friend hat?”
I sighed and stared out the window as I watched
pedestrians whiz by. “I guess.”
“I think you should tell Danni about this.”
Having expected some sort of platitude or other form of
sympathy, her words took me by complete surprise.
“What?”
Erin inhaled deeply, almost as if she were getting ready
for a fight. “Danni’s an amazing woman.”
“I know that,” I said.
“She really likes you. I mean really likes you… enough
that she’s willing to share you if that’s what it takes to
be in a relationship. That’s huge for any young woman
as infatuated as she is.”
“Yeah,” I said, already aware of where' she was going
with this.
“She only had one stipulation—Natalie.”
Of course Erin knew all the details; she and Danni were
friends. It’s how we met, so it made sense that Danielle
would have filled her in on all the gory details of our
conversation about a potential relationship.
“I haven’t agreed to a relationship,” I said more
defensively than I probably needed to.
“No. I know, and I get it. You’ve had feelings for Natalie
for a while, and you needed to shoot your shot.”
“How do you know what happened?” I asked.
Erin simply gave me a look that said, ‘Don’t insult me.’
I sighed and rested my head against the glass. “Okay.
Yeah.”
“Danni’s a sweet girl, and I think you should be honest
about trying to try for Natalie before making a decision.
If you start a relationship with her, she should know
she’s the consolation prize.”
I winced. That was a really harsh way of phrasing it,
and I didn’t think it was entirely fair. “She’s not a
consolation prize, Erin.”
Erin shrugged. “If you say so. I’d rather Danni decide
that for herself.”
“I don’t want to talk about this anymore.”
“Just… let me finish this?”
With my head still resting against the window, I rolled
my eyes toward her expectantly.
“Danni’s one of the sweetest, kindest women I know.
She deserves the best.”
“I know,” I said, annoyed. It was like Erin was her older
sister or something.
“You’re the best,” Erin continued, “Believe me when I
say I know rich people, and almost all of them suck.
Even I suck—I can be a selfish bitch. I’m not saying you
don’t have your faults, but you care… sometimes a little
too much. I’m just asking you to tap into that for Danni
and be honest with her.”
We continued in silence for a full ten minutes as I
considered her words. Finally, I asked, “Do you think I
should pursue a relationship with Danni?”
“Do you love her?” Erin asked.
“I could easily fall in love with her,” I answered.
“I know what you mean,” Erin said with a bit of a
smile, and I wondered for the first time just how Erin
felt about her best friend. Danni had confessed to not
being interested enough in women to be in a
relationship with one. Was there some unrequited
feelings going on with my assistant?
She continued, “Part of me thinks that it might be
worth pursuing if you like her enough—especially if love
is on the table. I think you’re getting mixed up in a lot
of things that are gonna to be hard for a girl like Danni
to handle, though. It might be better for her if you left
her alone. She’s almost too good for the world you’re
living in.”
“Thanks for the insight,” I said.
Erin gave me a sympathetic smile. “Sorry, boss. I can’t
tell you what to do. Not in my job de***********ion.
More of the other way around.”
That last thought was said with a gleam of mischief in
her eyes, and my troublemaking Erin was back as if
she’d never left.
“Are we okay?” I asked.
“Oh, we are definitely okay, sir.”
“Even if Danni’s heart gets broken?” I asked.
“Depending on how things go down, I might be
disappointed in you,” Erin said, “But if you told me to, I’d
drop on my knees and put your cock down my throat
before her tears dried.”
My cock stirred at the suggestion, and Erin broke out in
a grin as she noticed my pants beginning to tent.
“That doesn’t make you a bad friend, does it?”
“Nope,” she said, her eyes still fixed on my crotch.
“Don’t worry about me and Danni. We’ve been friends
for years, and whatever happens between you two
won’t change that.”
I nodded, leaned back against the seat, and closed my
eyes, thinking about the conversation with Natalie,
savoring that last kiss we’d shared before I left her
office. Then Danni came to mind, reminding me of the
last night we shared together… me licking champagne
off her body, taking her ass, and making love to her
multiple times during that night of celebration. I laid
back, contemplating what I should tell her… if I could
pursue a relationship with her. If it was fair to even
entertain starting something with her while still in
mourning over what might have been with Natalie. Don't forget to leave a Comment 
