Into the Darkness

Sent: October 1, 2012 5:49 PM

To: Charlie Mason

I still remember your face, so pale waiting to crack that lobster. We probably shouldn’t have role-played with the lobsters first.

Look on the bright side...I actually got to play Doctor Edwards with you and from what I recall you were quite the naughty patient.

Lex Edwards

P.S. I don’t like leaving New York.

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From: Charlie Mason

Subject: Taking advantage of a sick patient

Sent: October 1, 2012 2:10 PM

To: Lex Edwards

How quickly you turn the tables on me! I believe the correct story is that you requested me to strip down to nothing so you could “examine” me. Considering I was sick, it was very unprofessional of you to take advantage of a poor sickly patient.

Charlie Mason

Mason & Hale Associates

P.S. New York misses you too.

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From: Lex Edwards

Subject: Bed Rest

Sent: October 1, 2012 6:39 PM

To: Charlie Mason

Strictly doctors’ orders. I didn’t hear you complain once but then again why would you when you had two orgasms in five minutes?

Lex Edwards

P.S. And you?

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The rest of the day flew by, last-minute meetings and trying to acclimatize to being back in the London office again. The worst part was that night at home, alone. Never had this apartment felt so cold. To lay in this huge bed by myself wasn’t the way I wanted to live my life. I wanted her in my arms every night and I wanted to wake up with her every morning and in between I wanted to fuck her all night long, in every way possible. I wanted every fantasy to be fulfilled with her and only her. My cock started to ache, but what’s new?

Jerking off did nothing but subside the ache for like ten minutes before it started all over again. I needed something but it was too late to text her and I couldn’t push her. It wasn’t worth the risk of losing her. The dark room lit up and my eyes immediately noticed it was from my cell. I grabbed it, and there it was, the one thing I needed to hear right now.

I miss you too

I held onto my cell rereading that line over and over again. I wanted to respond but it only took moments before my eyes gave way and I fell into a blissful sleep.

The next few days were busy. The board meetings were mundane, nothing exciting was happening. My head clearly wasn’t in the right place. I mean how could it be? The girls at work saw a change in me; I knew office gossip was buzzing with talks of me having a girlfriend. It wasn’t Kate who spilled the beans but some trashy tabloid that took a photo of Charlotte and I dancing at the charity ball. When I started to see them look at me differently, I pulled in the reins and reverted back to Mr. Prick CEO. It seemed to have worked and balance was restored.

The constant meetings with Preston Enterprises were becoming a drag. Where possible I would send my executives over to do the dirty work but of course Victoria being the bitch she was would call me out on it. The so-called dinner work events irritated me. Especially when we were having dinner with stakeholders and Victoria would act like we were some goddamn couple always referring to WE and US. Get the fucking hint already. She was playing that game but I was always one step ahead of her. You had to be when you were dealing with a shrew with no fucking morals whatsoever.