The Personal Shopper

I think about it for a second. “Yes. All my purchases are still going through Parker though.”

She claps her hands. “Perfect! I’ll text you tomorrow after I have what I am picturing in my head picked out, and you can send Parker to come buy it.”

I look at her suspiciously. “Okay....”

She just gives me an even more suspicious grin. “Trust me. If he wasn’t jealous over you and Jeff going together before, he definitely will be tomorrow.”

Chapter 5

Parker

My alarm wakes me up, and I roll over to press snooze. I couldn't fall asleep last night. After I literally got pushed out of Ava’s apartment last night, I couldn’t stop thinking about her.

The way she looked in that t-shirt that barely covered her ass or when she reached up and I get a glimpse of her panties. God, her bare legs with nothing on them. Not even socks. It’s like she was literally trying to kill me. Can you die of blue balls?

I guess I wouldn’t know. I want to say I did the right thing and took a cold shower and forgot about Ava and how sexy she looked last night, but I couldn’t resist. I got in the shower to do just that, but instead of cold water, it was hot, and instead of forgetting about her, I closed my eyes, wrapped my fist around my dick, and imagined what it would be like for those long legs to be wrapped around me.

I couldn’t fall asleep afterwards. I don’t know why, but I felt so guilty imagining her that way. I mean I don’t really think Doug would care if I dated his niece, and 7 years isn’t that much of an age difference now that she’s older, but for some reason it feels wrong to want Ava.

I think I know the real reason, but I don’t want to admit it to myself. I can’t want Ava now because I hurt her back then. I saw the look on her face when I pushed her away in the kitchen. I never want to see that look again. And then after, I just continued to hurt her by leaving without saying goodbye and never visiting her when I came to see Doug.

I roll out of bed and go to the kitchen for a coffee. I think I’m going to need more than one cup today after the night I had. I just need to stop trying to push Ava’s buttons. All the fighting and flirting is just more reason to see her, and the more I see her, the more I want her.

That’s it. I’ll just avoid her today, and then tomorrow she’ll be on her date with Jeff so things can go back to normal. I just hope she can’t tell something is up with me today.

I feel like one look at my face and she’ll know what I did last night. Although, I keep wondering if she did it on purpose. I mean who usually looks that sexy for bed? Maybe she knew I was going to come over last night. That’s why she never responded to my email.

???

Ava

After Cassie texted me the picture of the lingerie she put on hold for me for tomorrow, I sent a message to my dad to make sure he approved the charge.

Me: Dad I need the correct undergarments for my gown tomorrow. Please make sure you send the approval to Parker beforehand, so we don’t have any issues.

Dad: Sounds good sweetie. I’ll send him the approval now.

I quickly send a message to Parker after I got my dad’s okay.

Me: My dad is sending over the approval for some final items I will need you to pick up for me tomorrow. I’d get them myself, but you shut down all the accounts I had set up.

I put my phone back in my pocket and head over to talk to Shana, my assistant, to discuss some final items we need to take care of before tomorrow’s event. We are talking with the other lead PR associate, Laura, when suddenly Shana says out of nowhere. “So, I hear Parker is coming to the event tomorrow.”

I look at her with a blank expression. “Yeah all of the associates from our department were invited.”

She just grins back at me. “I bet that man looks great in a tux.”

I roll my eyes and Laura agrees. “Oh yeah definitely. Are you guys going together?”

I look back at her and laugh. “No. Definitely not. I have my own date.”

Shana looks disappointed. “What exactly is it that he does for you again? All I know is you are spending an awful lot of time together. I hear lots of yelling. Seems very steamy.” She wiggles her eyebrows at me.

I laugh again. “Oh no. Definitely nothing like that going on. He’s just like, you know, my own personal shopper.”

Suddenly, there’s a deep laugh behind me. I know it’s him before I turn around. Parker. Ugh. Why is he always around when you don’t want him to be?

“I think the exact reason I was hired was something more along the lines of ‘Spoiled rich girl doesn’t know how to handle her money. Might crash the whole company to the ground with her excessive spending.’” He moves his hands like he is reading a headline.