“It’s more than fascinating.” She nodded with a smile firmly planted on her lip. h“Now that you’ve had your date with Joaquin, you’re ready for the next part of your journey. It’s time for your sexual liberation.”
“Right, losing my virginity to two men. See, that’s where this becomes a little hard to believe. I don’t fantasize about that sort of thing. My fantasies have always involved losing my virginity to someone I cared about. I’ve never imagined myself having sex with multiple guys at once—it doesn’t even interest me.” I shook my head back and forth.
“It can be intimating, but your Infinite Fantasy intertwines with theirs. That’s how it works. They’re on a journey too, looking for something they don’t truly understand. That feeling you felt when you were with Joaquin? Imagine it being even stronger—imagine it tapping into a part of your soul that exposes your vulnerabilities on a primal level. That’s what the next step in your journey is going to do.” Angelina chuckled and sipped her drink. “It won’t just be a one time thing, though. Once they have a taste, they’ll never be able to let you go, because they’ll feel it too.”
“And what about Joaquin? How is he going to feel if he finds out I refused his advances and then climbed into bed with two strangers?” I furrowed my brow and scoffed. “That doesn’t sound like the start to a very good relationship.”
“It will make sense, and Joaquin will understand when the time comes. He just needs time to process what he felt when he was with you. This is all new for him as well. He’s never really been in love. He thought he was once, but those feelings will be nothing compared to what he will feel for you.” Angelina leaned back from the table when the waiter walked over with our food.
The food was as magnificent as the wine, and I let Angelina’s words tumble around in my head as we ate. Perhaps it was the wine, or the buzz from my new job still lingering inside me, but I found my curiosity growing. Angelina had a lot of success stories, including one I knew was absolutely true. Maybe it was time to let go of my inhibitions and just trust her. There was no denying what I felt when Joaquin kissed me. If I could feel that way about others and find a relationship that withstood all of the hardships life threw at it, I would be a fool to run from it—even if it wasn’t with just one man. When our food was done and our plates were carried away, I reached for my wine and felt my hand tingling.
“This stuff hit me harder than I expected.” I blinked as I lifted the glass. “I don’t think I can drive home.”
“It’s stronger than the stuff you buy at the store, that’s for sure.” Angelina chuckled and nodded. “Why don’t we share an Uber?”
“Yeah, that’s probably a good idea.” I nodded and sipped the wine.
The wine lowered my inhibitions and caused me to ask a few more questions about the two men Angelina thought I was destined to lose my virginity to. She wasn’t very forthcoming with the details, but promised they were perfect matches for me. Not only that, but they scored slightly higher than Joaquin. She revealed something else too—something that I wasn’t expecting. Joaquin and the two men who were supposed to take my virginity weren’t the only three matches. There was another one too, one that would be critical to the completion of my journey. I pressed for more details, but she didn’t believe I was ready to hear them yet. By the time we left the restaurant, I was really feeling the wine coursing through my veins.
“So, these guys that are supposed to take my virginity.” I looked over at Angelina as we walked towards the Uber. “Will I get to meet them beforehand?”
“No.” Angelina shook her head back and forth. “It’s important that you don’t.”
“What if I don’t like them?” I paused when we got to the car.
“You will, but more importantly, they’re really going to like you.” She smiled and opened the back door so I could climb inside.
“At least give me something here. Somethi
ng…” I looked at the driver and then leaned close to her ear so I could whisper. “Something that doesn’t make me just feel like a slut having sex with two random guys.”
“That’s the part you don’t understand, Gina.” Angelina patted my knee. “In order for you to let go of your repressed sexuality, that’s exactly what you need to feel like.”
Fuck… That—that made me tingle.
Chapter Eight
Olsen
Friday morning
“How’s the new girl working out?” I looked up at Mark, the manager of the purchasing department, as he walked in for our weekly results meeting.
“Gina?” Mark shrugged and sat down across from me. “She seems pretty driven and she’s already made friends with Irwin, so that’s something, I guess.”
“Really?” Erik raised his eyebrows in surprise. “She actually got that grumpy bastard to say more than two words to her?”
“Yeah, I was surprised too. I mean, don’t get me wrong, Irwin is a great employee and deserves to be a Senior Purchasing Agent, but he usually keeps to himself.” Mark shrugged again and connected his tablet to our overhead projector.
“He’s given a lot to this company.” I leaned back and turned towards the screen. “He can be as grumpy as he wants as far as I’m concerned. He’s closed more accounts on his own than anyone else, so if he prefers to work alone, that’s his prerogative.”
“He’ll probably have my job one day. Hopefully I get a promotion before you give it to him though.” Mark chuckled nervously and flipped to the first slide in his weekly presentation.
“You have nothing to worry about, Mark.” Erik leaned forward and smiled. “Provided that your team keeps producing results like these.”
“It was a good week.” Mark flipped to the next slide. “We closed several accounts and sent them off to the renovation team, so I’m sure they have their hands full.”
“What about Hal’s Pub and the two surrounding buildings?” Erik looked at the screen and then over to Mark. “Those are top priority right now.”