Chapter Twenty Four

Derrick's head was in all the wrong places. He couldn't think in his current state. Images of Sheila kept flitting through his head in rapid succession, her shy smile, her quiet laughter, her blushing, and the sexy moans she released when he touched her; all of them mingled into an impossible to swallow cocktail.

He was beyond frustrated. He was angry, he was confused, he was guilty; and worst of all he was lost. Without her he felt empty, he had gotten quite used to having her around him and with him. She was a balm his soul hadn't even known it needed.

The Japanese clients spoke on and on about the merger they had in place but his mind was roaming, all he could pick up were bits and pieces of the information they were sharing. Hopefully, it was the important bits.

Jenna stealthily tapped him to bring him back to the present. Clearly, he had roamed a lot farther this time. He smiled gratefully at her and continued to pay attention as best he could to the man in