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52|Burn Everything Down-Part 2
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Save Him 53|No Room For Error
They stopped on Long Street and grabbed some takeaway pizza from Joe's Pub.Amber was in the living room painting her nails and watching reruns of some daytime soap when they got home. She helped them settle Jamie down on the three-seater couch for his afternoon nap, and the three of them huddled around the kitchen table for an early supper.Two hours later, they sat on the bleachers in the soccer field of Natalie's old high school. Amber had declined to tag along, and Casey was only too happy to take her spot beside Natalie.For ninety minutes, they cheered every time Sparrow Beach High scored a goal and booed whenever the away team got the ball, but the game ended in a draw, much to Jamie's disappointment.They made their way to the beach for the post-match get-together. The bonfire was already raging, and the party was in full swing when they arrived. Jamie drifted off to hang out with his crew while Natalie caught up with a few old friends. Suzanne and Emily, both self-proclaimed
Save Him 54|Loved And Missed
Levi spent his weekend locked away at his place with Mark and Seth, wrangling over the list of his potential companions.There were about ten, and he shot down every one of them, finding every excuse in the book to reject them. Not the right height. Too thin. Didn't look smart enough.Eventually, Mark lost his patience and took over the profile for a few hours while Levi caught up on overdue reports.Seth continued to crawl the internet looking for clues in the different forums escorts were known to frequent, hoping to figure out Colleen's movements before she disappeared."Found her!" Mark, perched on the barstool at the kitchen island, cheered.Levi jumped from the couch and ran over to him, sighing in disappointment when he realised it was not the news he was hoping for. "Can we have a code name or something for the companion? Every time you say you found her, I get excited thinking it's Colleen.""No need for code names because you have a girlfriend now. Well, not right now, but s
Save Him 55|Surrender
Levi checked the time on his Apple watch and frowned.Fifteen minutes into the meeting and he was ready to rip everyone's heads off. So far, the beta testing team hadn't told him anything he wanted to hear. Instead, they'd given him too many reasons—no, too many excuses—for the poor results.To say the results were bad wasn't entirely true, though. The real issue was the sampling. The team had decided to focus on the male players instead of going for a fifty-fifty split like they were supposed to.Tired at last of listening to their rambling, Levi got up and threw off his jacket, the team growing as silent as church mice as he approached the front of the room.He paused in front of the screen and shot an icy glare at the numbers guy. "Bring up the data on female gamers across all the gaming platforms."Within seconds the screen changed as various data graphs came up."Out of the estimated forty-one percent, how many play Chassis Games?" he demanded.The screen flashed again, and everyo
Save Him 56|Make You That Game-Part 1
Painfully aware of the millions of stares on her, Natalie forced herself to put one foot in front of the other. She was so convinced any second now her wobbly legs would cave in, and she'd make a spectacle of herself. Somehow, though, she made it to the back of the room, where the only empty seat was, without falling and shattering into a million pieces on the floor.She accepted the water bottle from the man sitting beside her."Are you sure you want to sit there? That's your number one enemy's chair."Natalie choked, splashing liquid all over her dress when she turned to the voice and found Mark staring at her, amusement flashing in his dark eyes."Easy there. Are you trying to get me killed?" he teased as he gently patted her back.Sofia, the sales team department head, stood up and brought a wad of paper towels to her."Are you okay?" she asked, a concerned look in her eyes.Natalie wanted to hide under the table. The first time she was invited to the boardroom, she just had to sp
Save Him 57|Make You That Game-Part 2
Natalie immediately wanted to take back her words; she hated seeing Levi so crushed."Why not?" Mark took over the questioning."Well, the only female characters I've seen when my brother plays are bikini-clad NPCs. They do nothing but wave flags at the starting line and cheer the guys at the finish line. There are no playable female characters. Yeah, I know motorsport games appeal to males more, but can't females also be race car drivers? I'm pretty sure they can be badass it too.""What kind of game would you like to play?" Levi asked, his voice as gentle as it was back in his car when he almost ran her over, and that all too familiar feeling, like they were the only two people in the room, was back again."I don't know. I guess a game where females are not objectified. and they can fight and get shit done," she said, blanching at her choice of words. "I mean, I'd like to see strong female characters who are capable of running solo missions, and maybe sometimes save the guys instead
Save Him 58|Elektra-Part 1
Mark was already in Levi's office, waiting to brief him on the meet and greet with Elektra.Now that Levi had kissed Natalie and confirmed her feelings for him, he wanted to cancel the date with his potential girlfriend.Sure, it was only a coffee chat, and he didn't plan to stick around longer than fifteen minutes. But how could he possibly entertain another woman when his heart was on the third floor?"Let's call this thing off," he suggested.Unless he had a very good reason for cancelling, Mark was adamant about going through with the date.Levi felt his feelings for Natalie were a good reason, so he told him about their encounter in the boardroom. He couldn't go through with fake relationships when all his heart wanted was Natalie."For fuck's sake, Levi, from now on, you are not allowed to be alone with Natalie anywhere!" Mark yelled as he grabbed water from the bar and sat down. "We are going through with this. Get your shit together."But Levi wasn't paying attention. He was a
Save Him 59|Elektra-Part 2
"Those two are so cute," Elektra said, placing fresh cups of red lattes on the table. "They recommended these. Apparently, it's the only thing they drink from here."Good to know, Levi smiled and safely filed away this piece of information."Where were we?" she asked, clasping her hands, her eyes shining with excitement."On Dreams.""Oh, right! The only reason I signed up is that all the potential dates are already screened, you know, so I don't have to sit for hours sifting through the gunk. I know the clients I get won't waste my time."Levi was tempted to point out Dreams was hardly a dating site, but he sipped his overly sweet red latte and nodded at her to carry on."What about you?"I'm looking for my sister, he thought but didn't say it out loud. Mark was very specific about what he could and couldn't say on the first date. He had to stay clear of any mention of Colleen at this point.He brushed off her question with a smile, returning all the attention to her. The least he sa
Save Him 60|Playing Games
Still fuming at seeing Levi with another woman at Rise, Natalie went home and cleaned her place from top to bottom, hoping it would calm her down. But she was still livid two hours later when she took out the last trash bag and hurled it in the dumpster behind her building.She took the stairs back to her apartment two at a time, groaning at the fire in her ribs. She hadn't taken the OTC meds from Scottie. None from Levi, either. After seeing him with his leggy date, she didn't want anything to do with him.It was obvious he was playing games with her. The whole boardroom thing, him promising to create a game just for her and the raw tension between them, had she imagined it all?Maybe she'd misunderstood. Maybe he didn't promise to make her the game, and it was her damn fault for reading too much into his words.But what about the kiss?She hadn't imagined that.Her lips still tingled at the memory, and her stomach went all wobbly every time she closed her eyes and remembered the fee
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