AMALIA’S POVI was ready to hurry home, excited to spend the night with Jake. It sounded like his meeting went well, which boded well for a good evening for us. From what I understood, board meetings at Viking Pharmaceuticals were held monthly and I was sure they involved a lot of stuffy business talk. I hated that type of thing. As long as they kept funding the various medical research programs, I was happy.This company did some really great things. Pharmaceutical research was the smallest division of the company, and the newest. Katrina had filled me in on a lot of those details over lunch during my first week. Medical equipment and supplies, surgical equipment, and even joint replacements was more the focus of the company. I liked the idea of working for a company that was willing to put forth time, effort, and money for pharmaceutical research. It was my passion and I liked working for a company that shared that passion.Despite working for companies

“Girl, you need to tell me all about Jake!” Jordan yelled as she entered my apartment. I laughed. “Well, hello to you, too.” I replied, coming out from my bedroom. Jordan went to the fridge and put the food she had brought with her in it. “Hello. Now spill.” She stated, taking a seat on the couch. I grabbed two bottles of water and joined her. “What do you want to know?” I asked, taking a sip of my water and handing Jordan a bottle of water. She rolled her eyes at me. “Um, everything. I want you to tell me about how he is in bed.” She laughed. “But I guess start by telling me how the relationship is going.” I couldn’t help but laugh at her. Jordan always liked talking about sexual exploits, either mine, hers, or other peoples. It was just how she was. “The relationship is going good. We have talked or texted nearly every day over the last two weeks. He is supposed to be coming back to Chicago early next week.” “Are you guys exclusive?” She asked while playing with the label on he

JAKE’S POVI was still in shock that Amalia was one of my lead researchers. When Amalia came out of her office this morning, I didn’t know what to say. First, she looked beautiful. Her hair was in a messy bun, and she just looked beautiful without trying. I could tell she looked tired, and I knew that was because we were up late talking, which made me smile to myself. I could see the surprise written all of her face when she saw me. Thankfully, I was able to pull it together enough to speak to her team.The first chance I got, I pulled her in to her office. Once her office door was closed, I pulled her in and kissed her. I could tell that she was surprised by the kiss, but she quickly kissed me back. Amalia was clearly worried; I could see it in the way that she looked at me.  In the moment, I didn’t think of anything except having her in my arms. The last two weeks had been long without seeing her. The relationship was still new, which I think m

The next couple of weeks seemed to fly by. Jake and I were both really busy with work. He had some funding issues come up that had taken up a lot of time. He was often meeting with donors for dinners. I had been out with Jordan one night and we stopped at a bar. Jake was there with two donors. To say that he looked overstressed was an understatement. While at the bar I had stepped away to go to the restroom and Jake cornered me in the hallway. It had been a few days since we had seen each other, and Jake nearly mauled me. If that woman hadn’t come down the hall to use the restroom, I might have let him take me there. While the relationship with Jake seemed to be progressing, I also felt as if it was stalling in some ways.  After the incident with Valerie, Jake had been hesitant to go out. I had not yet talked to Jake about it, but I was hoping to talk about it tonight. Despite even asking about going out to dinner, Jake had declined. It was starting to make m

AMALIA’S POV“Try the move again!” Master Cho called out as we continued to work on wrist escapes. I liked these moves, as they had a lot of practical applications. If someone grabbed your wrist and you needed to escape, any one of these numerous wrist escapes could be used. Mater Cho had also taught me a few countermoves that involved breaking a nose or rib that could be used in conjunction with the wrist escape if the situation warranted it.I grabbed on to Jake’s wrist so that he can practice the move again. He has been a real trooper tonight. I think that Master Cho went a bit harder on the class, and specifically Jake, than necessary when he found out that Jake was my boyfriend. This was the second class that Jake had attended, but the first one since telling Master Cho Jake was my boyfriend. Master Cho was a good support for me when things were bad with Dylan. He just wanted me to be safe and happy. The moves we did today were a bit on the