About the Book
Title: The Women Who Love Rome
Author: London Tracy
Genre: Contemporary Romance / Women’s Fiction
Rome is
a rich, successful movie producer, accustomed to having his way; Thursday is
sweet, naive, and eager to please. When the two ex-lovers cross paths, it’s
love at first sight all over again.
After an explosive reunion, Thursday learns that Rome now shares his home with two ladyloves and has every intention of making her his newest conquest. Together, they embark on a daring, unorthodox living arrangement that pushes the boundaries of lust, love, and the forbidden.
After an explosive reunion, Thursday learns that Rome now shares his home with two ladyloves and has every intention of making her his newest conquest. Together, they embark on a daring, unorthodox living arrangement that pushes the boundaries of lust, love, and the forbidden.
The Women Who Love
Rome
A Romantic Comedy for Heathens
A Romantic Comedy for Heathens
London Tracy
Excerpt Two
66
We
have all just finished brunch when I empty the remnants on my plate into the
trash. I then place everyone’s dishes into the dishwasher and wipe down the
table and kitchen counters.
“You
guys want to come with me to Puppy Lane to look for Doggie?” India asks us.
“I
would love to,” I say to her, “but I’m already late for work.”
“I’ll
go with you,” Storm says.
“If
anyone needs me, I’ll be in my office reading until my eyeballs pop out,” Rome
says before heading into another room.
Storm
and India are on their way out when I head upstairs to dress for work. It’s
already one in the afternoon, and with so much planned for me at work, my boss
would rather I come in late rather than not at all.
Dressed
in my navy blue leggings, flip flops and a long white shirt, I grab my clutch
purse and head out. Once I reach the outside and open my car door, I stop
myself. It dawns on me that with Storm and India having gone searching for
Doggie, Rome is alone in the house.
I
am already a million hours late for work, but I can’t help spying on Rome
before I go. This is a rare moment as Storm and India are always around.
Buzzing
with curiosity and anticipation, I make a U-turn back into the house. With a
smile on my face, I tip toe towards his office. His office door is open and his
back is to me. He faces the window, sitting in his emperor-like chair, reading.
For
two minutes, I stand in the doorway, watching him with an eye of adoration. My
heart swells with a nervous elation. I’m breathing him, drinking him and
consuming him. My want for this man seizes every ounce of my pride, shallowing
my breath. Absorbing more of him, I massage my temples and slowly move my head
from left to right. I’m wasted, wasted with lust. Then, I realize something.
I’m jealous. I want him to target me the same way that he focuses on the script
before him, but that’s not likely to happen.
Having
enjoyed the view long enough, I am about to head out to work.
“I
hear you breathing back that there, Thursday,” Rome says to me.
When
I hear these words come from Rome’s mouth, I gasp and almost pee in my panties.
My
breathing couldn’t possibly be that loud. Or could it?
And
if so, how did he know that it was me and not anyone else?
Seeing
that I have been found out, I step into his office. Rome swivels his chair
around towards me. “You know stalking is illegal.”
“I
wasn’t stalking you,” I say, knowing full well that is exactly what I was
doing.
“What’s
your term for it?” he asks me.
“I
was just checking you out.”
My
head must be harder than a brick because even after Rome denied me sex not more
than 48 hours ago, I’m seriously considering asking him again.
Am
I nuts?
Can
I not take a hint or what?
I
hoist myself up on the edge of his desk, cross my legs and allow my flip flops
to fall to the floor. “So, what are you reading?” I ask him. My voice is
innocent and light.
“A
story about a personal assistant who instead of going to work, decides to stalk
this movie producer.”
“I
was not stalking you,” I say with a chuckle, hoping he might believe me though
I know that he won’t.
“You
believe what you want to believe,” Rome says, “And I’ll believe what is true.”
Rome
smiles at me, and I’m bombarded with so much want that I might pass out. In
this unofficial drunken state, I cannot resist the urge to be rejected one more
time. “You want to go upstairs?” I ask him, my eyes glancing upwards.
“Upstairs?”
he questions me as if he doesn’t know what I’m talking about.
“Yeah,”
I say, uncrossing my legs. “Don’t you want to take me upstairs and… put me in a
coma?”
“Is
that what you want?” he asks me, skeptical.
“Yeah.
That’s what I want.”
At
this moment, I want Rome to set his script down and escort me upstairs, but he
says nothing. He strokes his chin. He is deep in thought.
“What
do you think?” I ask him, hoping with everything in me that he might say yes.
“Do you want to?”
“Yes,
I want to,” he says easing back into this chair, “but I’m not going to.”
My
mouth falls open in a frozen state.
Is
he rejecting me again?
I
slide off his desk, my eyes darting at him, mouth twisted. “Why do you have to
be such a hard ass?” I say right before I storm out of his office.
Author Bio
Avid journaler. Dog lover. People lover.
Writer. Lover of children. I believe that there’s good and bad in all of us and
that the people who like us choose to only focus on the good. I possess an
insatiable curiosity about all things. I adore character driven movies and
instrumental music that transports me to a place of nirvana. I believe that
Leonardo DiCaprio is the most fascinating actor of all time. If I could write
as well as he acts, I would be rich. What I love to do more than anything else
is talk. The book that most reflects my personality is my novel, “The Women Who
Love Rome,” which is available for free at Smashwords.com. Contact me at
londontracy44@yahoo.
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