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If you've read anything else I've written you know I write things based on my real life. Don't hesitate to ask what's real or not-I don't mind in the least.
You get this chapter early as I will be in Vegas until Monday and won't be able to do my normal post. You're welcome LOL
Beyond the Sea
Somewhere beyond the sea
somewhere waiting for me
my lover stands on golden sands
and watches the ships that go sailin'
Chapter 10
Edward came back over holding our coffees, so I slid his chair out for him using my foot.
"Thanks." He handed me a cup and sat down. "So where were we? "
"You were getting ready to spill all your juicy secrets." I batted my eyes.
"I don't know about juicy." He laughed." Two days after I last saw you, I returned home to an empty apartment, most of my shit gone, and a note that said I'll explain later. " He took a sip of coffee then looked into my eyes to gauge my reaction.
"Are you kidding me?" I was so pissed at this chick for him.
"The best part B? I had bought her an engagement ring when we had the Dubai port visit. I thought I wanted to marry this girl. Needless to say, I left quite a few nasty voicemails for her, but it took her over two weeks to get back to me. She decided she didn't want to be with someone that was gone a lot of the time and left, moving in with a friend of hers. In hindsight it was for the best, but at the time I was really pissed." He took another sip of his coffee.
"Because I'm a guy and an idiot, I didn't handle it too well. I drank way too much and got into trouble at work. It took my sister to knock sense into me. Of course, if she had been any later, I would have been demoted or even kicked out. It was her idea to re-up and transfer to North Island, so I did. I spent a lot of time alone, reevaluating things"
"Wow, Edward. I don't even know what to say." He reached over and squeezed my hand, but let his linger a bit this time. It was a warm reassuring feeling.
"Nutshell, after another three years, I decided I didn't want to be in the Navy anymore. So-I started working on my degree. When I got out I started my own business."
"What kind of business? " My curiosity had certainly been piqued.
"Like you didn't look at the site." He teased.
"I did, but I'd like to hear about it from you."
"Well, as you may or may not know there's a huge market for adult items. I decided to do some research and learned that you can get these things pretty cheap from various wholesale outlets. So applied for e business license and designed the website while waiting for it to come through. It started pretty small, but in the last year, I converted the garage into a workable office and inventory place."
"Is there that big of a market?"
He choked on his coffee, "Haven't you ever been in an adult store."
I thought over my answer before giving it to him. Be honest or not. I decided on honestly."No, but I have bought online before and don't ask me what, Mr."
"Fair enough." He agreed. "Anytime you want to look through what I have at the house, let me know." He glanced at his watch and cringed. "I really need to go, I have a conference call in about thirty minutes and I have to do a little bit of prep."
"Oh, ok." I stood up and walked to the trash can. "I really enjoyed catching up, Edward."
"Me too, Bella. I'll call you and make plans for another coffee, or maybe even lunch." He leaned over and kissed my cheek almost absentmindedly before darting across the street to a silver car.
I watched him pull away then headed to my own car. I needed to talk to Tanya before I over-analyzed this encounter.
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