In Too Deep

Rain On Me

Bishop: A month has gone by without a single response from Tara to my calls. I've accepted that she doesn't want to continue any relationship or contact with me. For everyone's sake, including hers.

I've chosen to leave the group. Whether it's the sting of being ignored by a close friend or simply acceptance, it's time for me to move on and leave all associated ties behind.

Tara: Here I am, at my desk in the executive office, working on my books' edits. I've completed the approvals for the new authors signed by my company.

Now, it's time to start my next book. After publishing more than five bestsellers in the last eight years, I'm ready to write again.

It's been a little over a month since I last saw everyone. We still communicate often, except for Nick and Bishop. The night after leaving TJ's, I chose to prioritize myself, which felt incredibly freeing. Initially, it was sad to cut off communication with Nick and Bishop but the situation had grown too complex, and I needed to leave it behind to embrace a hopeful future. Checking my watch, I note it's 12:45.

I haven't taken a break since I arrived at 7 this morning and I'm quite hungry.

I approach the elevator and quickly press the button. As the doors open, I step inside, absorbed in my phone, finalizing a last-minute edit on a memo for my team.

After sending off the email, I glance up and am struck by the sight of the most stunning woman I've ever encountered. She offers me a smile, and I find myself staring. Collecting myself, I apologize for my rudeness and introduce myself with a warm smile, "Hi, I'm Tara," offering my hand. "Emma," she responds, Smiling brightly at me, accepting the handshake.

We are locked in, full on eye contact and I have never wanted nothing more than to stay in this monent, my heart racing, hands slightly trembling, and words stuck in my throat but Thankfully I found myself finally able to shake myself from this current trance. I dont think I've seen you here before I'm the Founder of BlueRose Publishing.

That's a the Vice President of SolarEView Tech. My partner and I built this company from thr ground up and it's finally in the top 5 Tech companies in the US.

Impressive Ms.Emma. I'm have to say, i'm in terested in hearing more about this company and I'm certainly dying to learn more about you.

Would you care to join me for l? I hunch? i hold my breath, impatiently awaiting the responce to the request I had just made to this total stranger. I notice her eyes become more glassy, it seemed as though her eyes had suddenly glased over.

I an stunned but also incredibly confused.

She finally after about a minute looks over at me and states she'd love to join me.

Before the doors open on the ground floor she grabs my hand.

Stunned by the tingles I feel so stongly from this woman, the tingles spread through out my whole body like light waves of electricity covered lightening bolts. I pull my hand away from hers and instantly my hand feels cold, and i find myself wanting to feel that again.

I'm a little confused but as I do not want to make a fool of myself asking if she had felt it too, she might think i'm crazy.

I keep the thought to myself as she grabs my hand again and this time her smile is so wide it reaches her eyes, and I feel my heart racing and tummy flip from the look of her.

As we enter into our respective cars I tell her to follow me and I wait for her at the gate before driving down the street, she follows me in her blue jeep, intersting choice in vehicle I think to myself, I am current in a jet black Hummer with Blue Led lighting aroud the outide of the car, blue black and grey are the current interior colors within my truck. They are my three favorite colors, hince I added my favorite color into the business title of my company. The back story is one that had always meant alot to me but that is a rabbit whole for another time.

We pull up to this fancy Italian resturant, it's one of my favorite places to go, The food here is delectable, and my goal right now is to impress this stunning woman.

I dont know what it is about her but I find myself drawn to her, Sexually Excited by just the look of her alone, but yet Something inside me makes me feel asthough I've known her forever.

This is truly new to me, this feeling isnt like any other I had ever felt. Im definately feeling in this moment like i want to be near her and I think I'm going to allow myself to indulge in this one impulsive action, just this one time.

Liz POV: It's been a month since I last met with the group. It was great to see them, but it was unfortunate I cove secured this uldn't stay longer. Such are the demands of a challenging job and parenthood. Currently, I'm seated.at my new desk. My title is currently the assistant to Mr.Jerry at Jerry&Drue Law firm, Tara called in a favor for me with a long time friend of hers. I secured the position thanks to her referral and I have proven my self more than useful at this job. The steady income and flexable hours have been so helpful. I think of this favor she had done fo rme as a form of apology, Tara is unaware but Ive been inlove with Bishop for years, although he had only looked at me like sister it never stopped my love for him.

This has been a healthy distraction and I enjoy it. A part of me wonders if I should Tell her how I feel about him and the whole situation but then again what good would it do? What would it change really, Bishop hasnt answered any of my calls and he basically ghosted everyone. Is it really worth a possible fight with my best friend and The posibility of losing her, and not to mention the crazy lecture I'd get from the rest of the group. Ehh probably best if I just keep it to myself. I shake the reoccurant thoughts from mind and focus on typing on the laptop infront of me , it's my job to send the new copy to the agreement that Jerry created over to one of his clients and I ensure that after I send it over I send over a follow up email alerting the client that it has been sent so there is two different paper trails so there is no way to claim they hadn't recieved it because I always make sure I leave the read reciepts on for all emails to and from clients and really any party this company is in contact with. It's the smarter way to go about ensuring there is no mis-communication.