Total pages in book: 101
Estimated words: 93583 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 468(@200wpm)___ 374(@250wpm)___ 312(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 93583 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 468(@200wpm)___ 374(@250wpm)___ 312(@300wpm)
“That’s because there aren’t any,” he says, and he is almost glaring at me. “I ordered Chinese and went to bed.”
“So you say,” Sylvia says, then looks at Ryan and then back to Carter. “The point of this meeting really is that you leave on Monday for Montana.”
“And?” he says, not sure of the question.
“And last time you went to the ‘country,’ you had an orgy,” Ryan says from beside me but stops talking when the waiter comes over to introduce himself and gives us the specials before walking away.
“Having friends over to enjoy the hot tub is not an orgy,” Carter says, shrugging.
“There were eight girls and one man,” Ryan says, and I shake my head and roll my eyes. “I believe the picture had a tagline of Johnson’s harem.”
“It wasn’t that bad,” Jeff says, but his voice is anything but convincing.
“Not bad?” Sylvia says, grabbing her phone and placing it in the middle of the table. I casually look over at it and see it. Carter is in the middle of the bed, and the women are draped all over him. Every one of them is touching him while one is lying across his lap. You know that they are all naked.
“That was a long time ago,” Jeff says, and I refrain from saying anything. Instead, I pick up my water.
“If you guys are so scared of the temptation and possibilities in Montana, then why don’t you guys send Erin with me?” Carter says, and my head snaps to him.
“What?” I whisper, but Carter just continues talking.
“It’s obviously a big job to keep me on the straight and narrow, so having Erin there for two weeks will help. We can go over all the tricks, and she can be in charge of my social media while I’m there, so it will also create buzz for the movie if she does the pictures from on set. You have to admit it’s a brilliant plan.”
I look over at Ryan and Sylvia. “Surely, you aren’t entertaining this ridiculous idea?”
Sylvia looks at Ryan, and then Ryan turns to me. “That isn’t a bad idea. Actually, it would be like hitting two birds with one stone. We can get the word out about the movie, and we can show that he’s changed his ways and is serious about his professional life more than his partying ways.”
“What’s the matter?” Carter says, and I turn to look at him. “Afraid the distance would be too much with your boyfriend?” he says, and if I could kick him under the table with my heel, I would.
“Your boyfriend?” Sylvia says, shocked, looking at me. I turn to look at her, and both she and Ryan are looking at me.
Turning back and glaring at Carter, I say quietly, “It’s a new thing.”
“This is a great idea,” Jeff says, and I’m baffled that everyone is agreeing to this crazy-ass plan.
“Hold on a second,” I finally say loudly, and everyone looks at me. “This is crazy. I’m going to go to Montana with him and follow him around to make sure the lock remains engaged on his chastity belt?”
“Erin, it won’t be like that. We aren’t asking you to follow him around but to do marketing,” Sylvia says. “We will also give you control of the company’s social media account, and I think it’s also a smart idea to create one with the movie title.”
“That is a great idea,” Ryan says. “It’s never too early to get the buzz going.” I shake my head, knowing I am not going to win this fight, and I’ll be spending the next two weeks in Montana with him.
Carter claps his hands together, knowing that he won, but I’m wondering why he’s so excited. Surely, me being there will be the major cock block that will prevent any activities on the down low. “I’m starving.” He picks up his menu, and I push to get out of the bench, grabbing my purse.
“Excuse me,” I say to the table and walk away before I do something stupid like tell my boss to fuck off or get his own ass to Montana. I’m about to push the brown door to enter the bathroom when I hear my name being called, and I turn to see it’s Ryan.
“Listen, I’m sorry we just blindsided you.” He starts talking, and I have to move out of the way when someone comes out of the bathroom and gives Ryan the once-over and then leaves with a smile. I look at him with his black hair short on the sides and long on the top pushed back no doubt by his hands. His brown eyes look almost black, and his scruff has a salt and pepper look to it. He’s wearing a black suit with a white shirt and no tie. His hands go to his hips. “We have invested a lot in this movie, and I need it to be perfect. And I need Carter to be angelic.”