Love Takes Time (Christian Romance) by Kaci Hart Page B

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    “Pure
craziness.  Honestly, I don’t know how you do it.  Unless he just
isn’t as attractive as you told me that he is.”
     
    “I
never said it was easy.  It’s just a decision.  And he is very good
looking thank you.  Don’t act like you don’t know.  I have to think
you at least saw him when you were doing all of your peeping tomfoolery.”
     
    Sasha
was pointing directly at Chelsea’s head.
     
    “I
couldn’t because that big ol ’ thing was in the
way.  You have a pic on your phone or anything?”
     
    As much
of a free spirit as Chelsea was, she did have relationship rules that she
refused to break.  It had ruined a few potentially promising relationships
when she told them about her faith but she felt she was better off without a
man if that man couldn’t respect what she believed.  Like never before,
she felt obliged to show Sasha just how good looking he really was.   
     
    “No
but I’m sure there’s got to be something on the web about him.  He’s
supposed to be some kind of big shot businessman in town.”
     
    Chelsea
grabbed the laptop off of the small wooden center table and ran a quick search
for his name.  When she saw his picture come up, she turned the screen
back to her friend who read it and gasped. 
     
    “See. 
That’s him right there.”
     
    “You’re
kidding me right?” 
     
    “Nope. 
I told you he’s attractive.”
     
    “Yeah. 
He’s attractive but that’s not what I’m talking about.  You are telling me
that you went on a date with the son of the CEO of Chatham Holdings.  You
hit the jackpot Chel .”
     
    “What
are you talking about?”
     
    Her
roommate looked at her in disbelief. 
     
    “Not
even you could be so naive that you would not know who this is?  You  really  need
to get out more often. Public service announcement, he is only one of the most
attractive and richest men in America and he is related to a few of the others.
 I don’t know how in the world you landed this one but you better keep
him.”
     
    Chelsea
turned the laptop screen back to herself and started to read.  She
couldn’t believe it.  During dinner they didn’t get to talk about him that
much, partially because he just seemed so intent on learning everything about
her.  He was singularly focused on her all night long.  
     
    Sure,
she knew that he had some money from their encounters.  The limo with a
driver and dinner at over four hundred dollars a head were very obvious clues.
 Nonetheless this was something way beyond what she had imagined.
 His family seemed to be involved in everything from politics to business
and in between.  And they were rich enough to be a small country. 
  
     
    “Whoa.
 I didn’t know all of this about him.  I figured he was just some guy
that had done well when the market rebounded.  This reads like his family
would never have even known what money problems means.  Well either way
he’s not the typical rich guy so I don’t really care how much money he has.”
     
    Sasha
jumped in.
     
    “Whatever. 
That is an amount of money that even you can’t ignore.  I wonder if you
can get alimony when you guys break up.”
     
    “Wow,  friend . 
How about hoping we don’t.”
     
    “Oh yeah,
there is that option too.   It’s just that you don’t have the
greatest track record with guys.”
     
    Chelsea
responded sarcastically. 
     
    “Gee
thanks for the vote of confidence roomie.”
     
    “Now
come on Chel .  I’ve always believed in you and I
am definitely pulling for you. You know that.  If it helps my case any, I
will point out that you already got him hooked.”
     
    Chelsea
liked to think so but life could be funny.   
     
    “You
think?  It seemed like he was having a good time and honestly Sasha, I
haven’t enjoyed myself with a guy this much ever.  He was the perfect
gentleman and we are going out again soon.  You know that I haven’t had a
date number two in forever, so you