All Chapters of FAR TOO LATE: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

11 Chapters

MAIN CHARACTER

“Good morning, Ms. Cooper,” the receptionist greeted me with a bright smile.“Morning, Tessa.”I walked past the front desk and toward the elevator, coffee in hand and confidence wrapped around me like an expensive perfume. My reflection stared back at me from the mirrored walls once the elevator doors closed.Curvy hips. Thick thighs. Full breasts.Everything I once hated about myself.Everything I had learned to love.Well… mostly.The elevator dinged on the twentieth floor, and the familiar chaos of TMA immediately swallowed me whole.Phones ringing.Keyboards clacking.People rushing around with files in hand.My company.Mine.Sometimes i get shocked because it feels like its all a dream that i dont want to ever wake up from.At twenty-four years old, I had built one of the fastest-growing consulting firms in Chicago, and every single person who once doubted me could choke on their opinions.“the boss herself has finally arrived,” Sarah teased the second I entered my office.I r

I LET HIM HIT

After how my ex Abe made me ashamed of my body celibacy was the last thing I wanted.I yearn to be torn apart like a whore by the man I love just like the fit sexy porno actresses.Zephyr knows how to do just that he has a way of satisfying a woman's needs.We started kissing he lifted my shirt up and stared to work on my body. I laid on the bed my breath coming in shallow hitches, my body trembling as I looked up at him. At 6ft 2in, he towered over me, a wall of hard, sculpted muscle that made me feel small and utterly possessed. When he stepped between my thighs, I felt it the heavy, throbbing heat of his veiny cock pressing firmly against my soaking wet pussy.This moment was exactly what I needed to escape from the world outside from Abe and the perfect celebration for the deal my firm just landed.He didn't rush; he just leaned in, his weight pinning me down, letting me feel every inch of his hardness grinding against my clit, teasing me with the promise of what was coming."You

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

“ Ohh wow that was amazing babe” zephyr in ecstasy“ so same time next week” with an iron hope so look“ don't get ahead of yourself ill be busy this week” I spoke as I entered the bathroom to wash the oil and his cum of me “ okay the week after that” “ end of discussion zephr” as I closed the door behind me.He followed me into the bathroom and help wash me. — The next morningI regretted agreeing to the meeting the second I walked into the conference room.The scent hit me first. Warm cedarwood and expensive cologne. A scent I used to bury myself in how would it forget.A scent my body unfortunately remembered before my mind could catch up.My heels slowed against the polished floor as my gaze lifted toward the man standing near the window.Abe McCarthy.Five years later, and he still looked unfairly good.Tall.Broad shoulders.Dark tailored suit hugging his frame like it had been stitched onto him personally.His hair was slightly longer now, pushed carelessly away from his fo

The One That Got Away

Abe's pov"You look like shit."I glanced up from my whiskey."Good to see you too, Marcus."My best friend dropped into the chair across from me and smirked."I mean it. You've looked miserable for a week."I took another drink.The expensive liquor burned all the way down.Unfortunately, it wasn't strong enough to erase the image of Diane Cooper.Nothing was.Marcus leaned back."How'd the meeting go?"I laughed bitterly."Depends.""On?""Whether you're asking me as a businessman or as an idiot still in love with his ex.""Let's start with the idiot."I stared into my glass.For a long moment, neither of us spoke.Finally, I sighed."She's beautiful."Marcus groaned."Oh God.""No, seriously."I shook my head."You should've seen her."The memory appeared instantly.Diane walking into the conference room.Confident.Elegant.Successful.Her curves wrapped in a fitted navy dress that made every man in the building forget how to breathe.Including me.Especially me.The woman sitting

Safe

Diane's povSaturday mornings had become my favorite.No board meetings.No client calls.No deadlines.Just peace.And today that peace came in the form of a messy-haired man wearing sweatpants and a ridiculous dinosaur t-shirt."You cheated."Zephyr gasped dramatically."I did not.""You absolutely did.""I have no idea what you're talking about."I pointed accusingly at the Monopoly board spread across his coffee table."You stole money from the bank."His hand flew to his chest.The man actually looked offended."Wow."I squinted my eyes."You stole it.""You have no proof."I reached over and snatched the folded bills from beneath his thigh.The evidence.His jaw dropped.Then I burst out laughing.The next thing I knew, he tackled me onto the couch.A squeal escaped me."Zephyr!""False accusations have consequences."I laughed so hard my stomach hurt as he started tickling my sides."Stop!""Nope.""Zephyr!""Confess.""I'm innocent!""Liar."By the time he finally released me,

TOO LATE

Chapter SixToo LateAbeRegret was a funny thing.People always talked about it like it arrived all at once.Like a lightning strike.Like some dramatic realization that changed everything overnight.In reality?Regret came in pieces.Tiny little reminders scattered throughout your day.A song.A scent.A restaurant.A laugh that sounded almost like hers.And every single one felt like a knife.I stared out the floor-to-ceiling windows of my office.The city stretched endlessly below.Millions of people.Thousands of opportunities.Hundreds of women.Yet somehow the only person occupying my mind was Diane Cooper.Again.My assistant knocked lightly before entering."Mr. McCarthy?"I didn't look away from the window."What?""Your ten o'clock is here.""Send them in."The meeting lasted an hour.Then another.Then another.By noon, I'd signed three contracts and negotiated two separate acquisitions.Normally, that would've been enough to keep my attention occupied.Today it wasn't.Be

Dangerous Familiarity

Diane's povThe problem with seeing someone every day was that eventually they stopped feeling like a disruption.They started feeling normal.And that terrified me.It had been three weeks since the project began.Three weeks of meetings.Emails.Conference calls.Strategy sessions.Three weeks of seeing Abe McCarthy almost every day.And somehow that was becoming the problem.Not because he was making my life difficult.Quite the opposite.He was making it easy.Too easy."You're staring at your screen again."I looked up from my laptop.Sarah stood in my office doorway holding a cup of coffee."I'm working."She snorted."You haven't typed anything in ten minutes."I sighed."Am I that obvious?""Painfully."Wonderful.Sarah entered and sat across from me.Her eyes narrowed immediately."What's going on?""Nothing.""Diane."I groaned."Why do people keep saying my name like that?""Because you're acting weird."I looked away.Because unfortunately she wasn't wrong.Lately I'd been

pondering

Abe's povThe conference room was empty.Yet somehow it still felt like she was here.I loosened my tie and dropped into one of the chairs after Diane left.The door had barely closed behind her.I should've gone back to work.I had meetings.Deadlines.Investors waiting for calls.Instead, I sat there staring at the chair she'd occupied for the past hour.Pathetic.Absolutely pathetic.And yet I couldn't bring myself to move.Because for sixty minutes, things had almost felt normal.Not perfect.Not like before.But close enough to remind me what I'd lost.I ran a hand through my hair and leaned back.The image of her sitting across from me immediately resurfaced.Focused.Determined.Beautiful.Her brows furrowing whenever she concentrated.Her lips pursing whenever she disagreed with something.The tiny crease between her eyes when she was trying to solve a problem.The same things I'd spent years memorizing.The same things I somehow never forgot.A small laugh escaped me.God.Th

Trying Harder

Abe's povThere came a point when regret stopped being enough.I'd spent weeks replaying memories.Weeks wondering what would've happened if I'd loved Diane better.Weeks apologizing to myself instead of doing something about it.I was done.If there was even the smallest chance of getting her back...I was going to take it.Not by forcing her.Not by manipulating her.But by showing her the man I should've been all along.I was late arriving at the joint office that Monday morning.The lobby was filled with employees rushing to meetings, coffee cups in hand.As I stepped out of the elevator, I saw her.Diane.She stood near the reception desk speaking with one of her managers.She wore a cream blouse tucked into charcoal trousers, her curls pulled into a high ponytail that bounced every time she laughed.Laughed.It was becoming my favorite sound again.I walked over before I could lose my nerve."Morning."She turned.The smile she wore disappeared almost immediately."Morning."Pro

Collision Course

Diane povSaturday nights weren't usually my thing.I'd rather stay home with takeout and a movie than spend hours getting ready for a room full of strangers.Unfortunately, Sarah had other plans."You are not wearing that."I looked down at the black dress I'd just slipped on."What's wrong with it?""It screams corporate meeting.""It is black.""It screams funeral."Sophie nodded from the edge of my bed."I hate agreeing with Sarah, but she's right."I sighed dramatically."I invited you two over to help me get ready.""You invited us over because you have terrible fashion instincts," Sarah corrected.I threw a pillow at her.She dodged it with an annoying laugh.Half an hour later, thanks to the two of them, I was standing in front of the mirror wearing a deep emerald-green dress that hugged every curve without making me feel self-conscious.I actually...liked it."There she is," Sarah said proudly."The hot CEO."I rolled my eyes."You two are impossible.""And you're welcome."M

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