I pull up to her house, promptly at seven and I'm a tangled mess of nerves. I don't know why this feels so much like a first date, I mean, are we forgetting the fact that my brain remembers the taste of her on my tongue? That little remembrance is going to make this a bit of a challenge for me. Hell, just remembering it now, is sending a jolt to my lower regions but I'm doing this. I'm going to date Victoria. I'm going to see whether or not I feel worthy.

Shaking my head, I can't believe this is how I feel but more importantly, I can't believe that I'm pursuing her anyhow. I've never met a woman like Victoria, so this is completely unchartered territory for me. For the past two months since returning from Grenada, where Victoria suddenly crashed into my life, I've been trying to stay busy. Staying at my office, working crazy long hours, in a weak attempt to keep my mind off of her.  Even continuing to direct the product distribution for our clients did nothing to erase her from my memory.

That's the shady shit I was referring to, when I was trying to convince Victoria that I'm no good for her. Our MC works for Mario Moretti and his brothers. They're serious Italian mafia shit. You know the Godfather and all, well yeah that's them. We're responsible for getting their product to dealers and other distributors who take it further down the chain. It's a massive operation that covers the entire East coast and some mid states too.  But even that hasn't been enough.  Between running my cyber security company and dealing with the Moretti's operation, none of it is enough to change my focus. She has a hold on me like I've never experienced.

She's all I can think about, and I swear, if I had any idea this was going to be the end result of a vacation fling filled with some hot-ass sex, I would've said hell no! Well...maybe not but still. I've had plenty of flings and one-night stands in the past, so much so, that my name is well known on the MC set. Nothing that I'm actually proud of but I've always liked variety and I just never wanted to settle down with one woman.  

Until now.

Pressing the doorbell, listening to it chime sends my anxiety through the roof. Footsteps approach the door; it swings open gently and my eyes land on such a beautiful site.

"Solomon...hi. Come on in. Let me grab my jacket and purse and we can go."

"You look amazing, as always Gorgeous."

Victoria's hair is straight, flowing down her shoulders and she's in a light blue cropped sweater that makes her skin glow. Oh, and skintight jeans that hug her round ass like they were made especially for her. I get the pleasure of watching her walk into the other room. 

She returns, smiling up at me, "I'm glad you called me Solomon."

My eyes drag up and down her body and I scan her face.

"I'm glad I did too Victoria."

It's all I can do to stop myself from scooping her into my arms, but I refrain. 

For now.

We get to my Range Rover, I open the passenger door and help her in.

Hoping into the driver's seat, I start the truck.

"So where are we going?" she asks softly.

I tell her we're going to the Cadillac Ranch restaurant, at the National Harbor. "Have you ever been?" I ask.

A smile lights up her face, "Is it that the place with the mechanical bull?"

I nod.

"No, I haven't but I've been wanting to. You going to ride Solomon?"

I laugh softly...if she only knew where my mind went. "Uh yeah, I was planning on it. Are you game?"

"Oh, you know me, I'm down for any adventure. So yes, I'm game!"

The rest of the ride is filled with general conversation, and we pull up to the harbor and find parking.

Walking towards the restaurant, I place my hand on the small of her back. We enter and I notice several men glancing our way, watching her. A twinge fills my chest but it's not jealousy, it's more like pride. Hell, they can look all they want but she's with me. She wants me.

It's not too crowded tonight since it's a weeknight, so we get seated quickly. We order drinks and decide to hold off ordering our meals until we've finished taking on the bull.

"So Solomon, I have to admit something."

"Oookay," saying slowly while I watch her, nodding my head for her to go on.

"When I left your office yesterday, I honestly never expected to hear from you again. You had no response to anything I said, and I took that to mean you were no longer interested."

Sighing heavily, I drop my eyes to the table and then look back at her. Smiling, I shake my head, "To be honest Victoria, you took me completely off guard, showing up there and by everything you said. I never in a million years, expected that." Pausing, my eyes scan hers and I go on. "I am more than interested in you Victoria, so we are going to pursue this thing between us, ok?"

Her smile is sexy and radiant, and her response sends me reeling. "I'd really like that Solomon and uh...what I said about no sex...how about we just see how that goes too, ok?"

Fuck me. 

"That works for me too because...well... if I continue to be honest Victoria, I don't know how long I'll be able to keep my hands off of you but I'm willing to do whatever you want."

Our drinks arrive and I hold my glass up to toast hers, "To new beginnings."