Fated Human Mate novel Chapter 15

"Of course, you do, Alex." She said before putting on her apron and turning the open sign over.

I rolled my eyes. "Good morning Jack."

"Good morning." He smiled and headed back to the kitchen to prepare for the breakfast rush.

"So." She sat at the counter in front of me. "What time is Mr. Sexy Pants coming?"

"Can you get back to work? You know, the thing I pay you to do."

"Fine." She scoffed, and began making sure all the tables were cleaned off.

"Good morning Mr. and Mrs. White." I greeted the elderly couple and lead them to their booth.

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It was almost noon when Melissa came into my office and closed the door behind her. "He's here." She sung.

I had spent most of the morning in my office paying bills and buying supplies. I hadn't gotten much time to think of the meeting with Ryan but when Melissa came into my office I couldn't help but feel the butterflies erupted in my stomach.

I stood up and was about to head to the door when she stopped me. "What are you doing?" I asked Melissa who was currently adjusting my clothes so that I showed a lot more then I was planning on. "Stop." I pushed her away and adjusted my clothes back.

She open her makeup bag and push me back into my chair. "Stay still." She applied red lipstick over my lip balm and applied a fresh layer of liquid eyeliner over my eyelid. "You look hot." She complimented.

I looked into the mirror I had on my desk and admire her work. "Thank you, but if you must know I am not trying to impress him, just look professional for a business meeting."

"Yea, sure you are." She said sarcastically before grabbing her makeup bag and leaving my office.

I calm my breathing which proved to be a waste of time because when I walked out of my office and saw him all the air rush out my body. My mouth had grown dry and the butterflies continued to flutter in my stomach. He was wearing dress pants and a white button-down shirt, the shirt definitely showed off his muscles and I was very appreciative of this.

In his hand, he held a folder. "Alex, hey, how are you?" He stood from the booth that he was sitting at.

He licked his lips. "Good. Thank you for asking." I looked around the restaurant to see that it was quite busy. "We should go into my office."

He smiled. "Lead the way."

ALPHA RYAN

She smirked. "That sounds nice and all but that not exactly how the restaurant business work, I sure you wouldn't know that since The Red Café only been open for five minutes." She answered smartly.

'Feisty, I like it.' My wolf purred.

"You may be right, but The Red Café is not what I came here to talk to you about."

"What are you here to talk to me about?" She demanded.

"I own an investment company, I invest in small business and companies. I want to invest in this place. I see a lot of potential with just a few minor adjustments, update the appliance, tables, add more employees."

"This place has been doing just fine without all that fancy bullshit." She said with confidence. She was cute when she was mad.

"My associate tells me that you've been behind on your mortgage, I can help pay it off."

"I'm not selling this place." She was angry, and I was extremely turned on. I had to adjust the tightness in my pants and try to focus on the situation at hand.

"That's not what I'm asking. If this turns out to a success, I just want one thing."