Thinking of Other Men

Jace stood up, pulling her with him. "Why else, my sweet darling?" He had a suggestive smile that made Grace's already cooled cheeks heat up again.

"We had better start going, then," she said and scampered off. In no time her hand was already on the door handle.

Jace let out a hearty laugh that if any of his friends had heard would have suggested a hospital appointment for him.

The jovial mood was not lost on Suresh who happened to be at the door when his boss strolled out of his office. 

"I'll be gone for the rest of the morning. Handle whatever comes up."

Suresh was taken aback. "Sir, the meeting with…"

"Do I need to repeat myself?" Jace snapped. "If you're getting incompetent, look out for a replacement before the end of today."

How could Suresh argue any further? As always, he had to come up with an excuse that was quite different from the obvious Afterall, he couldn't tell the client that his boss was running after a woman all day