68. Planning a trip to Africa.

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Stella went out to the deck and stood there just breathing. She was feeling calm, happy. Drake was in the kitchen, he burned the toast, he couldn't concentrate, he was feeling anxious about seeing his cousins and their reaction to Stella. He wanted to keep her here, all to himself. His phone beeped. Mr. Abott wants to go over the proposal today, he's leaving for Africa tomorrow so he wants to be sure the travel insurance rider is solid, Penny. Drake called his assistant Penny. " I've already put off my flight to Florida twice, is it really necessary to meet with him today?" He asked feeling even more anxious. " Well, yes actually, he is our biggest client. He trusted your father and to be frank, doesn't have much faith in you and Sam being dependable now that you are COO and Sam CEO" He grunted. " Drake you do realize by your title alone as cheif operational officer, you are responsible for day to day operations to support Sam as CEO?" " I know, it's just my personal life is kind of needing all of my attention right now." " Well, it's all on your shoulders Drake." " Okay, I'm going to my aunts in Florida to tend to family business, then...I'm flying to Africa to assure Mr. Abott that I am serious about taking care of his insurance needs and personally show him just how far I am willing to go." He hung up and then called her back. " Penny, can you book my flight too? I'm not sure where he's going in Africa?" " It's for a safari, hold on let me read the pamphlet he dropped off..As the starting point for the world-renowned wildebeest migration, Tanzania ranks second only to Kenya... yadda yadda yadda. " Okay one ticket to Tanzania it is." She said. Stella was standing behind Drake she held up her fingers signaling two tickets. " Oh, Penny, make it two first class tickets to Tanzania." " Two? I thought you were giving up your womanizing ways and waiting for Mrs. Right now?" She teased him. " I found her, she's coming with me. Her name is Stella Calloway." He said looking intently into her brown eyes. Stella put her hands on her thin waist. He gave her a cup of coffee. She nodded and took it out to the deck. " Penny, I want to make this trip memorable for Miss Calloway, I need special accommodations for us, very cozy." He said. " Are you going to ask her, propose to her?" She asked. " I did that already. I'm thinking I might just love on her a while, she's too young to be married, so she says." He said honestly. " Wait isn't Sam's girlfriend named Stella as well, Stella...ah..Miller right, I sent her flowers before. What a coincidence." She smiled. Drake said," Well, yes interesting we have the same tastes in woman." He grabbed some fruit and ran barefoot up to their room. Stella was in a white bikini sitting on a lounge chair with her Fendi sunglasses on. She looked like a movie star. His movie star. " Africa. You sure you want to go with me, it's a business trip really." He told her. " My dear, can you sit down, you are a ball of nerves. We need to do some yoga, Cash and Storm have joined me in my practice, they have both gotten very limber." She smiled her movie star smile. " Oh, don't tell me about my limber cousins, tell me about your sleep last night." He changed the subject. " Very well." She said. " Drake, do you want to dress me this morning. I don't have any idea what to wear to meet your aunt. I want to look, you know like a respectable woman. I'm at a loss. I am new to fashion. Ash, he could yank like three things out of the closet and I look amazing. Do you...Drake are you even listening to me?" He looked at her lower legs, then her thighs, then her small bikini bottom, her small, flat waist, up to her soft breasts, her kissable neck, then her mouth... No he hadn't heard her say one word after she had asked him to dress her. She smiled and pulled her sunglasses down on her nose to look at him. " You are smitten with me aren't you, you can't stop looking at my sexy body." She teased him. She moved her leg to show off her scar. "This will ruin your vision of my perfection, look at this ugly thing right here." He sat down next to her and kissed her leg. " Sorry you have to deal with this." Stella stood up. "Stop throwing me pity parties, I won't put up with it anymore, damn it!" She went into the en suite bathroom and locked him out. " Stella open this door, we don't lock doors in our bedroom." He was angry now. " Go away, I want to be alone now." She yelled back. Drake fiddled with the lock until it popped open. She was sitting on the toilet. " What are you doing?" He demanded. She held up her arms," Really what does it look like?" She yelled. He saw a puddle at her feet. She threw a towel over it. " I will clean it up." She assured him. " You wet your bikini then and were embarrassed so you locked me out?" He asked. " Kind of, I couldn't move fast enough to the toilet, my leg seized up. So yes, I peed on the floor. Sorry." She looked away. Drake turned on the shower and removed his clothing. " Come in here when you are done there." He said. " Drake, I want to be normal." She said as she got under the raining shower head. He put the shower gel into his hands and washed her. " I don't know, what's normal anyway? Is it me and my weird obsession with the color blue?" She smiled. " I was going to try and ignore that, but you even have blue dishes Drake." She smiled. " Well my mom started it, she bought me these blue towels, only they didn't match my apartment, so I bought more, only they were a bit off too, so I started adding blue color to everything so something might match." He shrugged. " I will help you, we can ask Ash to come in here and fix it, he has an excellent eye you know?" She smiled as he rinsed her off. Stella walked back into the bedroom and rummaged through her bag. She took two pain pills and lay down. Drake said," Maybe you can nap while I work a bit, then we can get ready to go to the airport?" She agreed. When he left she called Ash. " I need help, I don't know what to wear to see your mommy." " Oh, do you have that yellow Mossimo jacket, the one with the pockets that comes to your waist?" He suggested. " Yes, I do." She said. " Okay pair that with a white blouse and your distressed jeans, then a pair of white flats, or your tennis shoes if walking is an issue?" He said. " Perfect, just like you my love. See you tonight then, I will be ravished for you Ash, please kidnap me and take me to your room to kiss me when I arrive. I miss you most of all." " Stella, I know, but Cash has you tonight. He already said it. Don't you remember?" He asked. " I know, I just miss you very much Ash." She pouted. " You know, I think I will pick you up from the airport then."
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