Not your typical baby mama

Zach impatiently rapped his fingers against his mahogany desk. Why was she taking too long to respond? Was that too cheesy? He had pictured a whole scenario of how this conversation would go and it would end with Amy flirting with him. But why was she not responding? Was she offended? She would tell him if she was. Zach knew this much. He took hold of his phone to refresh the page when her response came.

Ajtlh@***.com: Is this how you get women into your bed?

Zach stared at the message, hard. His expression was serious as he read both his message and her response. A laugh erupted in the room when he pieced things together. Oh! How he wished he could have this conversation with her in person.

Ahismine@***.com: Are you jealous?

Ajtlh@***.com: Goodnight Zachery.

Ahismine@***.com: There are no other women. I've only encountered one special woman in my life. My email address should give you a clue as to who it is.

Amy fell silent. She looked at his email address. The answer was staring right into her face. Amy's heart felt like it would explode right out of her chest. Was it really what she was thinking it meant? Zach had been nothing but straight forward so it was possible his email address could mean:

AH IS MINE.

Amy Harper Is Mine.

A huge smile stretched on her lips. Even if she didn't want to, she could not help the giddy feeling inside her. She was sure this was his work address but he had deliberately changed it to that, for her. Wasn't this akin to announcing to the world his claim on her? Is this his way of showing his possessiveness over her while they were apart?

Many would laugh at her train of thought. Zachery Frost, an iceberg of a man, was actually this…. romantic? Sentimental? Even so, Amy shouldn't encourage him to do this. She didn't know what the future held for her. She shouldn't derail from her mission to keep a formal relationship with him but she couldn't help the bashful smile as she cupped her hot cheeks. She puffed out a breath and opted to change the subject.

Ajtlh@***.com: Were you working late?

Ahismine@***.com: Not taking me up on my offer?

Amy looked at their chat. There was no mention of it. What was he on about?

Ajtlh@***.com: What offer?

Ahismine@***.com: Me. I promise you there's an especially good deal tonight.

Amy rolled her eyes. She could almost picture a smirk playing on his sexy thin pink lips. Oh! Those lips! Amy's heart skipped a beat. This man just couldn't pass at any opportunity to flirt at her. She shouldn't, but curiosity was terribly gnawing at her. She could end the conversation or stop talking to him altogether, but she tapped the reply tab. No. She decided to do something that would throw him off should he get any ideas.

Zach heard the familiar sound of siri activation notification. He looked at his phone and noticed electronic waves displaying on his screen signifying a secured connection. It had been a while since he heard that deep voice. He cringed at the thought of it but, he had to make do with her ways. He was just about to sigh when the unexpected happened.

"And what could this deal be?"

Silence.

Amy looked at her phone. The connection was secure but no response. She smirked. Whatever trick he had up his sleeves must have been thrown out of the window. Zach was sure his brain had short circuited. Was he hallucinating or did he just hear…. Amy's voice? Her actual voice. Her soft, calming and yet alluring voice, that automatically brought spring to the listener.

"Zachery?" she called out again.

"Um", he awkwardly cleared his throat and pulled on his jeans to fix his excited junior. There was just something about the way Amy called out his name especially with her voice.

"I'm here."

Zach bit his thumb suppressing an amused smile. This conniving little woman! She must have thought him to be a fool if she thought he had not seen through her little trick. Yes, he was thrown off momentarily. His heart was practically doing summersaults from hearing the voice he could only hear in his dreams. She didn't use a voice changer this time. He wanted to scream on top of his lungs.

Amy on the other hand was elated and tried not to laugh. Hearing the tone of his voice told her one thing: she had him good. She gave none of that away and innocently asked, "You were talking about a good deal?"

A simple conversation had turned into a game for the two. She felt she had the upper hand and was already celebrating her victory. She was ready to call it night when she heard his next words. Yeah, victory had come too soon for her.

Zach picked up the phone and brought it closer to his mouth. He deliberately lowered his already deep voice which made it sound husky and sexy. He paused in between sentences to let his words sink in and as part of his seduction scheme. He had been presented with an opportunity, and so he would take it.

"The deal is, if you accept me, you can do anything. To me. With me. Anything your heart desires. And right now", he stood up and left his study. Amy could hear the soft closing of the door. "You can hack into my phone camera and enjoy a little show."

"What show?" Amy cleared her throat.

"I just had a long day of working and I'm in need of a good shower."

Silence.

He tapped his phone and saw the connection was still secured. Did he go too far with her? Or did he just throw her off? It seemed his anxiousness was triggered and revolved around Amy. What she said and if she said it, mattered to him. Zach had never thought he would be caught in this position: desperately trying to gain and win the attention of a woman who was almost a decade his junior. But he could only blame her, she rocked his world on the day they met. No woman had ever triggered his interest like she did.

"Amy?" he gently called out whilst entering his room. He was beginning to worry. Then he heard her say something that was almost a whisper he could have easily missed it but he heard her.

"Pervert."