It’s
that time of year again, where we’re trying to find the perfect gift for the
special people in our lives, and if that special someone happens to be a CEO
who has everything, what the heck do you buy for him or her? I mean, they
probably already have everything, and let’s be honest anything that has a
chance of impressing a mega-successful CEO is waaayyyyy beyond my budget.
So, I
did a bit of research and hunted down Willow Jeffries, a massage therapist who
specializes in giving massages to CEOs who are too busy to leave their offices
to get to the spa. Naturally, in her professional opinion, she considers a gift
certificate for an office massage to be a good bet. But if you’re the type who
sees a white collar guy and automatic heads for the men’s clothing department,
here are Willow’s personal thoughts on the subject (as excerpted from Captivating the CEO):
Colin
set aside his earpiece and laptop, then crossed the room and shoved his arms
back into his shirt sleeves. After buttoning his crisp white shirt, he looped a
blue tie around his neck.
She
didn’t recall him ever wearing another color in her presence. “Are all your
ties blue, or do you only own one?”
“I
change at least once a day, sometimes twice.” Opening an oversized cabinet
door, he gestured to several suit bags, a half dozen white shirts and a dozen
blue ties. Some ties sported a muted stripe, others a subtle paisley design.
Without
staring at them lined next to each other, she wouldn’t have discerned a
difference. “Well, Christmas shopping for you will be easy. White shirt, blue
tie. Check.” Of course, if she bought him a gift, she’d attempt to rock his
wardrobe with a tie-dye shirt or, even better, Rudolph boxers with a prominent,
glowing red nose.
While
winding his tie and securing it in a snug knot against his starched, buttoned
collar, he cocked an eyebrow at her. “Do you buy presents for clients?”
“If the
mood strikes.” Unable to hold his gaze without leading him on, she shrugged and
glanced at the clock above the treadmill. “Anyway, you’re not a client at the
moment. Your session ended two minutes ago, and you don’t have any upcoming
sessions booked, so I’m on personal time.”
“That
sounds promising.” He winked. “How much personal time do you want to devote to
me?”
So it’s
official. Next time I have a CEO on my gift life, I’m going to buy him Rudolph
boxers, and I’m definitely going to enjoy that glowing red nose! What fun
things are you shopping for this year?
He only plans
for the future. She might not have a future.
When live-for-the-moment massage
therapist Willow Jeffries bursts into Colin Vanderhayden's office, she makes it
her mission to loosen up the future-focused CEO, knowing each moment of the
present is too precious to waste. Despite her immediate attraction, the only
future she can offer is one full of heartache.
The last thing Colin needs is a flighty
woman messing up his carefully-constructed plans, but her heavenly massages and
addictive personality prove hard to resist. But he has no idea how sick she is.
No longer able to ignore her
life-threatening medical condition, Willow slips away to spare Colin a
miserable future with her. Is Colin willing to sacrifice his well-laid future
plans to get Willow back?
Sounds like a loaded question...lol
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