Scent of Love

By Cristina Grenier and Marie Parker

Alex Rawlings has it all. He is the CEO of the world's foremost sports agency, incredibly handsome and loaded with money. Even though he is a bit awkward and goofy, women flock to him by the handfuls, and he couldn't have asked for anything more. However, he quickly becomes bored with casual dating and begins to desire something more concrete. With advice from his parents and his close friend, Jerry, he sets out to find the woman of his dreams. 

He meets Nicole, an educated mother of one who happens to be a lead accountant. The only problem is; she has no interest in him whatsoever. He is not used to the rejection and seeks another way to draw her in. His friend, Jerry, finds someone who can help. An odd, self-proclaimed doctor who creates a type of deodorant spray that will attract anyone at any time. He decides to take advantage of the opportunity, but it ends up being more than he bargained for. 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Monster Media LLC
• Release date: Apr 4, 2019
• ISBN: 9781386650348

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Chapter 1: Look at me

He walked down the corridor with an awkward bounce in his step, flashing the wink and the gun to everybody in his path.

Hey, Alex.

One of the women said as he continued to stroll along. He had a movie star look; tall, powder blue eyes with blonde hair. His cheekbones were high; eyebrows had a natural arch to it that most women would pay a weekly fee for. He was tanned perfectly as if one had taken the time to fill in his complexion with colored pencils. He walked like he owned the company, and in fact, he did. Saavy was the leading sport’s agency in the Nation, boasting some of the most well-known athletes in the NBA, NFL, and MLBA. The company, started by his father Henry Rawlings, was passed to him after his father retired from the business.

Some believed that it was just handed to him without any work, and they were right. Alex was born into one of the wealthiest families in the world, and all he had to do was make sure that he was at least adequate in a few things, and the company was his. He had a few friends within the company, but he knew that they were just around him because of his money, and he was the CEO of the enterprise now. Money and power. For the most part, he was ok with it for now. He was just entering into his mid-twenties, so he knew he had a while before he had to settle down.

He flashed a generic smile, continuing down the corridor, slapping fives with a few of the men on his way.

Hey Robert, how’s it hanging? Good? That’s great.

He spoke without giving anyone a chance to respond. That’s just how he was. Most times, he just wanted to be seen. He wanted to give the appearance that he cared when in actuality, the only thing he cared about was his money and his women and he didn’t run short on either. He walked into his office, his close friend Jerry right behind him.

Man, did you see the way Rachel was looking at you?

Alex picked up the small mirror on his desk, making sure his hair was still in place, Uh, you think I didn’t? The babe couldn’t keep her eyes off of me. What did you expect, though? I’m freakin’ awesome.

Jerry lifted his hand for a high five, but Alex ignored him. Jerry pretended to stretch, trying to cover up the slight, Yeah man, you’re awesome. You know that.

Alex set the mirror down and turned to look out his window. His office was on the top floor of a 38 story building that overlooked the entire downtown metroplex. The sun shined bright on the city and just to the left was Lake Mineco, the spot that drew in all of the city’s most beautiful people. He reached into a drawer and pulled out his binoculars, focusing down on the sand.

Sheesh, look at her! Would you look at her? She is gorgeous!

Jerry walked over to the window, Let me take a look, Alex.

No, no… just look with your own eyes. Maybe if you squint, you can see what I see.

Jerry peeked out the window, Oh, yeah. I see her. Yeah man, she’s hot!

Alex put the binoculars down, Come on, man. Don’t be a perv. That’s not cool, bro.

His office was the size of a small apartment. He had a lot of things that didn’t need to be there; a small basketball hoop, three leather sofas, a vending machine, and his personal bathroom. He could practically live in there if he wanted to but those were the things he begged his father to let him have and of course, his father gave in. Alex was the only child in his family, and neither one of his parents had the backbone to tell him no for any reason. It’s the only thing that allowed him to have a Porsche, Lamborghini, and a Maserati all parked outside his apartment. He rarely drove any of them because his chauffeur escorted him wherever he wanted to go in his Maybach.

So, how was the date with Jennifer? Come on, bro. Spill the beans!

Jerry pulled up a seat on the other side of his desk as Alex tossed a football to him, Jennifer? She was hot, and when I say hot, I mean h-o-t.

Oh, come on, you’ve gotta tell me what happened.

Ok, well first off, I pick her up at her house. Well technically Shaun did because I was riding in the back.

Oh, you had the Maybach? Nice.

Alex looked over at Jerry with a straight face, Hey, man. Just let me finish the story before you talk.

Jerry zipped his lips with his finger and pretended to throw the key across the room.

"Alright, anyways.

So, we pick her up, and she comes out of the house in this smoking hot red dress. I mean, the dress stops like midway to her thighs, and I’m just like, ‘Yeah, man. That’s perfect’. Her long, blonde hair was blowing in the wind while she is walking to the car. It was almost like she was floating to me. So, Shaun open the car door for her, and she steps in. I’m just looking at her, you know, smiling. She goes, ‘Hey Alex; I couldn’t wait to see you’. Then I look at her, and I’m just like, ‘I say that to myself every morning’ and she just smiles back at me. So, we head to this restaurant, right. I tell her to order anything she wants except the real expensive stuff, you know, so she orders filet mignon. The whole time, she’s looking at me like I’m the steak, like she wants to tear me apart."

Oh, man! I-

Alex looked over at Jerry, Sorry, man. I’m Sorry.

He zipped his lip again, and Alex continued the story,

So, yeah, I look over at her, and I say, ‘you know, that steak is not as tender as me’, you know? Bro, I’m just hitting her with all the game in the world, and she is falling all over me. But I’m used to things like that. Next thing I know, we’re back in the car, and we’re talking and then all of a sudden, she’s kissing me.

She kissed you?

Yeah! She leaned over and kissed me on the cheek and before I knew it, we were having wild sex in the back seat. I mean, we were both all over each other! It was incredible! She wrapped her legs around me, and we were just going to town! It was one of the wildest sexual experiences I’ve had in my whole life!

Wow, bro! Wow. What I wouldn’t give to walk a day in your shoes.

Alex beamed at the fact that Jerry envied him. The truth was that Jerry wasn’t too fond of him. He just stayed close, hoping that when another free agent came up Alex would slide him his way. It couldn’t hurt being buddy-buddy with the CEO of the company. There weren’t too many people that were willing to be Alex’s doormat, but he made sure that spot belonged to him. Moments later, there was a knock at the door.

Come on in.

Bridgette, a young, gorgeous intern, walked into the room with a smile as she carried a stack of papers.

Good morning Jerry.

She smiled at Alex, And good morning, Alex.

Her hazel eyes seemed to glow when she came in his presence. She was thin, but her beauty caused most men to overlook her small frame. She could have passed for any age between 15-24. It was the one thing that kept Alex from approaching to ask her for a date. Every time he imagined it, he would immediately think the police were coming to arrest him for dating a minor. He shook the image out of his head as he responded, Good Morning, Bridgette. How are you today?

She placed the stack of papers on his desk, I’m well. How are you?

Well, I’m much better now that I get to see your beautiful face.

Bridgette smiled. She was used to his corny lines by now, but she did her best to keep a smile on her face to amuse him. She redirected his attention, These are those files you asked me for.

Oh?

He scanned through the papers, not nearly paying as much attention to them as he was Bridgette, Ok, ok. Thank you. Let me ask you, Bridgette. Are we paying you yet?

She smiled, No, sir. I’m still an intern.

Well, in turn, you are still beautiful. Maybe one day we will have to pay you to stick around, you know? It wouldn’t hurt to have a beautiful woman like you around. It would be like a decoration on a Christmas tree.

She nodded her head slowly, her eyes darting around the room, Oh, um. Thank you? For calling me a Christmas tree ornament?

Oh, you’re welcome, babe. You’re welcome.

The smile that was once on her face completely disappeared when she spun around. She pursed her lips together, doing all she could to keep in her laughter until she got outside. When she closed the door, she let it out. Alex and Jerry heard her from inside, You hear that?

Alex said, She wants me. She wants me bad.

Jerry stood up, You know, I was thinking the same thing, Alex! I was thinking, ‘she wants my boy Alex’. How do you do it, man? How do you have all these women after you like this?

Alex stood up with a proud smile on his face, walking over to the basketball that was on a rack next to the wall. He took a few bounces before confidently sending a shot towards the basket. It clanged off the rim and darted back in his direction, You just gotta know what you’re doing, my man. For some people like me, it’s natural. For others, they have to work a little harder.

He picked the ball up, took a few bounces and shot it again. It bounced off the backboard and flew across the room. Jerry picked it up and took a shot. It swished, all net, on his first attempt. Alex looked over at Jerry, the smile on his face vanished, What are you doing?

Jerry hung his head, My bad, man. I was just-

You were just leaving, right?

Right!

Jerry headed out the door as Alex picked up the ball and