Rodrigo Salgado was a lucky man. He had a great job that challenged him and rewarded his highly technical skills. He did not make quite as much money from that job as he wanted, but the bills were getting paid and he could live in comfort next to the biggest blessing that his life had given him: Amanda, his beautiful wife.
Rodrigo and Amanda had met four years ago. They were attending a special course designed to improve their professional skills, particularly their interaction with clients and that all-illusive ability to nail the sale. Turns out that all those lessons were not nearly as interesting as the desire they were building for each other. No one could have blamed them though; they were both young and attractive.
Rodrigo had a proud stride, if not the stature to match it. At five feet and eleven inches tall (eleven and a half, he would always remind her), he wasn't the tallest man to have taken notice of her, but Amanda recognized him as one of the most attractive. His hair was very dark and he wore it in an elegant style that reached his shoulders. He had a slightly athletic build from what she could tell. The formal attire required in the courses made it difficult to gauge his build, but she was certain of her assessment. His skin tone was rather fair, but she was looking for that in a man anyway.
Amanda herself was a stunning number. Not particularly tall, but she stood in her five feet and five inches with an atmosphere of grandness. She had cat-like, expressive eyes, somewhat like Cleopatra is portrayed to have in the movies. Her skin tone similar to the color of a caramel candy and she wore her wavy hair in a lively Caribbean style. Most notable of all was the silhouette of her body, particularly her derriere. Like many Latin women, she had curvy hips and small breasts, but her tiny waist and impressive rear end made up for any perceived deficiencies at the top. She also had thick, powerful thighs which she demonstrated with her tight, slightly above the knee skirt. She was turning heads all right.
It was during a 15-minute break at around 7:15 PM on the second day of the training course, a Friday, that Rodrigo approached her for the first time. He had noticed her since the beginning of the course, but it took him a while to muster up the courage to talk to her. Even though many women considered him attractive, Rodrigo was a shy individual.
She was quite the opposite. A bright, enthusiastic woman, Amanda was always up to meet new people. She greeted him with a warm smile and an enthusiastic comment about all the people that she was networking with thanks to the course. She wasn't oblivious to the real reason he had walked over to meet her though. She could see it in his eyes, and in truth, she was very much intrigued.
As the break was over and the course resumed they exchanged business cards and returned to their seats. Rodrigo was disappointed with himself for not being more forward with her, but he convinced himself that he would call her and make up for that lack of courage.
As the course ended for the night, Rodrigo took Amanda's business card from a pocket and, while looking for her mobile phone number, he noticed that she had scrawled something in it for him:
"Please call me. I'll make it worth your while, handsome."
There it was, written by her own hand. She wanted to meet him. He was about to call her that instant, but decided to wait a day. He did not want to appear to be desperate.
Of course, Amanda wasn't really the type of person that one would describe as patient. She had already added him as a contact on her cell phone, and just as she was driving towards the hotel she was driving, she hit the voice command key on her phone.
"Rodrigo Salgado," she said aloud and the phone dialed his cell phone's number.
Unknown Caller was displayed on the big screen of his PDA cell phone. The number seemed familiar but he could not place it. He was waiting for a red traffic light to turn green at an intersection when he replied to the call.
"Good evening, this is Salgado on the phone," he answered as usual. He was surprised to hear the voice of the woman he had just met on the other side of the line.
"I told you I'd make it worth your while yet you hadn't called me yet. Do you want to hook up with me or not?"
Her statement was so simple and yet so surprising to him. It took him a moment to regain his composure and reply.
"Sorry about that, miss Morales. I was having trouble finding my phone," he replied rather nervously.
"Call me Amanda. Anyway Rodrigo, I'd like to meet you..."
