"Jason, this is Gabi, she is our Sr. Vice President of Capital Market Relations for our UK division." John said.
"Nice to meet you Gabi." I said as I greeted her.
"Nice to meet you as well." Gabi replied.
John was the COO for a network of hospitals in the UK. My company was looking at investing a significant amount of capital into their corporation. We had already spent months analyzing their financials and this trip was to get a visual inspection of their operations and give them a purchase agreement.
"How was your flight over?" John asked.
"Honestly, it was longer than I liked." I replied.
"I can understand, those flights are not my favorite either." John said.
"Did you get in late last night?" John asked.
"It was early evening. I had a chance to unwind for a little while in the hotel." I told them.
"Jason, I'm going to leave you in good hands and let Gabi show you around our campus and then she will show you to our conference room where you can set up and work today." John told me.
After John left Gabi started the tour of the hospital campus. She was very friendly and very, very attractive. I couldn't help but wonder if John didn't purposely assign her to be my guide. She was dressed in a black dress with dark black tights and high heels. She had dark brown shoulder length hair and she wore glasses. She had a very sexy, professional look. I was guessing she was in her early thirties, but later found out she was almost forty.
"We are very excited to have you here Jason." Gabi said.
"I'm excited to be here. We have been working on this deal a long time and I'm ready to get it closed." I told her.
"I think we all are. John has been very stressed over this as well. The new capital will really help us grow our operations." Gabi said.
"How long have you been with the company?" I asked.
"About ten years." Gabi answered.
"That's a while. Are you from this area?" I asked.
"Yes I am. I grew up in a small town about thirty minutes from here. I met my husband when we were in college. He is from here as well, so we started a family here." Gabi answered.
"Do you have kids?" I asked.
"Yes, we have a six year old son." Gabi answered.
"That's a great age." I responded.
"What about you Jason? Are you married? Any children?" Gabi asked.
"I'm actually single. I've been dating someone, but it's been an on again off again type thing. I don't have any kids yet." I said.
"Well, that sounds like a fun relationship. Are you currently on or off?" Gabi asked.
"I'm going to say we are off. I think." I said.
"You don't sound too certain." Gabi commented.
"Well, I have to keep my options open." I joked.
"Options open while you are on an international business trip?" Gabi asked.
"Now you understand." I joked with her.
"Well, don't get yourself in too much trouble while you are over here." Gabi commented.
"Don't worry, so far I've only seen one attractive woman that I like." I told her.
"Really?" Gabi said with her mind wondering who I was talking about.
"Yes, she is very attractive, but unfortunately she is married." I joked.
"A married woman is something that could get you into trouble." Gabi said picking up on my advance.
"I'll try to be good on the trip." I said.
Gabi and I continued the tour for the next hour. She answered all my questions about the facilities. She was the perfect host. After the tour she showed me to the conference room to finish up my work.
I spent a few hours working in the conference room and I kept thinking about Gabi. We had only been together a couple hours but she was really having an effect on me. I couldn't believe how much I wanted to see her again.
"Jason, how is your work going?" John asked as he called to check in on me.
"Things are going well." I told him.
"Did Gabi show you around?" John asked.
"Yes, the tour was very nice. Gabi is great and was an excellent host." I told him.
"Perfect. Are we still on for dinner this evening?" John asked.
"Yes, that sounds good. Who all will be joining us?" I asked.
"I will have Chris and Sam with me." John answered. Chris was the companies CFO and Sam worked under him. "Is that okay?"
"Yes, that is okay. What about Gabi? Will she be joining us?" I asked.
"I didn't have it planned for her to attend, but we can have her attend as well if you would like?" John said.
"I think it would be great if she could." I told him.
I worked a while longer and was still thinking about Gabi. I was excited about seeing her at dinner. I couldn't wait for dinner though, I went off looking for her. I searched the offices but was not finding her. I think I looked for about thirty minutes. Finally, I saw her all alone in the company break room.
"Here you are." I said as I walked in.