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25 Dinner and Disaster Strikes!

(Winona)

I really didn't want to get picked up by Jayden outside the building we work in. But he insisted. No need to change because it's a business dinner, right? The attention will become good publicity, right?

Sure, more like he wasn't giving one more second than he had to in case I changed my mind. Probably was right too. If I'd gone home I may not have kept my promise.

Yet another night where I don't tuck Abby into bed myself. I need to discuss my workload and make my daughter my priority. But I may as well get this over and one with. Maybe this will finally help him see we aren't meant to be and he can go be with Ashlyn.

His black sports car rolls in to park out the front. People at work definitely saw me get in the car of the CEO. Judy's phone is probably blowing up by now. I straighten down my pencil skirt when I'm seated in the body-hugging seat.

"Must we really throw fuel on the fire by making this so public? It's my work reputation too. We all know nothing can touch you. Not really."

Jayden just smiled and accelerated into the stream of traffic. I rather he didn't mess my head up with his stupid smile.

"You're nervous," he states a little further down the road.

""You think?"

"Don't be. I have real business talk to get through tonight."

"I can hardly wait. Where are we going?"

"Leonardo's"

"What!? Dressed in my work outfit? Are you completely mad? I'll be dragged on every online platform for my lack of style. Judy will have a field day with how below you all I am."

to go shopping?

purpose didn't you? Just to get me

not. I'm happy to be there with you in what you're wearing. I don't see why it matters." He says like any man who has no clue about why attending the country's most exclusive restaurant in your work outfit is bad. "Just dinner would be the

to uphold, can't be seen just anywhere." He gives me a chuckle

was so wrong.

Italian. But I could totally get into Leonardo's

could never

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"Next dinner date maybe."

is one date for a

but I still have

""Can you u

talking and drive? I'm tired and I want to get this over

is my

glare at him and

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on time. Do you

It's been two hours of non-stop mind-bending numbers and targets and pie charts. But I'm grateful that it hasn't been me fending off personal talk. "Okay. Enough

way. You

think a nightcap instead. Port

"Port."

the waiter. Two

Mr. Brennan. I trust everything was to your

my chest. I

are no longer husband and wife."

apologies for assuming sir." Then he rushes

face feels hot. I must be

to be able

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