No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Fanny chuckled, "Sure."

"Wow, that was easy. Have you checked with Yates?" I teased.

Fanny replied, "No questions asked."

I instantly got it, "Tomorrow isn't about you two wanting some alone time, is it?"

"Well, a double date could work too," Fanny winked at me before turning away.

Watching her walk away, I could tell she didn't want Yates to leave, but she was too stubborn to admit it.

"We should treat them to something special tomorrow, maybe plan something extra," I whispered to Ernest.

Ernest didn't catch my drift this time, "Like what?"

I leaned closer. "A luxury penthouse suite."

Ernest didn't book the penthouse, but he managed to reserve a table at Seabreeze City's most upscale restaurant for Yates' farewell dinner.

"You two are going all out," Fanny said, now treating me as the future Mrs. Collins after Ernest's proposal.

"Yates saved Susie's life; it's the least we can do," Ernest replied graciously to Yates.

coat and in a crisp suit, looked

giving off a CEO vibe straight out of

cleans up well. He's

you think picked it out?"

I didn't hold back

approachable, was even more so tonight, shedding his professor

quiet and the quintessential tech guy, matched Yates in conversation,

is a hidden gem. He knows everything," Fanny complimented

to find him," I joked with

up, there was Conrad coming

heard

broke the awkward silence between me and

another figure emerged from the

world, running into an ex and my CEO at dinner, Conrad shifted his attention from me to Jeremy, "Mr. Collins, after you." Jeremy saw me too but didn't say anything. Instead, he and Conrad washed and dried their hands before

like a bad penny; he

just be a

you be sure?" Fanny

family. There was talk of a

explained.