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“A surprise? I don’t like surprises. I never have since my parents hired a creepy-ass looking clown for my sixth birthday party. He jumped out at me and I think I pissed my pants. I can’t quite remember. It was so long ago.”
He didn’t know how to react to her story at first. Abby seemed to just say whatever it was she wanted to say. Slowly, his mouth stretched into a smile, until he dissolved into laughter. Damian’s chuckle surprised even his assistant who had just arrived. The man peered into Damian’s office wide-eyed. “You’ll like this surprise, I promise. No clowns.”
She huffed. “Alright. See you at six.”
Before he could ask where to pick her up, she was gone. Of course she expected him to pick her up at the Aldridge mansion. He wasn’t supposed to know about her apartment.
“Everything alright, Mr. Coldwell?”
Damian glanced up to see Jason Arias, peeking around his door. The man swept the office with a concerned expression. “Of course, Jason. Why?”
“I heard you laughing.”
A brow went up. “And that’s cause for concern?”
Jason pursed his lips, swallowing a smile. “It sounded very...foreign…coming from in here. Remember, you have an eight o’clock meeting. I’ll have everything ready.”
“Thank you.” With his office door closed, a smile tugged at Damian’s mouth. Laughter coming from his office was, indeed, a very strange occurrence. Angry associates storming out was more of a norm than the sound of laughter.
Sitting back in his chair, Damian stared at his cell, his conversation with Abby on his mind. For the first time in a long while, he was eagerly anticipating a date.
