Page 118 of Worth the Trip

“You satisfied?”

“Deeply.”

“You’re irritating.”

“I’m also handsome. Balance.”

Her phone buzzed.

She glanced at it.

Kept eating.

A minute later, it buzzed again.

This time she checked it.

“Mason handled the vendor switch.”

“Good.”

“Tasha covered the schedule change too.”

“Also good.”

Nolani stared at the screen before putting it face down.

“They handled it.”

“Sounds like you hired competent people.”

“I did.”

I bumped my knee against hers.

“Then eat.”

She bumped me back.

“You’re bossy.”

“Your mother would probably agree.”

“You’ve never met my mother.”

“Wise woman, nonetheless.”

“You just make shit up and add academic vocabulary.”

“Advanced skill.”

She laughed and took another bite.

That was enough.

I wasn’t spending my first afternoon in her business giving her a seminar about her own life.

My phone vibrated.