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“What contract?”
That’s right, I never told Tony about our agreement. “In order to alleviate some of Gabriella’s stress, I told her if we break up, she wouldn’t lose her job. If she no longer wanted to be on my team, I would promote her to another division.”
“Are you insane?”
“No. It was the only way I…”
“And you put this in writing?”
“Yes. Garrett and Mr. Townsend, and now you, are the only people that know about our arrangement.”
“Are you sure about that?”
“Yes. If her mother knew, then maybe she wouldn’t be so against me.”
“Or, she could try and break you two up.”
“You make this sound like some modern day version of Romeo and Juliette. We aren’t talking about feuding families. We are talking about an overprotective mother.”
“If that’s the case, then you need to win over the mother.”
“How?”
“I don’t know, but it’s obvious she doesn’t like you. You need to find out why and deal with it. Could be, you remind of her an ex.”
I thought back to something my father wrote in his journal. I went to her parents and asked what they were looking for in a son-in-law. Could it be that simple? “I think you’re right. I’ll invite her to lunch.”
I picked up my phone and pressed the one number I needed to call before turning in for the evening. I stood in front of the window overlooking the city, waiting for the call to connect.
“Bonjour.” Her voice was soft and music to my ears. I love hearing her speak French. It’s very soothing and sexy.
“Bonsoir. I wanted to check on you before going to bed.”
“Merci.”
“How did things go after I took you home?”
“Can we not discuss it.”
“Pourquoi?”
“Parceque…”
“Pourquoi, parceque…?”
“Phillippe, s’il the plaît, I don’t want to…”
“Je suis désolé…I don’t want to upset you.” There was a long pause. “How do you feel about spending the afternoon with me? We can have brunch and visit some galleries, or we can take a drive and have a picnic.”
“I don’t recall seeing that in your calendar,” she teased.
“Funny. I just wrote it down.”
“Isn’t tomorrow your day with your mother and grandfather?”
“I can see them in the morning.”
“I don’t want you to change your plans just for me. It’s important that you see your family.”
