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“Hey.” When she turned to face him she gave him a bright, sparkling smile that told him everything he needed to know. She was just as happy to see him as he was to see her. “I’m almost ready.”
“You look stunning.” He took her hand and studied her beauty. “There isn’t a woman in this whole place who can hold a candle to you. How did I find you?”
“I think I was being entirely too loud in your private kitchen.” She laughed. “I’m lucky you didn’t throw me out.”
“Throw you out?” He shook his head. “Never. I’m the lucky one. You could have slapped me when I propositioned you. You must have thought I was crazy.”
“A little.” She shrugged. “I figured you were some eccentric billionaire with issues.”
“And now?”
“Now Iknowyou’re an eccentric billionaire with issues.” She winked. “I like it.”
“No one’s ever teased me the way you do.”
“Good, then that will be my special thing for you.” She kissed him, and he held her close. “Did your package come?”
“It did.” He reached into his inside pocket and handed it to her. “It’s for you.”
“For me?” she asked. “What is it?”
“Open it.”
“What’s it for?”
“I wanted to give you something.” He led her over to the couch. “I called Kendal and asked her to help me pick something out that would go with your dress tonight. I went online this morning and chose a few things, and then asked her to pick something from those I wanted it to be perfect.”
“You didn’t have to get me anything else. You’ve given me enough.”
“Not like this.” He motioned toward the box. “This is different.” The bracelet had nothing to do with the proposal. There were no terms or conditions for this, he wanted to give her something special, so he did.
“Spencer, I don’t—”
“Let’s not over think it.” He’d acted on impulse. He wanted her to have it. “Please open it.”
As she tugged at the white bow on the pale blue box, her hands trembled. He wondered what that was about.
When she flipped the lid on the box she didn’t say anything. She stared down at the bracelet for a few minutes. She ran her finger along the strand and then her breath caught in her throat.
“Coda?”
She looked up at him, a tear sliding down her face.
Why is she crying?
* * * *
CODA TRIED TO COMPOSEherself as she stared at the bracelet. She’d never seen anything that sparkly or real up close. The platinum links were covered in over a hundred diamonds. She didn’t even want to think about how much something like this cost. He bought this for her. He said it was different. It was a gift not a term in their deal.
She wiped the tear from her face.
“Are you okay?” He took her hand but she saw the panic on his face. “I didn’t mean to make you cry. I wanted you to have something exceptional for tonight. It wasn’t supposed to be a bad thing.”
“It’s not. I’m sorry, I think I’m overwhelmed.”
“Why?”
“Look at this thing.”
