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“I’ll see you at one,” she said, looking slightly disappointed, and I flashed her a smile and dashed down the stairs. It wasn’t until I was out at my truck that I thought about the fact that I should have invited her. I paused by the truck and pulled out my phone, calling her.
“Yes?”
“Do you want to come?”
She laughed slightly. “To the rehearsal dinner?”
“Yes.”
“Would they mind if I did?”
“No, not at all. Dinner is informal after.”
“Okay,” she replied. “Give me one moment to put my laptop away, and I’ll be down.”
I said goodbye and put Devon into the truck, went around and started it, and then got out and came back to the passenger side as Davina exited the building. I opened the door for her, and she smiled brightly at me. I absorbed her smile, feeling a little more like myself as I did. Once she was settled, I closed the door and went to get in.
“You look nice,” she said once I had the truck on the road.
I glanced down, totally forgetting what I was wearing. I’d pulled a gray button-down shirt out of my closet and grabbed a pair of black slacks. “Thanks.” I glanced toward her. “You look nice yourself.” She did. The part of me that wasn’t exhausted had noticed that she was wearing a blouse, dress pants, and heels. “Why are you dressed up?”
“I had a meeting at the office.”
“Ah, I thought you were still off.”
“I was, but some things happened with a program, and the buyers for it were only in town for today. My boss called and begged me to come in and help with them.”
I yawned as I nodded.
“How much sleep did you get last night?”
“Not much.”
“Did Devon keep you up?”
I gave her a tired smile. “Yeah, something like that.”
My cellphone rang, and I hit the speaker. “I’m on my way, got tied up.”
“Was it good?”
“What?”
“Getting tied up, was it good?”
Davina chuckled beside me. “Man, I wish it were that kind of being tied up, but no. Traffic. I’ll be there in ten, and Davina is with me.”
“She’s there now?”
“Hi, Alex,” Davina called out.
“Oh, hey, Davina. Sorry about that tied-up comment.”
She giggled. “It’s okay.”
“Alright, I’ll see you guys in a few.”
I hung up after saying goodbye and yawned again.
