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“Well, I have work, but I’ll see you then.”
“Sounds like a plan.”
“Goodbye.”
“Bye, daddy.”
The line ended.
By the time that I was happy with the progress that I’d made, it was already nearing dinner time. Had I completely skipped out on lunch? When was the last time that I’d invested so much into a project that time flew just like that?
That was the thing that I loved the most about business. It was a job that I enjoyed doing, so much so, that time was quick around me. I didn’t focus on anything else, and I loved that. It could hardly even be classified as a job, at that point. It was just a hobby that I was paid for.
And no hobbies were better than that.
I went home and glanced over myself in the mirror. There, really, was no reason to change out of the clothes that I already had on. The grey dress pants were nice and cute, and the white blouse fit with it, effortlessly, especially when it was paired with the black heels. So, I left that alone.
The only thing that I did change was my hair. It had been pulled up into a ponytail the entire day, and I wanted to let it breathe. So, I removed the scrunchy and watched my auburn locks fall against my back and breathed out an air of relief. I scratched my head before using a brush and moving it into a side part.
I applied some more lip gloss and then grabbed my car keys and drove over to my dad’s estate. As usual, Donovan, the valet, was waiting for me. He took my keys and drove my car over to one of the garages as I walked in.
Dinner smelled heavenly, and I was instantly drawn to the dining room. Dad was already sitting at the head of the massive table, and I grinned when I saw him.
“Daddy,” I greeted before walking over. I wrapped my arms around his neck and gave him a quick peck on the cheek. He hugged me back before I released him and took a seat on his right.
I was his right hand woman, after all. There was nobody that he could count on more than me. Other than maybe, Jordan. But, that was something I needed to keep very far from my mind, tonight, for my own sake.
Dinner was brought out, and my dad didn’t wait to jump right into the reason I was here. “What’s going on between you and Jordan?” I froze, for a second. Did he know? There wasn’t a single way. Maybe, he was just curious.
I laughed. “Me and Jordan?” I repeated, coyly. “Other than us annoying each other with business, nothing.”
“But, it seems like…”
“Trust me, daddy,” I interrupted him. “Jordan’s your friend, and he’s ten years older than me. There are plenty of fish in the sea that haven’t known you for years and that are closer to my age. Why would I go after Jordan?”
“And he hasn’t gone after you?”
I snorted. “Do you know his reputation?”
Dad nodded, seemingly accepting my words, and I let out a breath. Him finding out was the last thing that either, Jordan or I, wanted. If he was beginning to pick up on the trail, that was bad.
