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By 6:00 p.m., she returned to her apartment having bought two new pair of shoes. A fierce pair of pumps from Alexander McQueen and a rocking pair of sexy sandals from Jimmy Choo. They’d cost her nearly a thousand dollars, but thanks to the hefty commission she would make on the development sale, Angela felt like she could splurge a little.
After showering, she decided to take a walk in her fabulous Jimmy Choos around her apartment. Turning on her iPod on the docking station, she was prancing around her apartment wearing a T-shirt and nothing but her heels when the doorbell rang.
Angela glanced down at her watch. She wasn’t expecting any takeout. She sashayed over to the door and glanced through the peephole.
It was Daniel.
“Angela, I can hear you on the other side,” he said from the doorway. “Let me in.”
She glanced in the mirror near her door. Her hair was piled high on her head in a messy bun, and she had on an old college T-shirt. She was far from the sex kitten he was used to.
“Give me a minute,” she yelled back.
“That’s ridiculous. I know how you look naked. Open up.” He knocked loudly on the door.
Well, if he didn’t want to give her time to get jazzed up, then it was his own fault. Better he see that she wasn’t glamorous like his other women every moment of every single day. Unlatching the door, Angela swung it open with a whoosh just as Daniel’s hand was about to knock again.
* * *
Daniel grinned when he saw Angela. She was wearing a ratty old T-shirt that had seen better days and barely reached her thighs, showing him and whoever was behind him an indecent amount of leg. And the sexiest heels he’d seen her in yet. Quickly, he shut the door, but not before he reached behind him to pick up the flowers and large box he’d brought with him to celebrate.
“Love what you’re wearing.”
She chuckled. “Sure you do.” And she turned to walk into the living room, not even glancing behind her to see him bring in the gifts. “I bet all those glam women you date wear heels and a T-shirt.”
“Not quite like you do.” Daniel appreciated the hint of her backside as he followed her into the room. “And as for this,” he said as he motioned to the tuxedo he was wearing, “there is an explanation.”
“Oh yeah, what’s that?” she asked, turning around.
He offered her the roses. “Congratulations.” He leaned forward to kiss her lips, but got her cheek instead.
She smiled halfheartedly. “Thank you. These are lovely.” She took them into the kitchen and he watched her place them in a vase. “But I have to admit I’m surprised to see you. What are you doing here? Did we have plans? You don’t usually like to come to my place.”
“Whoa, whoa, whoa!” Daniel fanned his hands up and down. “Slow down. Can’t I surprise the woman I’m seeing?”
She paused for just a moment longer than he would have liked before saying, “Of course.”
He released a heavy sigh. “I was hoping we could celebrate. I’ve come to take you out to dinner.”
“So we can celebrate. Just the two of us?”
He nodded. “Yes, is that a problem?”
She shook her head, and some of her hair spilled out from the messy bun atop her head. He liked her like this. Easy and carefree like she’d been in Key West when the subterfuge between them wasn’t necessary. When they didn’t have to worry about gossips and bloggers snapping a picture of them and posting it on social media. But the place he’d thought of to take her tonight was perfect.
“Here.” He handed her the large white box he’d come in with.
“What is it?”
“Open it.”
She raised a brow, but did as instructed. He watched her expression turn from wariness to awe as she lifted the designer gown from the tissue paper. “Daniel?” She peered at him. “What have you done?”
“We’re celebrating in style. Now go change. A celebration awaits you.”
“What? I look a wreck. I need more time.”
“You have half an hour.”
He was duly impressed with her efforts when she emerged from her bedroom on time wearing the floor-length beaded bronze gown with a side slit that reached her thigh. With her hair flowing in loose waves down her svelte back, she looked like a golden goddess.
