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“Oh,” she breathed, feeling a little pleased that he was this out of sorts over their night together.
Wait…was he thinking about me in a good or bad way? Should I ask?
“I honestly thought you were a mirage when the elevator doors opened,” he was saying. “That’s why I had to do this. I had to bring you in here and see if you were for real.”
“Noah…”
He silenced her with another kiss and she was finding that she liked this side of him.
A lot.
When he lifted his head a second time, Lily placed her hand on his chest to keep him from kissing her again. “Not that I’m not loving this, but I really am here for something important.”
He frowned. “What’s going on?”
Reaching into her purse, she pulled out the paperwork about the cancer. “I have to talk to him about this. I mean…if he’s sick, why would he send everyone away? And it would totally explain why he wasn’t happy about me being here. So I’m just going to walk into his office and demand to know what’s going on.”
“You can’t.”
“What do you mean I can’t? Of course I can! He’s right down the hall and I’ve been walking into his office practically since I could walk!”
Noah shook his head. “I mean, you can’t because he’s not here. He’s out of the office today. Didn’t he tell you?”
“Um…no. He called me earlier and then asked me to call him later.”
“Yeah, he and Robert are in Raleigh for the day meeting with clients.”
“What clients?”
He laughed softly. “Does it matter? And for the record, he doesn’t share that stuff with me.”
“Would Sara know?”
“Maybe? But you should really…”
“I gotta go.” Her hand was on the doorknob, but she turned and kissed him one last time because…yeah…she really loved kissing him and didn’t think she’d ever get to again. So, she’d take this little break from reality and enjoy it for one more moment. “Bye!”
Making her way back down the hall, she turned the corner and walked over to Sara’s desk. “Hey, Sara!”
“Lily! What a surprise!” she replied and then looked at her curiously. “Your grandfather’s out of the office today.”
“I just found that out. Do you know who he’s meeting with?”
“Um…that’s confidential information. I’m sorry.”
“But itiswith a client, right?”
“Like I said, it’s confidential. If you need to reach him, I’m sure you can call. He might not answer and you’ll have to leave a message, but he’s very good at returning calls.”
It was obvious she was getting nowhere here, so all she could do was smile. “I’ll do that. Thanks.” But when she turned to walk away, she knew there was one more thing she had to ask. Turning, she looked at Sara. “Is my grandfather sick?”
Sara’s eyes went wide. “Excuse me?”
“Has he been going to the doctor or anything like that? I’m not asking for specifics, but…”
“I’m still fairly new. Rose only retired a few weeks ago, and I’m not privy to your grandfather’s personal information. I’m sorry.”
And the thing was, she genuinely seemed sympathetic.
