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"Oh I see"

Across the room, Lisa has finished her call It’s okay, she mouths You can redecorate

"I just wanted to make the offer" Giselle pauses for a moment "The truth is I know I can never ht be a start"

Well, shit

"Listen," she says, and the airy quality is gone froenuine "I knoe got off on the wrong foot Blaine is a good friend and a client, and he absolutely adores you It goes without saying that Damien adores you I feel terrible that my stupidity hurt you"

"I appreciate that," I say And then, because I really should have one wall that isn’t entirely covered with notes and code, "How about this afternoon? Maybe around four?"

She agrees eagerly, and when I hang up, I see Lisa looking atand aht now, isn’t it?"

She laughs "We never did get that coffee Coo over paperwork and do the ceremonial latte-based key transfer"

And just like that, I have an office I’m not Damien Stark yet, but I’m on my way

Chapter Sixteen

To the CEO of Stark International--

The CEO of Fairchild Develop to discuss a possible ets our coffees, I reread et a reply

To the CEO of Fairchild Developer you have in rin, and aot it when the door to the Starbucks opens and a skinny guy wearing earbuds bounces in carrying a vase full of daisies and other wildflowers My heart flutters because I am absolutely, positively certain those are for me I don’t kno Damien knew that I took the property any more than he knehere to find me But this is Damien, and as far as I can tell, he has eyes everywhere

The delivery guy scans the roo on me For that lances down at a piece of paper, then boogies over "Nikki Fairchild?" he asks, a little too loudly, presu to

"Thank you," I say as he puts the flowers down and strolls out, shih his earbuds Around me, the other customers flash quick sirl, a few years older than me with a pixie face and fabulous auburn curls,back to the screenplay that is open on the table in front of her I totally agree