Page 119 (1/2)

I laughed Then sent another e

Please, I’ out over which Christ about this launch is crucial—and, yes, nerve-wracking!

A few moments passed; then another e-mail came in from him

I don’t officially start until tom

orrow, but I’n work See you in the ?

It would cost ain—not exactly torture—but I suggested to Kyle that we reed, and then we both went back to our work

Dane spent most of the afternoon in his office He’d offered ain I wouldn’t get anything done with hi at hi him, and that wouldn’t be productive for either of us And too much was at stake to lose my focus

We did, however, knock off for dinner Afterward, we got cozy on the sofa in front of the fireplace in the great room Dane had just started Hawthorne’s 1851 The House of the Seven Gables, and since I hadn’t delved into it in the past, he went back to page one and read aloud

I ht up in the rich, intiister Plus, nineteenth-century literature was so nonetheless Especially when he swept ain and carried me off to his bed

The place I loved the most

A week of uneventful happenings at the Lux was a huge relief I felt the weight lift from my shoulders I suspected Dane felt the sareed to e

All of the security systehted More cameras had been installed and worked properly The IT issues had all been resolved No ressing nicely

A multitude of saarland, with decorations hanging froht be sick of Christmas before December even rolled around

I had lunch with Kyle in the courtyard just about every day, since Dane had s and was sometimes off-property On Friday, Kyle showed me a draft of the invitation to the private party Dane wanted to host prior to the opening of the Lux He had used the saray feel as on the hotel’s business cards and incorporated a few of the professionally taken photos of the property

“This is stunning I love the font—very elegant” The silver-eainst the darker, layered background