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“Yes,” I chortled. “She promised to play a game when she’s in town.”
“Cool.” He twitched a small smile just as his phone began to ring. He stared at the screen of his phone and quietly tucked the phone away.
“Aren’t you going to pick the call?” I asked.
“No,” he looked up at me. “ It’s not important.”
I suspected Aurora was the caller, so he didn’t answer.
“What do you do in your free time, if I may ask?”
He chuckled softly.
“I play games.”
“Cool, perhaps we could play a game one of these days.”
“Hm.”
I could spot warmth in his eyes. His eyes were the kind that made you want to sit down and talk for hours. I felt light-hearted talking to him and hoped to lighten up his mood, too.
“I think we might have exceeded lunch hour.” He cleared his throat.
“Oh,” I sprang back to life. “I’m sorry about that.” I immediately stood up, cleared the table, and prepared to leave.
“Thank you,” his voice came low and gentle before I could exit his office.
“I’m honored to have had lunch with you.” I knew I was definitely grinning from ear to ear.
He smiled.
I was totally going to make partner at this point.
*****
An idea crossed my mind as I rounded off for the day. I could really help Christian by getting to know the things he liked and the things he disliked.
I would also get to know him better. So, I interrogated Liam after he parked the car in the driveway. In a cool, concerned as a PA type of way.
“Well, I’ve been working with the CEO for over five years now, and I know that he takes yoga sessions and goes to the gym frequently.”
He wouldn’t have those crazy biceps had he been sedentary.
“Also, he loves a good book. He sometimes reads in the car, on his way to business meetings,” Liam added, gently rubbing his blond stubble.
I knew all this already. The urge to roll my eyes made its way up, but I shoved it down. I liked Liam, but I would like him more if he said more exciting stuff.
“And?” I said, taking note of what he had said.
“He likes old movies?”
“Now we’re talking. Give me more.”
“We haven’t gone there in a while now, even before you were hired, but he visits a resort, to get away from things,” he mentioned. “Not just any resort; it’s a particular one at the outskirts of town.”
I thanked Liam and kept him company as he wiped the car down for the night. A waste of effort, especially since he was going to repeat the task tomorrow. But routine and whatnot.
I intentionally ambled into the house when Liam left to check up on him. When I entered, he was not in the living room. However, a yell erupted from an inner room. It was so loud and frightening that I staggered back.
