~ Gideon ~
“Adrian, I’m busy,” I said, not looking up from the merger projections on my tablet. The blue light of the screen reflected off the dark marble of my desk, the only thing illuminating the office as the sun dipped behind the Ravenport skyline.
“You’re always busy, Gideon. That’s why I’m here to save you from yourself,” Adrian replied, his voice echoing in the pressurized silence of the sixty-fourth floor. He didn’t wait for an invitation. He dropped into the leather guest chair and kicked his feet up. “We’re doing dinner Friday. You, Amara, me, and Sarah.”
I finally set the tablet down, my fingers tapping a rhythmic, impatient beat against the stone. “Friday is the logistics review. I don’t have time for social calls.”
“It’s not a social call. It’s a double date. Sarah’s fath
