*Dion*
Her excitement as she had stepped out of the cab had been palpable and truly infectious. As much as I had anticipated running my club, perhaps even competing with Aaron’s for a bit more success, suddenly there is a joyous aspect to it that had been missing before. My family has always been supportive of my efforts, but now that she is part of all that I hope to achieve, the possibilities suddenly seem not only infinite but reachable. If it was late in the afternoon, I would pour us both a drink. Ah, hell, it has to be late afternoon somewhere. “Let’s celebrate”. I say, grabbing two glasses and a bottle of whisky off the credenza.
“It’s not even noon”. She says, clearly shocked by my suggestion.
“Which will make it even more special”. I put just a splash in each glass, hand her one
