Chapter 14Paris, the near future
“I’m glad we have this opportunity,” Tamara said as the waiter poured Dom Perignon at The Ritz’s L’Espadon restaurant. (Okay, not what I need, Alex thought as the bubbly flowed, but let’s go with it.) “I was hoping I could take you to dinner by way of apology.”
Now Alex was totally confused. First, she seemed interested, then turned cold when he responded, and now the heat was back on. Was he just mistaking professional interest for a personal one? Clearly, she was eager to make a success of the One World Festival next fall. For all Alex knew, her job might’ve depended on it. Maybe that’s why she had appeared so enthusiastic. Still, there was something else there, something more. He could feel it. Just be cool, Alex, he thought.
“You have nothing to apol
