“And ruin the surprise?” he smiled. “No. I guess I don’t know. I really wasn’t sure if you would come. I didn’t know if you would want to see me. If you didn’t want to see me it wouldn’t be fair for me to just show up like that. What if you had a serious man in your life?” He trailed off.
“Is that a criterion for choosing people you work with?”
“It is now.”
She chuckled.
“I’m kidding. No, I’m really curious.”
“No, I’m not seeing anyone at the moment.”
Edem nodded in barely concealed satisfaction.
“Is there a wife or girlfriend out there who would come for me?”
He laughed. “No, no wife or girlfriend.”
“Okay. Just asking for a friend,” she tipped her head to the side.
He shook his head and smiled.
“Another reason you should take me on as a client is you really are the only person
