A smile crept crossed her face and she looked into my eyes. I wanted you to think it was a dream. I didn’t want to complicate your life. You were married to Julia and we worked together. It was better if you thought it was just a dream. Diane spent the weekend. We spent most of that time talking and really getting to know one another. Our conversations at the office have always been limited to work-related issues. She told me about her growing up in Raleigh, attending the North Carolina State University, and how she threw herself into her work at the company to maintain her sanity. She also admitted that she was attracted to me on the first day we were introduced at the office. She had heard that I was ordained to eventually take over the company and that I was engaged to the owner’s daug

