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DAPHNE
He waited in the lobby wearing a black suit and white shirt which accentuated his sharp features and made my stomach flutter.
Lucia helped me pick out the dress I was wearing earlier in the day. She was worse than Jared, telling me I needed to showcase my assets a bit more, dropping steady hints in the dressing room about how loyal and kind Tony was.
As if I didn’t know.
Having another woman to talk to about relationship stuff was amazing.
She’d soon be my partner instead of my boss. Lucia understood I’d need time to think it over.
Tony wanted me to own part of the bookstore. I’d decide what books to order, match readers to their interests and fantasies, set up special displays in the window, and someday, help watch Lucia’s baby as he or she crawled around in the toddler s
