“I hope you’re having a pleasant evening.”
“Brandon and I were wondering if you might be free for dinner tomorrow night.”
“We’d love to have a proper conversation with you and Mr. Blackwood, if he’s available.”
The transformation was stunning.
12 hours ago, I’d been an embarrassment.
Now I was suddenly worth courting.
“I’ll have to check with Theodore,” I said, savoring the moment.
“We have quite a bit of catching up to do.”
As you can imagine, the silence on the other end was thick with frustration.
Finally, Vivien managed.
“Of course, please let us know what works for your schedule.”
I hung up and looked at Theo, who was grinning like a wolf.
“Well,” I said, raising my wine glass.
“This day certainly didn’t go as expected.”
“The best days never do,” he replied, clinking his glass against mine.
“Now, shall we discuss what happens next?”
The dinner invitation came with an address I recognized as one of Denver’s most exclusive restaurants.
Apparently, when you suddenly need to impress someone with a net worth north of $500 million, “You don’t suggest meeting at Applebee’s.”
Theo picked me up in the Mercedes, looking devastatingly handsome in a navy suit that probably cost more than I’d spent on clothing in the past 5 years combined.
I’d chosen my best dress, a simple black number that Robert had always said made me look elegant.
Tonight, with Theo’s appreciative glance, I actually felt elegant for the first time in years.
“Nervous?” he asked as we pulled up to the restaurant.
“Should I be?” I countered.
“After all, I’m just having dinner with my son and the daughter-in-law who thinks I’m an embarrassment to humanity.”
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