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53| The Day After (Emma)
Matthew had ordered room service for everyone in the hotel to get some coffee and food in us before we shared a cab to the apartment building for us all to get changed.
Since Isabella had gotten dressed for the fundraiser in my apartment, her clothes were still there and we had to stop by my apartment with her for her to change. Matthew went upstairs to the penthouse to get on a suit before heading into the office. I carefully changed out of the dress and hung it back up before changing into my regular work attire.
Isabella was seated at the breakfast bar in her regular clothes again and had her dress back in a garment bag that was draped over another stool next to her when she said to me, “So, you and Matthew, huh?” She had a mischievous grin as she looked at me.
Crap. Are we telling people about us? Are we even an ‘us’ to begin with? “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” I insisted with an innocent smile.
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