Chapter 15

Another long week had passed in the office, and Alexa was ready for the weekend. She and Salvatore corresponded by e-mail while at work, since it was readily available. She’d playfully used “Business Proposal” as the subject line for their current conversation that had been running for a week now. She read his latest e-mail and smiled.

Miss Black, are you ready for our dinner tonight?

He knew she’d been impatiently waiting for the date all week, so she coyly replied, I’ll bring the business proposal.

A few minutes later, his response left her flushed.

I’ll bring mine.

Salvatore said he had a surprise date for her tonight, and after the long week she’d had, she was ready to see him. He’d made small remarks to his impending proposal all week, but he’d yet to actually propose. The suspense was thrilling.

It was difficult to find time to see each other during the work week. They both made the most of the business hours so they could leave work at the office and enjoy the evenings. S