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shouted while giving me a dirty look.
    “That’s what you get for setting her up in the same hotel as Ryder.”
    “I guess you got me there,” she agreed.
    Four hours later, I was walking out of my office and down to hers. Once I got there, I could see her through the glass on the side of her door. She looked so fucking beautiful. I knocked and walked in.
    “Ready?”
    “Um…sure.” I looked at her desk and realized she had a half-eaten sandwich and chips. Oops. I should have taken her to lunch.
    “I’m sorry that you didn’t get to eat all your lunch.”
    “It’s okay. I wasn’t really hungry. Matt brought me something to eat.”
    “Matt did?” I was fucking jealous because I’d forgotten to do it and someone else thought of her other needs when all I could think about was getting into her.
    “Please don’t trip. He was in the kitchen when I was and asked if I needed lunch. I told him I forgot so he gave me the extra lunch meant for your brother Malcolm.”
    “Fine, if I know it was for Malcolm then I could enjoy this,” I said before picking up the sandwich and taking a bite. Yep that was Malcolm’s, it had that sriracha sauce on it. “Damn, it’s got a kick. Was it too hot for you, babe?”
    “No, Caleb. I was just too busy to eat.”
    “Good, are you done? Let’s go to dinner and you can tell me all I don’t know about you.”
    “Okay. Any place in particular?”
    “Wherever you want.”
    “I’m not from here so I don’t really know many of the places.”
    “Neither am I, but I have my places I like, though.”
    “Well, you lead the way, Caleb.”
    I took her to this Italian place that Jackson and I go to often.
    “So tell me, does this place seem authentic to you or is it Americanized?”
    “It’s a bit of both. Really, it depends on which region you are from. This one is close to Roma cuisine,” Sophia replied as she looked at her menu.
    I ordered the same thing as she did. Once our food came, I just watched as she took her first bite and her eyes closed and a smile came over her face. She moaned as she enjoyed the bite. Score. 
    “This is very good, Caleb.”
    “I’m glad you like it. This is my favorite place to come.” She blushed and looked embarrassed as she looked around the room at the hostess and server.
    “I’ve only been here with Jackson or Malcolm and Kristen.”
    “Oh.”
    “Don’t be upset. I get that you would be uncomfortable, but I wouldn’t bring a woman to my favorite restaurant unless she meant something.”
    “So I mean something?”
    “I already told you that. You mean more than something. Everything, babe. You’re my everything. You just don’t realize it yet, but you will,” I boldly stated.
    She didn’t say anything; she just blushed and continued eating.
    “Signore James, it’s so good to see you,” the owner said as he came to our table. Turning to Sophia, he said, “Bellissima, you finally brought a woman with you. I was starting to think you and Signore Blake were umm…you know.”
    “Just best friends. This is my fiancée, Sophia Rinaldi,” I announced with pride. She was mine.
    “Italian, si?”
    “Si, Io sono di Salerno,” she responded with a beautiful grin. I would be furious if he was not old enough to be her grandfather and had his own lovely wife.
    “Salerno è bella, proprio come te,” he breathed as he took her hand and kissed it. I snarled at him then he added in English, “My wife grew up near there as well. She would love to meet you.”
    “Is she here?” I asked.
    “No, not today. She’s with my daughter and the grandbabies.”
    “Tell her I said hello,” I said, trying to dismiss him. He said his goodbyes and left.
    “So do you miss home?”
    “Not too much. I miss my parents sometimes.”
    “How long has it been since you’ve been home?”
    “I’ve been back to visit once a year since I moved here. I was supposed to go in two months, but with everything that happened, I won’t get a vacation for