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after and have always treated us like your own. I don’t take that for granted and I hope you don’t think I do either,” Mark said.
     
         “I don’t think that at all. Those promotions were given, rightly so,” Dom said, as a matter of fact.
     
         Mark nodded in agreement, still perplexed by the odd conversation. He noticed that Dom’s expression had become distant as he stared down at his desk top calendar.
     
         Mark hesitated briefly, but decided to say something. ”Is everything alright Dom? Is there something else going on here, maybe something with Anita, your sister? I heard she’s had difficulty with her Rheumatoid Arthritis,” he added.
     
         Dom looked up and stared intensely at Mark for a moment before his dark eyes softened.
     
         “Everything is fine, Marko, don’t you worry. Something’s just aren’t spoken as often as they should be. Yes, my sister has had difficulty getting around since Sophia, my niece has moved out on her own. I will be spending quite some time with her this weekend,” Dom stated.
     
         “I’m sorry to hear that. I‘m glad she has you to be there for her. Obviously, if there’s anything we can do to help you, just let us know,” Mark knew Dom would never ask him for help, but he saw how much this bothered him. He had never seen Dom so distracted.
     
         “Thank you, Marko. Again, there’s no need to worry,” he said smiling.
     
         “Everything will be just fine,” Dom assured him.
     
         Mark didn’t feel assured at all.
     
         Dom turned and opened a cupboard behind him and took out two wine glasses, placing them on his desk. He reached down and took out an old bottle of wine from his bottom desk drawer. Mark knew that this bottle was saved for a special occasion.
     
         “Now, dear friend,” he poured as he spoke, sounding jubilant, “Let’s toast! In just a few short hours our princess shall be arriving through the royal doors,” he grinned.
     
         Mark relaxed a little as Dom changed the subject. He also realized the sudden truth in Dom‘s words. Where had the time gone? His day off had flown by. That figured.
     
         They raised their glasses of deep burgundy and swirled it around in their glasses, inhaling the sweet musky aroma.
     
         “To family, and loyalty,” Dom declared, making sure their eyes met.
     
         “To family, and loyalty,” Mark repeated. They nodded and clinked glasses.
     
         Mark sipped on his glass of red wine, as his mind lingered on their earlier conversation. Mark was certain that there was something odd about it. Mark’s intuition beckoned him, but he needed to let it go. He was also certain of one other thing; that was that his daughter was going to have the most memorable night of her life, and he wasn’t about to let anything in the world ruin that. Maybe then, she won’t be so upset with him if she ever finds out that he paid her best friend to take her out for coffee.
     
                                     
                               
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
                                     
     
                                         CHAPTER 2
                                 FLOATING CANDLES
     
         Mark was sitting at the kitchen table with his back to the wall, reading the newspaper, when Allie came in through the back door. He asked her how her day was.
              “It was good. Well, I was busy at school, but the highlight of the day was the coffee shop! I loved it there, it was so peaceful and cozy,” she said happily, “very cool.”
         He didn’t look up at her at all, he just calmly nodded. “Good,” he said, “How was their coffee?” he asked.
         “Oh, it was amazing! The place is really cool