Page 101 of Without Apology

She glanced at her watch. “Afraid so. He has a meeting with Phillip in the morning.”

“About what?

“He’s talking to him about London and the future. Like I said, he’s trying.”

Hadn’t he said he wanted to show me?

“What will Phillip say?” If he was a man not used to hearing no, how would it go?

“To be honest, I have no clue. Simon is the most decisive guy I know, though, and I believe Phillip respects him. But if Simon gets pushed, I don’t see him backing down.”

“I need to talk to him.” I wanted to tell him we could work on this together. He was trying to be more flexible, which meant I needed to meet him halfway. I couldn’t put the misgivings caused by my father on a man who’d only had a few days to try to rearrange the one thing in his life he’d always made a priority. The man I loved was doing something to prove he could put me first. I needed to do the same.

“You could try calling him in a few hours, although face to face would be better. But I’m afraid a drive to New York is out of the question this time around. It wouldn’t get you there fast enough.”

No, it wouldn’t. And there was suddenly so much I needed to say. The fact he was willing to show a grand gesture meant one thing. I needed to do the same.

“I have a plan. If you’re up for it, I could use your help.”

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