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“Long story short, I ended up reinstalling the Her dating app, but I haven’t met anyone yet.”

“I’m sure you will. These things just take time.”

“I know. I just wish it didn’t take so long.”

They didn’t get any other calls that evening, instead getting to enjoy some downtime relaxing and talking. Slow days like that didn’t happen often so it was important to savor it while they had the chance.

4

ADAZE

Adaze Banks was never one to let things keep her down. Within a few hours of getting home from her accident, she pulled out her laptop to try and get some work done. Literally all she did was wash the sea water from her skin and get to work. You didn’t become a self-made billionaire, owner of multiple companies, and the CEO of a multinational corporation by sitting around.

After all, how could she just sit around after something like that?

No, all that would do is leave her to stew on the situation. That wouldn’t do anyone any good, so since she was unexpectedly home, she might as well try and make herself productive for a few hours.

She couldn’t have been working for more than an hour or two when a notification popped up on her screen. It was a message from Diana, her (slightly overbearing) personal assistant. Not that Adaze would have it any other way.

After all, someone needed to force their way into her house and make sure she wasn’t so focused on her work she accidentally starved to death or dehydrated at her desk. Diana had been with her for years, and in so many ways, she was the closest thing Adaze had to family—as sad as that might be. Hence why she was the only other person trusted with a key to her penthouse.

Sighing, she pulled up the message.

What are you doing online today? You said you were going out on the water. Don’t tell me you brought your laptop on your yacht.

She rolled her eyes. Once she was done with the document she was working on, she typed up a quick reply.

Had a little mishap on the boat. Ended up coming home early so I figured I might as well get something done.

She should have known better than to think that would be the end of it. She had just gotten another project pulled up and was really starting to get into her work when her cell phone rang.

She thought about ignoring it, but knowing Diana, she would just show up here if she did. With a sigh, she answered the phone.

“Hello?”

“What do you mean there was a mishap? Are you alright?” her panicked voice blared through the small speaker.

Adaze winced. “I’m fine, don’t worry. I just hit some rough water.” She frowned for a moment as a thought came to her. “But we are going to need to call the insurance and file a claim at some point. Can you take care of that or do I need to do it?”

“What happened? How bad is the damage? If it’s nothing serious I can probably handle it, but if it’s anything major, they’re probably going to want to talk to you.”

“Well, that’s kind of hard to say. I didn’t get the best look before it sank.”

“It WHAT?!”

Adaze winced, pulling the phone away from her ear. “Yeah, it kind of sank, but I’m fine. Besides, I’ve been meaning to get a new one.”

“What happened?”

She sighed. “I don’t want to talk about it. I’m fine and I just want to get some work done before bed.”

“It sounds like you should be taking it easy.”

She let out a half laugh. “Come on, Di, you should know me better than to expect that. When have I ever taken it easy? Remember when I got my gallbladder taken out?”

“How could I forget? You were working in the recovery room while waiting to be released. It wasn’t funny then and it definitely isn’t funny now, Adaze. You could have died. Do you want me to come over?”

“No.” Her frown deepened. “I’m just fine on my own. You don’t need to worry about me. I’m going to do a little bit of work then go to sleep. I’ll see you bright and early tomorrow with my usual coffee order.”

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