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What else was she going to say? Not that she had no problem being with him on a personal level when they hadn’t even really talked much about letting people know they were together this weekend.

“And he’s right next door to you,” Trent said, grinning.

She wasn’t so sure what caused that reaction but wouldn’t let it weigh her mind down either.

They finished their meeting and when she left his office noticed Diane Fierce talking with Janine.

“Hello, Regan,” Diane said, moving forward. “I’ve been meaning to come over and see how things were going. I was just chatting with Janine. I had to stop into the building for an appointment on another floor.”

“It’s so good to see you too,” she said.

She’d met both Diane and Caroline, the wives of Grant and Garrett Fierce, when she first moved into the building. They seemed overly friendly here, but it was a nice change of pace too.

“Are you going back to your office?” Diane asked. “Maybe I’ll walk over with you. I do enjoy talking with Miles. I’ll probably stop in to see Betsy too.”

“I am,” she said. “I wasn’t aware that you talked to Miles often.”

She heard Janine cough and then start to laugh and caught a look between Trent and his employee when she walked out.

“Not a lot,” Diane said. “We stop over now and again, Caroline and I. As we get closer to the holidays we are bringing in treats for lots of the companies.”

“Treats?” she asked.

“Cookies,” Diane said. “My daughter-in-law owns a cafe-type place not far from here. She does a lot of baked goods along with breakfast foods and hot and cold sandwiches. She caters too. Roni has her information in her office downstairs if you ever need anything.”

“Maybe I’ll have Miles get it. I’m not one that needs anything catered, but we do order out for lunch a few times a month.”

“Like today,” Miles said as they stepped into Regan’s offices. “Good morning, Diane. What brings you by?”

“I was in the building and wanted to stop and say hi to Trent. I was chatting with Janine when Regan came out so I walked over with her.”

“I heard something about lunch,” Miles said.

“Diane was telling me her daughter-in-law has a cafe not far from here. Does she deliver?”

“She doesn’t,” Diane said. “But you can get DoorDash to deliver it for you.”

“Perfect,” Miles said. “I’ll run down and get a copy of the menu from Roni. I haven’t figured out lunch yet for the day.”

“I’ll let you two chat,” Regan said. “I need to get ready for my next appointment.”

She walked into her office, sat down at her desk and noticed that there was a message on her phone. She’d left it here, not thinking she’d need her cell phone. Miles knew where she was and could get her if need be.

It was a text from Zander asking how her day was going. There was a picture of an empty coffee cup and fast food bag on his front seat saying he’d been working since four this morning.

She felt bad hearing that.

She texted back her morning was busy and maybe they could talk later when they both had time.

He sent her a thumbs up back and she felt her shoulders sag with relief that he wasn’t blowing her off.

“Boy,do I have news for you,” Miles said quietly. “Sort of.”

“Sort of news is still some kind of news,” Diane said, matching his voice. “Is it safe to talk here?”

“No,” Miles said. “Are you going to see Betsy?”

“My next stop,” she said. It seemed her husband and brother-in-law weren’t doing a lot with this setup so she might as well put her nose in and see what she could find out.

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