The Empath's Mate novel Chapter 6

"Good Morning Roni." He flashed his pretty boy smile at me, I couldn't stop the smile forming on my face. "Good Morning." I said quietly.

"I wanted to thank you for the tour yesterday. I hope I remembered it, black with sugar, right?" He handed me a coffee from the cart we went to yesterday.

"You shouldn't have done that! Thank you." I said taking the cup from his hands. His fingers brushed mine, I felt small sparks dance on my skin, reminding me of yesterday. My cheeks turned red and I moved my head for my hair to cover my face.

"Remember who was supposed to provide my tour? I should owe you coffee for a month." He laughed and it was the most amazing sound. I could feel the air around us dancing, it was intoxicating.

"I forgot about that." I grinned taking a sip of the coffee, "I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy." I giggled taking another sip. It tasted better than usual; I didn't want to stop drinking it.

"I spoke with Peter on my way in and he briefed me on the meeting. Do you have plans for lunch today? I was thinking we could brainstorm ideas and get to know each other better since we will be working so closely."

I searched him for a hidden agenda, but I couldn't find one. Yesterday he seemed to be secretive and today his aura was like an open book. I tried to think of a reason not to eat lunch with him, coming up empty.

"I am available for lunch. I was planning on a working lunch anyways. Would you like to see if the conference room is available?" I wanted to offer neutral ground.

"I think we should be able to brainstorm from the local cafe, don't you?" He raised a brow and I blushed.

"That works." I said defeated. "Thank you for the coffee again, I was just about to send you an invite to my team meeting this afternoon before going to refill before the staff meeting." I wanted to change the subject.

After I spoke and he raised a brow I realized my mistake. Was I about to send him the invite? Why would I have said that I was debating it for over 10 minutes, overthinking my specialty.

"I am glad to join towards the end of the meeting. I have 2 associates under me that will be working with us, I will bring them with me so we can all be introduced." He smiled warmly.

I was beginning to irritate myself with my wondering mind. This man was clearly easy on the eyes, he had a great personality, and he seemed to work well with others. Even with my awkwardness and fidgeting tendencies, he didn't seem bothered.

"That sounds great. I will get it right over to you." I said before turning back to my computer and trying to end the conversation. I heard him chuckle under his breath and it took everything in my body to keep my eyes on the screen.

"I will be back in a few minutes after I adjust my schedule, we can head to the meeting together. I can't wait to show you what we found. You're going to be amazed." He said before leaving my office.

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