Chapter 18
After dinner, Stephen and Tessa headed to the underground parking lot.
Tessa walked met to the blue Bentley
Suddenly, Stephen asked, “How does it feel to dilve?”
She smiled, tucking a straid of hair behind her ear. “I drove it last night, it’s amazing. Thank you, Stephen.”
“Well, I’ll be off then. “Tessa raised het keys, about to leave, but then pased “oh, wall, I have a gift for you too. I should have given it to you last night, but t completely torg.”
“Really? What is it?–
“It’s in my suitcase at the hotel. I’ll grab it for you when we get back.”
Stephen opened the driver’s side door. “Let’s go together, and I’ll drive.”
“Huh?” She was momentarily stunned before quickly catching on. “We can go together, but let me drive. You should rest.”
He had flown all the way from Rivertown to see her the night before and then drove 12 miles to buy her breakfast this moming. He must be exhausted, and she didn’t want to burden him any further.
“Alright. Stephen smiled, touched by how considerate Tessa was being. Without hesitation, he walked around to the passenger side and climbed in. “Your wish is
As they drove along the highway, they chatted casually.
“Can I attend the court case you’re in today?” he asked.
“Sure, it’s a contract dispute case, No trade secrets are involved. Would you like to come?”
“Yeah, cant?” Stephen’s voice was soft, a trace of hesitation in it. I’ve never seen you in court before.”
“Of course.” Tessa assumed they were already close enough to share that experience. “Do you have your ID? You’ll need it to fill out an application form and get a visitor’s pass.***
“I have it,” he replied. He had packed it with him for his flight the night before, and today, thinking he might want to attend the hearing, he had checked and made Sure to bring his ID
“Great, I’ll take you there later”
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