Emily was nervous. She had never been invited to such an important business dinner before. She had been to dozens of dinners with clients and employees, but she had never been to one this big. Damon was having dinner with the 2 top executives of a small music company that the Young Music Group was looking to purchase. This would be the biggest deal that Damon had ever made in his career has a producer , and if things worked out right, it would also be the most profitable.
Emily could tell he was nervous. He had re-read the contract at least a dozen times in the last hour. Damon even picked out exactly what outfit he was going to wear. Everything was exactly as he needed it to be.
For the sake of putting his nerves at ease, Emily went to the mall and bought a new dress, something a little dressier than she usually wore she found the perfect black dress to match Damon suit . She wanted to make sure she made the best impression she could. Emily rushed home to get ready. She had nearly 2 hours before they needed to leave, but she wanted to make sure that she allowed plenty of time to get ready so she would be on time.
Emily was putting the last few items in her red clutch when Damon came into the bedroom.
"Em, are you ready to go?"
"Ready," she said as she turned around. Emily couldn't help but smile. He looked so handsome in his suit. He also looked incredibly nervous, almost like a little boy. It was so endearing.
Damon offered her a small smile. "Great. Let's go."
Damon was quiet the entire drive there . Emily knew it was best to let him process everything. Right now, he was going over exactly what he needed to say, what points in the contract to highlight, and all of the personal details he had memorized about each of the executives. She simply held his hand, running her thumb back and forth across the back of his hand.
When they got to the restaurant, Damon helped her out of the car as he always did. He reached for her hand, clinging on a little tighter than usual. Just before they walked inside, he kissed her lightly on the cheek.
"Thank you for coming with me tonight."
"Of course," she said with a reassuring smile.
