The next time I saw Daniel Grayson was at a charity polo match he was competing in. I made sure that I said hello to his parents and that they, especially his mother, saw me with Daniel. I even flirted with him. When his mother invited me over for teat the next day I knew that my plan was working.

In the middle of tea Daniel came in all sweaty after a run. He was shocked to see me there having tea with his mom. While I tried to ignore the wave of lust that stormed my body at the sight of him all sweaty and rippling muscles. "Emily hey, what are you doing here?" he asked intrigued. "You mom invited me for tea" I replied and Victoria added "Daniel for goodness sakes pull yourself together you're a sweaty brute!" Daniel chuckled and said "My apologies had I known you were going to be here I would have looked 50% less brutish." I laughed and stood up as I replied "No it's fine. I actually have to get going" He nodded his head "Listen how about I make good on that date? How's tomorrow?" he asked hopefully. "That sounds wonderful" I replied before turning to Victoria "Thank you so much for tea Mrs. Grayson I've so enjoyed this." "Here let me walk you out" Daniel said moving with me towards the door.

The next day on our date Daniel and I had a picnic on the beach. We had more meaningful conversations than before. I told him about my parents (real Emily's parents) and how they had died in an accident when I was a little girl. He told me about how his future had been mapped out for him since he was born. He walked me back to my front door and when he leaned in to kiss me I felt butterflies. That should have been a red flag for me, but I pushed them aside and I relished in the kiss in its innate sweetness, its gentleness and the tender way Daniel stroked my cheek with his thumb. "Goodnight Emily" he whispered in my ear before pulling away. "Goodnight Daniel" I smiled trying to ignore the flutter of butterflies coming from within me.

The next few months were filled with more dates and more takedowns. I took down a man named Bill Harmon, a man who claimed to be my father's friend, and man I called Uncle Bill as a child. He helped the Grayson's frame my father and so I planted a fake trade rumor and watched as he destroyed his company and his life in just a few short hours.

My dates with Daniel progressed with him revealing more of himself to me than I had hoped he would. He told me about how last summer after drinking too much and an argument with his mother he wrapped his car around a pole resulting in the crushing of his girlfriend at the time's spine. "Oh my god." I replied sounding shocked though I actually already knew about the accident. "She wasn't paralyzed but she is still in rehab. You must think I'm a terrible person." He said somberly. "No. I think it takes an incredibly brace person to own up to their mistakes. Do you know where she is?" I asked "Yeah my parents set her up and covered her medical expenses. Why do you ask?" he answered. "Maybe you should go talk to her." I said knowing in my heart that he'd go, but also that he needed to go for some closure and peace of mind. What I didn't expect was his next question. "Would you go with me? I don't think I could do it alone and my family would just try to talk me out of it. The hope in his eyes when he asked me, made me realize that he was nothing like his parents, and I think it was the first time I truly let my guard down. "Of course I'll go with you, but I think it'd be best if I stayed in the hallway when you talk to her she doesn't need some strange woman standing in her room next to the man she once had feelings for. "I said placing my hand on his. "I'll pick you up at 7:30. "He said twining his fingers with mine. "I'll be ready." Came my reply as I leaned in to kiss him. This kiss was like our first one in the sense that it was gentle and sweet, but there was a sense of urgency in this once. Like we were afraid we'd lose each other and this moment forever. "That was great, but I better get going. I'll see you in the morning." Daniel said breathlessly after pulling out of the kiss. "Goodnight Daniel" I said before walking him to my door then running my fingers through his hair and kissing him one last time. "Goodnight Emily."