Chapter 3 – E

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Summerland

I imagined Summerland and the beauty of the meadow. I opened my eyes and saw the veil open. I stepped through and saw what I usually saw the meadow. Now all I had to do was contact Damen.

I pulled out my cell phone and dialled his number.

Ring ring.

"Hello?" Damen asked.

"Hey? Can you take some time off to meet a bottle blond in Summerland?"

"Hell yeah."

He ended the call and immediately after I saw him step through the veil.

"Damen" I squealed and ran up to him and hugged him. I rarely squealed and that was only when I was really happy or surprised.

"Ever" He hugged me back. I was so glad to see him.

"Hey babe?" I asked as we walked to a couch I conjured.

"Yeah?"

"Uh what the hell happened yesterday?"

"I don't know." His tone sounded hardened and distant.

I was taken aback by his tone. The only time he was ever like that was when Ramon gave him that potion.

"Are you okay?" I was afraid to ask.

"Yeah I'm fine it's just I won't be able to see for a few months."

"Oh. Well I guess its good we get to see each other now."

"Yeah it is." I checked my watch.

"Crap! Look Damen I'm sorry I have to go now or I'll be late."

"Alright. See you." He gave me a quick kiss and then he left.

I went to my office pissed at Damen. Why couldn't he see me for a few months? Why was he so distant?

"Ever?" I turned and say the man in my dreams last night.

"Mr. Davis."

"Please call me Max." I could feel myself getting wet.

"Okay Max." I tested out saying his name and it felt wonderful. He smiled his knee weakening smile when I said it and I was grateful I was sitting down.

"I was wondering if you cared to join me for dinner."

Dinner? With my boss that everyone in the female population wanted to jump?

"Uh yeah sure."

"Alright then see you at 5." He walked away and as soon as he was out of ear shot Barbara ran up to my desk and looked at me as though I had grown a second head.

"What?" I asked her.

"You know what." I knew what she was talking about. "Didn't what I told you yesterday register in your blond brain? You. Are. MARRIED!"

"I know, I know but I couldn't turn him down."

"Why is that?"

"Well he's very sweet and... and" I struggled for words to describe him that didn't make me seem like I was cheating.

"And you want to jump him and have your wicked way with him?" she raised an eyebrow.

I put my arm on my desk and banged my head against it. What had I done? Not only did I make a date with my boss but I made date and I am married!

"Help me."I cried out to her.

"Well I could have dinner with him." She suggested. I could see the wheels turning in her head on what she could have for dinner that involved Max.

"No" I said immediately.

"Why, your gonna get some munchies with the boss?"

"Okay that sounded way wrong."

She shrugged her shoulders. "What? We both know you were thinking it."

"Still."

"Still you were thinking it."

I just waved my hand at her and she went back to her desk.

The time between my conversation with Barbara and the end of the day seem to fly, and soon I found myself outside the door to my bosses' office for our dinner get together. I was not willing to call it a date.

I gulped and knocked on the door.

"Come in." I heard his deep voice. I entered his office and nearly died of a heart attack. He sat at his desk with his jacket off, his sleeves pushed up and his tie loose. His hair looked slightly messy as though he ran it through his hair several times. I gulped and sat down.

"Hi, you look kind of tired should we not do this today?" I was hoping he would say yes.

"No I'm good just trying to get some stuff finished but I can finish it tomorrow."

"Oh." I was disappointed and relieved at the same time. "Okay so let's go then." I got up and so did he and he open the door up for me.

I walked through and we made it to the elevator just before it closed.

As it descended we talked a little bit since we were the only 2 people there. He was taking me to a small family owned Italian restaurant called Un po 'l'Italia.

"So is the food good there?" I asked.

"Really good I go there often."

"Oh."

We got into his car and drove off. It didn't take very long to get there and I was grateful. The awkward silence in the car was killing me.

He came around and opened my door and we walked in together.

A small woman that looked to be in her late 40's escorted us to a table.

"Thank you Mrs. Gallo"

"You're welcome Max. Now aren't you going to introduce me to your lady friend?" She elbowed him and I blushed so badly I was purple.

"Uhm she is actually my co-worker. Ever this is Mrs. Gallo. Mrs. Gallo this is Ever."

"Ever now that is an interesting name. What does it mean?"

"Ever." I said.

"Oh, now here are your menus." She handed them to us and walked off. She returned a few moments later with 2 glasses of water and paper. "So what would you like to order?"

"I'll have the Penne Vodka" said Max.

"Uh I'll have" I remembered what Barbara said just before she left. "Don't order anything that is messy or noodles. It will make you appear gross. You do not want that." Then we got into another one of our daily spiffs. "I'll have Chiapparelli's Famous House Salad with grilled chicken."

"Okay now anything to drink?" Mrs. Gallo was a very sweet person who was too young to be a grandma but had that grandmother air around her.

"Ever?" I really had to stop spacing out.

"Huh?" I asked.

"I was wondering if you were okay with me picking out the wine."

"Uh sure I'm fine with that." I actually wasn't going to eat. I needed an excuse to get out of my house.

We sat there in silence until she brought our food.

"Thank you." I smiled at her.

I looked at my boss to try and distract him from me not eating.

"So what's new?" I asked

He laughed at me and I could feel myself blush again.

"Same old, same old." He began to eat his vodka stuff and I sat there picking at the food.

"Do you have any pets?" I asked him.

"Yes, actually I have 2 dogs. A lab named Spot. He is very rambunctious and a girl Chihuahua named Hermia."

"Oh how cute." He smiled and for the first time I noticed he had dimples which made him all the more gorgeous.

"Here is your wine." Mrs. Gallo brought a few bottles of wine and Max started to sample it. He finally settled on some homemade red wine. It was the same colour as the elixir I drank so I turned around as though looking in my purse, made sure no one was watching and switched the wine with some of my own drink.

I turned around and started chatting with him again. Thankfully he didn't notice my lack of eating. However he did have a lot of wine and his words started to slur a little so I asked Mrs. Gallo to bring him some water.

He had finished his dinner after I cut him off the wine and that's when I offered to drive him home. He nodded yes and looked a bit more sober.

He paid the bill and we went to his car.

It didn't take long for me to drive him home but sadly he was fast asleep when we arrived there. I tried to wake him but his arm came around me and let me tell you he had a firm grip. I tried to lift his arm up but he just held me tighter. Barbara would faint if she knew what was happening right now. I tried again and again but my attempts were all in vain. I finally decided I should wait until he moves then I would get up and run.

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