rred, tear-filled vision, she focused
ue suit. His deep brown eyes were fi
is face. It was Diego Pena, her old friend from
g a respectful distance between the
ebate team captain in New England star
into her freezing palms. She manage
er bleeding heel and the bulgi
stood up. "There's a French bistro across th
ivate booth. A steaming bowl of French onion soup
Emma ate quickly but in small bites, fe
sp napkin across the table. "Are you in
n. Her instinct was to lie, to put
non-judgmental eyes, the tightl
everly. She kept it brief. "Denton an
ard line. A flash of deep disgust fo
"Are you still interested in crisis
e, confus
it over. He was now a partner at a rapidly expanding Silicon
firmly. "Someone who understands how the
quickly shook her head. "Denton put a blackli
e laugh. He leaned back against
m independent venture capital," Diego stated with absolu
e Emma gasp, adding, "And I'll adva
yes burned again. This was a lifeline.
hed across the table, and sh
They spent the next hour talki
, a genuine, relaxed smile
his eyes, quickly replaced by a cold anger dir
sisted on driving her
om the Chaney building. Emma smiled, waved g
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