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Chapter 4 : Dinner with the Mayor

Word Count: 1516    |    Released on: 29/01/2022

k about the weird interactions she'd had with the people she'd met so far. The stoic, strange man at the filling station. The ha

some estimated expenses on a stray piece of paper from her car. She left just enou

th a slim briefcase, standing tall and lean as a statue. Sure, maybe he had s

m with her bossy conf

ed, floral, off-the-shoulder number that accentuated her collarbones and neck. She felt dressed a little too casually and flirt

s mouth after he so obviously looked her up and down

, he gently placed his hand on her back to guide her to th

the wall beside them. The table was adorned with a vase of roses, and a

us a dom perignon," the mayor said a

refused the wine, claiming she wished to keep her wits about her to discuss the contract. Really, though, she didn't care at all for the taste of w

as this had such fancy resta

ing our best to grow, and to do that we need to at

s

lad. She didn't have enough of her own money to be so frivolous about food, and her

know I'll be getting the bill tonight. It's all on me. I'm the mayor a

went ahead and stuck with the salad even after the mayor tried and trie

rder, Aliyah wanted to get back on tr

mayor said. His smile seemed genuine, rather than cocky like before. But he'd already inter

mouth but Aliyah went on to avoid being interrupted again. "You can imagine my surprise when I arrived at Charleston Manor and it looked different from the pict

g to her intently now, and he g

ncerned about the water damage in a couple of the bathrooms. However, I won't know the severity of that until I c

roughout her spiel, and he even asked a couple of relevan

waiter refilled their drinks and let them get back to the conversation. Truthfully, Aliyah thought the contrac

h bite, she thought about the steak and baked potato on the mayor's plate. She sat in silence for a c

your liking?" he aske

ngry it was." She looked up at the mayor. It may have been the lighting, but hi

you right away! Waiter!" He waved h

ck that he would just shout at the waiter to come over to the table. She was a little embarrassed when t

," she started, "It's really not urgent. I was

etails of her order. He left with

hed with a chunk of stea

ame tone her father used to tease Freida

. At the mayor's levity. At

she aske

"It just seems like the little waiter boy is

ll I did was ask the waiter for another order, and

lly are quite

a simple business discussion during the meal, not flirty banter about my i

jected after her remark. "Yo

ve. We don't have to become friends. We

" the mayor

, and she and the mayor made their way out of the restaurant. They were quiet and civil. The mayor opened the door f

walking Aliyah to her

yah caught a whiff of wine on his breath. Perhaps he wa

out, with his body close to Aliyah's. She quick

ks were brightening and there was som

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1 Chapter 1 : Hitting the Road2 Chapter 2 : Rapid Springs Welcomes You3 Chapter 3 : Charleston Manor4 Chapter 4 : Dinner with the Mayor5 Chapter 5 : The First Night at Charleston Manor6 Chapter 6 : The Aftermath7 Chapter 7 : Morning8 Chapter 8 : The Other Side of the Aftermath9 Chapter 9 : A Personal Visit10 Chapter 10 : Making Friends11 Chapter 11 : The Great Tour12 Chapter 12 : Stuck in a Bad Memory13 Chapter 13 : No Longer a Stranger14 Chapter 14 : No Longer a Stranger (Part 2)15 Chapter 15 : His Home in the Darkness16 Chapter 16 : Under Contract17 Chapter 17 : Cutting Ties18 Chapter 18 : Raz's Home19 Chapter 19 : Another Week Down20 Chapter 20 : Lake Day21 Chapter 21 : Lake Day (Part Two)22 Chapter 22 : Keep Your Head Down23 Chapter 23 : Mondays24 Chapter 24 : Don't Call Me "Buddy"25 Chapter 25 : Alone Time26 Chapter 26 : Closing the Gap27 Chapter 27 : No Turning Back28 Chapter 28 : Hopeless29 Chapter 29 : Brewing Up a Storm30 Chapter 30 : In the Eye31 Chapter 31 : Quiet32 Chapter 32 : We've Met33 Chapter 33 : The Forgotten Call34 Chapter 34 : First Date35 Chapter 35 : A Surprise Visit36 Chapter 36 : A Few Days Away37 Chapter 37 : Clear Intentions38 Chapter 38 : Overnighter39 Chapter 39 : A New Normal40 Chapter 40 : Second Date41 Chapter 41 : Hold Me Closer42 Chapter 42 : Not the Best Ending43 Chapter 43 : Unexpected Rescuer44 Chapter 44 : Fill the Hole with Secrets45 Chapter 45 : Can You Still Trust Me 46 Chapter 46 : Can't Stay Long47 Chapter 47 : Can't Stay Long (Part Two)48 Chapter 48 : Promises, Promises49 Chapter 49 : Making Plans50 Chapter 50 : Not the End