Chapter 16

“I don’t mean to. It’s just, I’m seeing another side of you that surprised me, and that’s probably because I made a judgment about how you do things based on my own preconceptions.”

“I get that about you,” Damien said. “It’s okay. I like to surprise people, shake ‘em up a bit. You could use a little shaking up, Les. My door’s always open, you know.” He smiled and winked at me.

“Stop, now.” I got up and he did the same. “Go on, git before I change my mind.”

“Thanks for this, Les. Really. Kenny needs this, badly. Maybe you’ll let me show you how much I appreciate this, someday.” He blew me a kiss as he showed himself out, the little devil.

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