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I lightly tap her head. "I gave you a lot of material on our honeymoon, didn't I?"

She laughs again. "Maybe."

I kiss her again. "Okay, pet, I have to go. Have a good day."

"All right, you too."

I leave the house and call the attorney I use for personal matters. It's another contact Hugh doesn't know about.

Marco booms, "Riggs!"

"I don't have a lot of time to chat, but I need a sexual harassment clause added to Blakely's contract. The one that's with Noah," I relay.

"Okay. Has he done something?" Marco questions.

I keep it vague, replying, "Not yet, but I won't put it past him."

"All right. When do you need it by?"

"The next thirty minutes would be great."

He groans. "Jesus, Riggs."

"Can you not get it done?" I push.

"I'll get it done. Check your email in a bit."

"Thanks." I hang up and dial Noah.

He answers, "Riggs. I hope you have good news for me. I've been waiting."

I assert, "We have some things to discuss."

"What now? I thought we got all the details worked out?" he questions.

"There's one quick thing that we have to discuss. It shouldn't be a big deal. If you agree, Blakely is willing to sign with you," I inform him.

"Great. I'll be at the diner on 45th and 8th. Can you meet me in an hour?" he asks.

I internally groan. It's going to take me the entire hour to get through traffic. But I state, "See you then."

I fight through the smog and rush hour traffic and arrive at the popular breakfast spot. Noah's in the back corner, sitting in a booth.

I slide in across from him.

He sticks his hand out. "Riggs."

I take it, squeeze it hard, and shake it. "Noah."

He pins his eyebrows together. "What's going on?"

I announce, "Let's put it this way. We both know my wife's probably the most beautiful woman you're ever going to lay eyes on."

His eyes widen. "Your wife?"

"Yeah, my wife," I firmly state.

He stutters. "O-oh. Congratulations. When did this happen?"


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