Chapter Fourteen
Abby nodded at him and smiled. “Thank you for the food. It was so good. I’ll try to keep that in mind next time. Hopefully, he can join us.”
They walked back to the office, both of them full and comfortable as they made small talk.
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Owen was in his office working at his computer when Abby and Drake returned. He could hear them and smell them as they came from the elevator. He could hear Abby’s gentle laugh as Drake said something to her. The voices were a bit too muffled for him to hear what they said. He enjoyed the sound, though; it didn’t sound like a delicate laugh, but a happy sound that came from her soul. Smiling, he finished up his reports and exited out of the program he was in.
He looked up as Drake walked into his office. His friend seemed lighter, happi
