CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

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The glances stick between Mike and I. I can tell he's frustrated. It's not like him, but then I remember how his platinum record started. His lonely weeks without Yesenia!

Losing her.

He grabs my shoulder as we walk to the front. The ladies stopped to go to the girls' restroom.

"You know they're in there talking shit." He says.

I shrug, "Seems like another one bites the dust."

"Damn Phil, you gotta fight for this one. I've never seen you so happy, Man. You could make it work."

"Really Mike, an 11 hour flight every other day. Between Caleb, your new protégé, and your new writing career. What about my other clients!" I sigh, "She's not giving me a choice."

He grabs me behind my neck. Tightening his fingers to bump foreheads. "I can't be the only one who thinks outside the box!"

I look up at him, "Besides forking, I won't spoon you either."

He shakes his head.

"Listen Asshole, really breathe on this. Don't make decisions yet!" He says, "Yesenia, I'm not going to push this opportunity on her. Especially when I worry about the stress affecting our future plans for a baby."

"So no one includes me on this decision?"

"That's the thing," he stiffens his knuckles, "It's time for you to include yourself."

When the girls returned, he tapped my forehead with his before letting me go. Our rides wait at the curb. The drivers are standing at the car doors to take us back to the hotel.

It seems our goodbyes were quieter than normal. Vanna slowly walks away. Mike gave me a proud smile, and Yesenia nervously hugged me. As her head hit my shoulder, she whispered, "She doesn't know what she needs if you don't talk to her."

I nod, kissing the top of her head.

I climb into the other car, Vanna's already seated looking out the other window, and the driver closes the door. We're both quiet. Not an echo of apologies or a pin drop to our affections. Not until her key card swipes across the room panel, and she opens the door.

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