CHAPTER EIGHT
"So do you enjoy working here?" Henry asks
"I enjoy every bit of it. I get to be surrounded by some of the most learned people and do what I love" I answer
His answering smile renders me breathless. The elevator doors open and we exit with the cart.
"Historical Department is this way" I lead him to the left where we enter a library to size of the Anthropology Department. People in brown coats are walking from shelf to shelf occasionally stopping to glance at us. Dr. Thorne walks up to us; he's the one who asked us for the favour of identifying the Captain's remains.
"Dr. Alyx, how nice to see you again. Have you completed the identification?" He asks
"Yes, we have. Here are your remains and this is a file that should tell you everything about these two people" I smile at him.
"Thank you so much, Alyx. And who is this young man?" He looks at Henry
"I'm Henry Dalgliesh. I'm the newest sponsor of STDI" he repeats my introduction of him from downstairs. They shake hands and Dr. Thorne leaves us.
"Well, this is the Historical Department; it’s basically full of books and people who know everything there is to know about the past. My favourite section is the Greek Mythology section. I intend to spend as much free time there as possible" I look around the room and feel extremely proud to a part of all this.
"Interesting" Henry says.
"Okay, next is the Botanical Department" I say and lead him back to the elevators.
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"STDI is a very unique place, I can see why you are so in love with it" Henry and I are walking back to his car after his tour was completed.
I smile and look down at the ground.
"So, will you join me for lunch?" Henry is trying to get my attention. I look up at him.
"Sure" I smile.
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We drive to an Italian restaurant where the waiters seat us immediately. They hand us large green menus and I wrestle with it before I manage to hold it properly.
"Need help with that?" Henry offers teasingly.
"I'm good" I say
"What would you like?"
I love pasta. So I ask for a chicken fettuccine and a glass of tap water.
"Tap water?" Henry looks disapprovingly at me.
"I don't drink alcohol and I don't like ice water"
"Ok, fine"
He tells the waiter our orders and we are assured it would take less than 20 minutes which I doubt.
"So why didn't you tell me that you were CEO of the holdings company?" I ask immediately
"You never asked" he says simply
"I had no idea. Isn't that your dad's company?"
"Yes, it is. The entire Dalgliesh Empire belongs to our family and John decided to retire leaving Dalgliesh Holdings to me and the Insurance Travel Company to Matt"
"Oh"
"My turn, I hope you don't think that this is our date"
"Sorry?"
