C19 CHAPTER NINETEEN

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He couldn’t help but smile. “Like you were Sleeping Beauty?”

She smiled back and reached out, taking his hand across the conference table. “And you woke me up when you touched my hand, and you were my Prince Charming.”

“Oh brother.” He started to pull back.

She didn’t let go. “Wait.”

For a moment, they simply stared into each other’s eyes, and time slowed down.

She released his hand