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building.”
    He wasn’t surprised by her efficiency and the fact that she took the initiative to negotiate on behalf of the company, but he was impressed. “You’ve been busy. This all sounds great. Would you be able to do a walk-through and take video of the space so I can see it? It’s hard to get a real feel for the space when all I have is a blueprint to use as a reference.”
    â€œI don’t think it will be a problem.” She sounded relieved.
    â€œIs it in good shape? Will we need to do any renovations?”
    Gabriella shook her head. “Nothing major. The previous tenants had the entire place painted and cleaned before they moved out. Other than moving in desks and furniture and your standard decorations, you could realistically be set up in about two weeks.”
    Zach nodded. “We’ll need to get in touch with the company we ordered our office furniture from, see if they can match what we already have. Even though we’ll be on separate floors, I want the decor to be the same.”
    â€œOne step ahead of you.” She pulled a sheet of paper out of the folder and handed it to him. “They are holding fifteen desks, a dozen bookcases, and chairs for the waiting area for us, pending your approval. I was able to negotiate the price based on our previous relationship with them. We can hire the same design firm we used on the main office to come in and do the decorating—blinds, artwork, and the like—so everything will be cohesive.” She pulled out another sheet. “I spoke to them and here’s their rate to come in and do what we need.”
    He chuckled.
    â€œWhat?”
    Unable to help himself, Zach turned toward Gabriella and smiled. “I don’t even think I was needed for this deal. You seemed to think of everything.”
    Her entire face lit up at his praise.
    And Zach felt like he had been kicked in the gut. Damn . Why did she have to be so beautiful? He immediately sobered and cleared his throat. “Okay, what’s next? You mentioned contracts, right? Yesterday you said there were some contracts legal wanted me to look over.”
    With her smile slowly fading, Gabriella placed the expansion folder on the coffee table and reached for the folder with the contracts. “There are three of them they want your input on. We can go over them out loud—I have two copies of each—and then I can send legal any changes you’d like and pick up the final copies for your signature when I go to lunch.”
    â€œSounds good.”
    They were midway through the first contract when a knock sounded at the door. Without asking, Gabriella stood and went to answer it. There was a muscular man dressed in athletic wear standing there. “Can I help you?” Gabriella asked.
    â€œI’m Alex Rebat.” He held out a business card. “I was sent over by Dr. Webb for Mr. Montgomery’s therapy.”
    Gabriella stepped aside and let him in. Her eyes immediately went to Zach’s for his reaction. Alex walked across the room and held out his hand to Zach for him to shake. Standing by the door, Gabriella breathed a sigh of relief.
    â€œGabriella,” Zach called from the sofa, “I’m going to get set up with Alex for our session. Why don’t you see about doing a walk-through of the office space and getting the video while I’m doing this? We’ll meet up again after lunch.” He almost laughed at the shocked look on her face.
    â€œOh, okay. I guess I could do that.”
    â€œBut?” he prompted.
    â€œBut we’re almost done with the first contract and if Alex could either give us thirty minutes to finish up or I can sit in with you while you start and make the corrections, it would save us a lot of time. I could deliver the marked-up version directly to the legal department and have them work on the revisions.”
    â€œNo.” He was surprised when she didn’t argue. With