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bathroom, he felt a smile pull at the corner of his mouth. Delilah was about to discover just how tenacious he could be.
    ~YH~
    “How was your weekend, Lila?” Darren asked when he breezed into her office Monday afternoon.
    In the hour, they needed to be over at the lake. Today they would begin renovations on Vacation Paradise Suites.
    “Don’t even ask,” Delilah warned, gathering her files and placing them in her briefcase. “I should have just stayed home and chewed my nails.”
    “Hell. That bad, huh?”
    “Honestly, I don’t want to talk about it.” Her voice held more bark than she meant.
    Darren grimaced in response.
    She knew she was being a bitch. She had been surly and emotionally unsettled since she arrived home yesterday, but she refused to process a no-win situation.
    Her friendship with Darren had started with the company. Unbothered by her attitude, he moved on to the bigger topic plaguing both of them. “Connie said Torres Corp hasn’t called yet.”
    Picking up her case, she strolled to the open door where Darren waited. “Yet? I figured we didn’t get it. They said early today. It’s now noon.”
    Her design manager and friend put his hand on her shoulder, his voice echoing with sincerity, “I’m sorry. I know how important the contract was for Précis Touch.”
    “I know you do.” But, this was her reputation. She knew other opportunities would come around, however she pondered if getting turned down by such a prestigious company would always overshadow her.
    “We’ll slay the giant next time.” A broad smile stretched across his face.
    She’d bust her ass to make sure. “We sure will. First we need to see how our team is doing at the hotel.” She led the way out of the office. At times like this, she was glad to have a close friend giving their support. Just like Darren, she knew they would one day land a major contract. Her company was one of the best. Her team worked hard to meet the needs of their clients. She put everything she had into each job, ensuring success. If Nicholas Torres couldn’t see that, it was his loss.
    ~YH~
    “Everything is looking good from my standpoint, Delilah,” Patrick, her electrician, informed her, the final team member to check in.
    Delilah and the rest of her staff had just finished surveying the hotel, which they’d been doing for the last two hours.
    She turned to the robust man standing with them in the lobby. “Well, Mr. Spade, everything looks great. The construction company you worked with did an excellent job in keeping to the original plans we’d discussed.”
    “Glad to hear it. There were some rough patches, but things worked out,” Spade announced.
    Many times she and her staff set up their designs based on the original plans, to do their walk-through forty-eight hours later and see the contractors hadn’t made major structural changes for one reason or another. Occasionally, it meant back to the drawing board for them and a delay of the project.
    Holding her hand out to the client, Delilah smiled. “The first wave of our staff will be here on Wednesday.”
    Grasping her hand in his meaty one, Spade shook it. “Wednesday it is. I’m looking forward to it.”
    She parted company with him then the five-member team from Précis Touch followed her out of the semi-finished building.
    Riiiiiing…Riiiiing.
    The insistent sound of her smartphone grabbed her attention. Pausing in stride, she removed it from the clip on her briefcase. “Hello?” With the phone to her ear she continued toward her car.
    “Ms. Reynolds?” a male voice came through the line.
     “Yes, this is she.” She checked the caller identification, but the private number tag gave her no hint to the man’s identification.
    “This is Les Carter and I’m calling from Torres Corporation.”
    Instantly, her heart and feet stopped simultaneously.
    Her team followed suit.
    Delilah forced herself to keep her voice calm and professional, instead of panting into the