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all
along.
    Dante stood up and said, “I
have to go to a meeting then I’m heading out to lunch. I’ll chat
with you later. We need to talk about the new payroll
app.”
    “ Alright man,” Dimitrius
said, downcast. He needed to get out of the office too, to clear
his head and think about his next plan of action when it came to
Melanie. Maybe it was time to pay her a visit.
     

Chapter 4
     
     
     
    Dimitrius sat alone at The Caribbean Hut, at a table that gave him a
good view of the street. He wanted to see the comings and goings on
the outside while he ate lunch and pondered about a few things.
Nine times out of ten, Melanie was going to get the management
position, so he had to come up with a strategy – a way to deal with
her, especially since he was seriously considering his Dante’s
advice.
    If you want love and
happiness…and you think that she might be the woman for you, then
by all means, talk to her but don’t drive a good woman away because
of what the wrong woman did to you…
    Dimitrius took a long sip
of water.
    Dante could give him good,
sound, solid advice, and he appreciated that. Not only was he the
oldest, but Dimitrius had also considered him to be the wisest,
especially since he moved to Asheville, convincing he and Desmond
to come along and start The Champion Corporation from the ground
up. It hadn’t been easy, but through the difficult times, Dante
always kept his faith.
    Then, a couple of months
ago, Dante married Emily – his perfect mate. And they were perfect
together in every sense of the word. Just like their father used to
say – a man knew when he had met the woman he would marry in an
instant. It didn’t take long for sparks to fly. That’s why Dante
swooped in on Emily.
    That was also why he needed
to stop fooling himself into believing that he could halt his
feelings for Melanie. Feelings he’d fought for the two years that
he’d been woman-free were resurfacing and he knew why. He’d met the
woman he wanted to marry.
    “ Can I get you anything
else, Mr. Champion?” the waiter said.
    “ No. I’ll take the
check.”
    “ Alright. Be right
back.”
    Dimitrius stared out of the
window in a quandary. For a long time he contemplated love,
marriage and a family. Plus, seeing how happy Dante and Emily were
made him desire the same thing. Love. Happiness. The feeling of
sharing his life with someone special.
    A smile came across his
face. He considered going to Emily’s boutique, which was only a few
stores down. But what would he do there? Ask Emily a bunch of
questions about Melanie? The idea escaped him when he saw Melanie
and Emily walking down the sidewalk, laughing together.
    Man, she’s
beautiful , he thought as he stared at
Melanie, her curls bouncing all around her face as she laughed. He
watched as she and Emily walked inside of the sandwich shop across
the street. That gave him an even better idea.
     

Chapter 5
     
     
    “ So tell me how the interview went,” Emily prompted, sitting
across from Melanie in the crowded restaurant. The place was a
popular business lunch site and was so loud, they had to elevate
their voices just to hear each other.
    “ It was alright until
Dimitrius opened his mouth,” Melanie scoffed.
    Emily grinned. “Why do you
say that?”
    “ Why do I get the feeling
that you already know?”
    “ Mel, I tried to warn you
about him.” Emily took a sip of water. “Anyway, what did he
do?”
    “ Where do I begin? He was
irritated by the fact that I arrived a few minutes
late.”
    Emily eyes brightened. “You
were late!”
    “ Yeah, sort of, but I’ve
never been to that building before. It was a miracle I could even
find a parking space. Then, I had to get a badge and, ugh…it was a
disaster. So I finally make it up to the tenth floor and Dante is
completely professional. Even Desmond, with his boy-toy-ish looking
self, managed to be courteous. They stood up to shake my hand,
trying to make me as comfortable as possible. But