Body Check

“You made it!” Hayden said in surprise when her father approached the corner table where she’d been waiting for the past fifteen minutes.

It was Thursday morning, nearly a week since she’d seen him at the charity gala, and while they’d arranged to meet for breakfast in the city, she hadn’t actually expected him to show. She’d assumed his assistant would call to cancel at the last minute, and the fact that he was fifteen minutes late had only strengthened that conviction.

And yet, here he was, clad in a tailored dark gray suit, his hair perfectly styled and his green eyes sparkling at the sight of her.

“Don’t sound so surprised,” he teased as she rose from her chair to hug him hello.