Patrick’s eyebrows shot up. It was a really obscure reply, which made him all of the extra curious.

“Okay, however the place did you largely dwell as a baby?”

“I spent most of center and highschool in San Diego,” Emma mentioned. “And that’s the place my dad and mom nonetheless dwell.”

“So, you additionally selected Chicago. What introduced you right here?”

Emma gave a wierd little half-snort, half-sigh, then shortly clapped her hand to her mouth. “Um, work.”

“Did you come for this job, then?”

“No, um, the job earlier than this.”

“And the place have been you earlier than Chicago?”

“Round.” Emma gave that obscure hand wave once more, then crossed her arms and placed on a mock distressed look. “What is that this, an interrogation? My life isn’t that attention-grabbing.”

“I disagree.” Patrick met her eyes and noticed Emma blush and look away. She was beautiful, humorous, and clearly clever, which might have been sufficient to pique his curiosity any day. However throw in a thriller, and he was offered.

“Look, we’re previous the town lights.” Emma had turned to the window when she regarded away and was now glued to the glass once more, taking in every little thing under them. “The roads seem like strings of Christmas lights on the bottom.”

“They form of do.” It was a transparent matter change, however Patrick would let it go for now. They might have the entire night collectively to speak and get to know one another.

“How lengthy have you ever owned this gallery?” Emma continued.

“About six months. It’s nonetheless very new, which, like I mentioned, is why I’d love your opinion on it.”

“And like I mentioned, I’m completely happy to supply my opinion, however I’m no knowledgeable.”

“I’m not so positive about that. The portray you beneficial, Sunshine on Younger Faces? I wasn’t positive about it, however I took it residence after the gala and hung it in my private assortment, and now I discover myself drawn in the direction of it. One thing about it makes me completely happy, and also you have been proper that everybody ought to have a couple of issues like that.”

“Thanks.” Emma blushed, however she was additionally smiling. “I’m glad you prefer it. I used to be a little bit frightened that you just have been giving up a bunch of cash for a portray you thought was girly.”

Patrick chuckled. “Possibly girly isn’t so unhealthy on a regular basis.”

They chatted about artwork and work for the remainder of the flight. Patrick shared a couple of tales from when the corporate first began and Owen had been the entire artwork acquisition division by himself.

“The person was so flustered attempting to do every little thing that he as soon as booked a ticket to Portland, Maine, for a gallery go to as a substitute of Portland, Oregon. That’s after I knew I needed to get him a crew straight away.”

Emma laughed at that story and the remainder that Patrick advised. She additionally shared a couple of of her ideas on current work that LWC had acquired, however Patrick seen that she continued to keep away from private subjects. Maybe she didn’t really feel snug with him but. Properly, he was going to do all he might to alter that.

After they arrived in Cincinnati, Patrick escorted Emma out of the helicopter.

“Is that this the gallery?” she requested. She regarded round with obvious confusion on the skyscraper they’d landed on and the view of Cincinnati under.

“No.” Patrick chuckled and held out his arm. “That is Ruben Adams’ workplace. The gallery is only some blocks away, nevertheless it doesn’t precisely have helicopter parking. He was type sufficient to allow us to use his helipad.”

“Oh.” Emma gave a sheepish smile. “I assume you actually are good buddies.”

“Adequate. Let’s simply say I wouldn’t land on Aleksander Ariti’s roof.”

Emma laughed, nevertheless it wasn’t her regular snort. One thing sounded a little bit off. It was clear that she felt uncomfortable about Aleksander ever since he’d pulled her off for that dance. Although she’d advised him that Aleksander hadn’t mentioned something, Patrick suspected one thing completely different.

“Are you positive nothing occurred between you and Aleksander?” Patrick requested. “Simply the point out of his identify appears to fret you.”

“No, no,” Emma answered shortly, virtually too shortly. “There’s nothing occurring. I discover him a little bit unsettling.”

“Are you positive? As a result of if he mentioned one thing to you…” Patrick let the thought path off, however he hoped that Emma might learn between the traces. He would defend her from Aleksander, or anybody else who wished to harm her, with out a second’s hesitation.

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