Chapter 9

Daniel rolled over in bed, reaching for his phone on the bedside table. He was anxious, drowning in a deep longing to see Naomi’s beautiful and flawless face again. She had called him early last night, asking him what she seemed to have forgotten to ask while they were at the hospital.

Her voice was as soft and smooth as ever, but last night on the phone it sounded even better. Perhaps because she wasn’t using her work tone and perhaps because, for the first time since he met her, she wasn’t irritated by him.

Whatever it was…he liked it.

FLASHBACK

Daniel placed his cup of coffee down when his phone began to ring, his dark brown eyes glancing down at the caller ID. It was just a name, but he couldn’t deny that it made his heart flutter like the wings of a butterfly in his chest.

‘Naomi…’

He accepted the call, placing the phone by his ear. “Hello, lovely lady, what can I do for you? Is everything ok?”

“I was just thinking about Stacy’s car, would she be able to receive her car by today