bathroom and shut the door.
When I finished putting on my dress and black heels, I kissed Julia goodbye while Connor had his hand on the small of my back, pushing me out the door. We met Vinnie at a restaurant called Spiaggia. He had already arrived and stood up when the hostess showed us to the table.
“Ellery Black. It’s nice to finally meet you,” he said as he kissed me lightly on the cheek.
“It’s nice to meet you as well, Vinnie. This is my husband, Connor Black.”
The two of them shook hands, then we took our seats and opened our menus.
“I took the liberty of ordering us a bottle of their finest Pinot grigio. I hope you don’t mind.”
“No, not at all.” Connor smiled.
After deciding what I wanted for dinner, I closed the menu and folded my hands on the table. “So, tell me about your art gallery.”
“The gallery is about ten thousand square feet. I would like to show you it tomorrow morning, if possible.”
“We need to fly back to New York in the morning. How about tonight, after dinner?” Connor said.
“Okay, tonight will be fine.” Vinnie smiled.
“The opening of the gallery will take place in forty-five days,” Vinnie said. “Is that something you can work with?”
I took a sip of my wine and swallowed hard. I didn’t know if I could do it. But I wasn’t going to let him know that.
“Of course I can work with that,” I said as I took another sip of wine.
“Great. When we go and tour the unfinished gallery, I’ll show you the space I have picked out for your paintings.”
As we ate our fine cuisine and drank our wine, Connor and Vinnie mostly talked about the business aspect of the art gallery. I pulled out my phone and sent a text message to Mason.
“ How’s my baby? ”
“ I’m fine, thank you. Oh wait, you mean the princess. She’s adorable and she’s sleeping .”
“ Great. We’ll be back to the hotel later. We’re going to take a tour of the art gallery .”
“ No hurry and have fun. ”
***
After we toured the art gallery, Connor and I said goodbye to Vinnie and slid into the back seat of the limo that was waiting for us. Connor reached over and took my hand.
“Did you like the gallery?”
“I loved it. It’s going to be amazing once it’s finished.”
“It’ll be amazing when your paintings are hanging on the wall.” He smiled.
After I kissed him on the cheek, I laid my head on his shoulder while I was worried about whether or not I’d be able to finish all five paintings in time. When I was single, the worry would never have crossed my mind. But now that I was a wife and a mother, it was going to be difficult, even with Connor’s and Mason’s help. I took in a deep breath as Connor kissed me on my head.
Chapter 19
Connor
After we had a nice breakfast, we flew back to New York. I had Denny drop me off at Black Enterprises so I could catch up on business before he drove Ellery, Julia, and Mason home.
“I’ll see you later, baby,” I said as I kissed Ellery and then Julia goodbye.
“Bye, sweetheart. Don’t work too hard.”
I shut the door and walked into the building. As I stepped onto the elevator, my phone rang. It was Paul.
“I’m on my way up to see you. I’m in the elevator.”
When the elevator doors opened, I walked down the hallway to Paul’s office. I opened the door and sat down across from him.
“I found a place for Ellery’s art studio.”
“Great; where’s it at?” I asked.
“In your building.”
I looked at him in confusion. “What do you mean, in my building? What building?”
“Where you live, Connor,” he sighed.
I knit ted my eyebrows while I got up and walked over to his coffee pot. “I don’t know if that’s such a good idea. I wanted it outside of the building.”
“Listen, Connor. It’s perfect, and I think she’d love it. It’s on the tenth floor, and it’s the end apartment. It has more windows for natural light, kitchen, bathroom, and a bedroom, which can be converted
When I finished putting on my dress and black heels, I kissed Julia goodbye while Connor had his hand on the small of my back, pushing me out the door. We met Vinnie at a restaurant called Spiaggia. He had already arrived and stood up when the hostess showed us to the table.
“Ellery Black. It’s nice to finally meet you,” he said as he kissed me lightly on the cheek.
“It’s nice to meet you as well, Vinnie. This is my husband, Connor Black.”
The two of them shook hands, then we took our seats and opened our menus.
“I took the liberty of ordering us a bottle of their finest Pinot grigio. I hope you don’t mind.”
“No, not at all.” Connor smiled.
After deciding what I wanted for dinner, I closed the menu and folded my hands on the table. “So, tell me about your art gallery.”
“The gallery is about ten thousand square feet. I would like to show you it tomorrow morning, if possible.”
“We need to fly back to New York in the morning. How about tonight, after dinner?” Connor said.
“Okay, tonight will be fine.” Vinnie smiled.
“The opening of the gallery will take place in forty-five days,” Vinnie said. “Is that something you can work with?”
I took a sip of my wine and swallowed hard. I didn’t know if I could do it. But I wasn’t going to let him know that.
“Of course I can work with that,” I said as I took another sip of wine.
“Great. When we go and tour the unfinished gallery, I’ll show you the space I have picked out for your paintings.”
As we ate our fine cuisine and drank our wine, Connor and Vinnie mostly talked about the business aspect of the art gallery. I pulled out my phone and sent a text message to Mason.
“ How’s my baby? ”
“ I’m fine, thank you. Oh wait, you mean the princess. She’s adorable and she’s sleeping .”
“ Great. We’ll be back to the hotel later. We’re going to take a tour of the art gallery .”
“ No hurry and have fun. ”
***
After we toured the art gallery, Connor and I said goodbye to Vinnie and slid into the back seat of the limo that was waiting for us. Connor reached over and took my hand.
“Did you like the gallery?”
“I loved it. It’s going to be amazing once it’s finished.”
“It’ll be amazing when your paintings are hanging on the wall.” He smiled.
After I kissed him on the cheek, I laid my head on his shoulder while I was worried about whether or not I’d be able to finish all five paintings in time. When I was single, the worry would never have crossed my mind. But now that I was a wife and a mother, it was going to be difficult, even with Connor’s and Mason’s help. I took in a deep breath as Connor kissed me on my head.
Chapter 19
Connor
After we had a nice breakfast, we flew back to New York. I had Denny drop me off at Black Enterprises so I could catch up on business before he drove Ellery, Julia, and Mason home.
“I’ll see you later, baby,” I said as I kissed Ellery and then Julia goodbye.
“Bye, sweetheart. Don’t work too hard.”
I shut the door and walked into the building. As I stepped onto the elevator, my phone rang. It was Paul.
“I’m on my way up to see you. I’m in the elevator.”
When the elevator doors opened, I walked down the hallway to Paul’s office. I opened the door and sat down across from him.
“I found a place for Ellery’s art studio.”
“Great; where’s it at?” I asked.
“In your building.”
I looked at him in confusion. “What do you mean, in my building? What building?”
“Where you live, Connor,” he sighed.
I knit ted my eyebrows while I got up and walked over to his coffee pot. “I don’t know if that’s such a good idea. I wanted it outside of the building.”
“Listen, Connor. It’s perfect, and I think she’d love it. It’s on the tenth floor, and it’s the end apartment. It has more windows for natural light, kitchen, bathroom, and a bedroom, which can be converted
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