Another email camein while I stared at Ezra’s. The email was from my boss, Henry the Little Tucker,and had Ethan Baker cc’d. I opened it with a touch of my finger and zero fearor uncertainty.
I scanned the workdetails, noting our meeting time tomorrow. Henry sent a second email before I’dfinished the first one. When I opened it, I had to pause at the oddity of it.He was apparently back to being inappropriate. I deleted it as soon as I finishedreading,Reallylooking forward to working with you onthis, sweetheart. Let’s kick some Black Soul ass.
Wrinkling my nose,I somehow found it easier to open Ezra’s email after reading Henry’s. Althoughit took me a second to see the words. It was hard to shake off the creepyfeeling Henry managed to vibe my way through email.
It was probablynothing. He just wanted this account to do well. So did Ethan and me. Therewasn’t anything to read into. I decided to forget it ever happened and neverbring it up again. There. Done.
Denial was a signof maturity, right?
I blinked andEzra’s concise and unexpected email came into focus.
From: [email protected]
Date: February 20, 2017 19:48:22 EST
Subject: Friday Night Confirmation
Molly,
I never confirmed that I would get Killian and Vera to therestaurant. I’ve got it covered so don’t worry about it.
I also reached out to my florist and she will be in touchwith you tomorrow.
What are your thoughts on wine? Would you like to look over mycellar? I have time this week, but I’ll need to schedule in advance.
Let me know,
Ezra
P.S. The temperature isn’t supposed to get above thirtytomorrow. Wear a coat.
I read the emailthree more times. And then another three times for good measure.
Was he serious?
I rolled over andcontemplated forwarding the email to Vera. This situation seemed like it neededa second opinion. But then Vera was all in love right now and she might not seeeverything with clear eyes.
Her vision wascurrently clouded with hearts and wedding bells.
And itwould ruin the surprise of her surprise engagement party.
Wear a coat.
Ezra Baptiste.Businessman, restaurateur, weatherman.
After twenty moreminutes of staring at my phone until the battery icon turned red and I had toplug it in, I decided on my reply.
From: [email protected]
Date: February 20, 2017 21:58:52 EST
Subject: Friday Night Affirmation
Dear Ezra…
