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drank an entire bottle of wine . They ended up being the last to leave the restaurant around eleven that night, totally oblivious to the time. He chuckled at the memory of how her eyes widened in shock as she looked at her watch when the restaurant manager politely reminded them of the time and that they were ready to close up.
    For him , it was truly love at first sight and till this day he knew that he still hadn’t gotten over her. She was his first love and instinctively then he knew she would also probably be his last.
    How had such a deep connection changed to this empty gnawing space which now occupied his life ?
    He’d cancelled weeks of meetings just to be with her after that night and flew in on many weekends disrupting his work schedules unable to be out of her presence for very long. They did that until it became clear that being separated from each other was pure madness and they got married after a brief but excruciating six months. Her parents told her she was making a huge mistake and that their relationship would end in divorce. He’d hated them for that especially when it came true. It was as though they’d planted that seed of doubt in her mind every chance they got over the years.
    L etting her go from his life without a fight was sheer pride on his part and a decision that made no sense when he considered how he truly felt about her still.  Trying to move on turned out to be a waste of time because so far no woman he knew could hold even a flame to the bonfire she had ignited within him.
    Over the last few weeks , he’d even begun to entertain the idea that he would fly out to Barbados to surprise her for her birthday in two months time. It was a crazy plan that had the word failure stamped all over it considering the way things stood between them when they separated. But he had to know if there was still a chance that they could somehow resolve this mess between them. Without her he knew he’d allowed his life had become pretty unbalanced! It wasn’t so much that he didn’t have opportunities to enjoy himself or that business diminished but it was a certain happiness, joy and peace to living he had with her that was gone now. She brought out the best in his creativity, his humorous and fun loving sides, and even sharpened his intuitive capabilities. He missed her terribly !
    “Mr. Brogan, your guests have arrived for the meeting!” spoke the voice of his secretary Portia through the intercom, interrupting his latest daydream. The adjoining room to his office had been converted into a reception area for his clients and an office for his secretary Portia and his private security team. He also had an adjoining conference room where he held meetings.
    Darius leaned over and pressed the button, “Thank you Portia and please send them into the conference room immediately!”  He felt a little relief knowing that at least for another few moments his mind would have some respite from thinking about her. A business matter of this magnitude would require his full attention and he couldn’t afford to mess up the details with these fantasy mind trips of his.
    “Sir, before I do that I need to let you know something first. I am coming in!” said Portia in an agitated tone.
    “Okay, but make it quick , I don’t want to keep these people waiting!” he replied gruffly gathering the necessary files on his desk for the meeting. Okay so he was more than a little annoyed that his fantasy trip was indeed interrupted.
    Within seconds the door opened to admit Portia inside and she was wringing her hands nervously.
    “Mr. Brogan I just received some very bad news!”
    “What is it?” he replied, his head snapping upward to take in the nervous wreck his secretary had become.
    “Sloane Arts and Media cancelled their appearances for next week. The lead singer in the production suffered a fall due to a diabetic episode and is in the hospital and the dance team has come down with food poisoning. Apparently they