Claire called.

"Cami, Cole and I checked the calendar and today seemed perfect, so we decided to go get our marriage license."

Camila's face lit up with joy. "What? That's so sudden! Why didn't you tell me earlier? I would've taken the day off to come back."

"We wanted to keep it low-key, no big fuss," Claire explained. "We're planning a small family dinner tonight to celebrate. You should bring Connor along."

Camila held her phone, her expression clouded with worry. She knew tonight was significant for her mother, but...

"Mom, he has a meeting tonight. He can't make it." She tried to sound casual, not wanting her mom to know about their rough patch.

There was a brief pause on the other end before Claire spoke again, "That's okay, work comes first. It's our fault for not giving you a heads up about the license. Can you come tonight?"

"Yeah, I'll head over right after work!" Camila replied with a smile.

and invite

dove back into work mode. Her computer screen was cluttered with data and documents. She was constantly tweaking plans and optimizing figures,

brought Connor

called out

distance, replying coolly,

and slowly walked over,

touched by a feather, sending ripples through her emotions. But she steeled herself. "Mr. Connor, I have a lot of work to do.

"Cami, what can I do to make you forgive me? I really

finger. This small gesture made Camila's defenses

from his touch, looking up at him. "I need

this wouldn't be resolved quickly. He had spent the entire

wrong. I'll change, I promise. Just give me one more chance," he said,

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