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          As his eyes scanned the crowded room for Peri, worry began to creep in the longer he looked without finding her. Considering that almost a third of the people in the room had contracts with his father, he should have been keeping a closer eye on her, something he was now starting to regret. Focused on his search, Alex couldn’t help but jump slightly at Peri’s touch, having not been expecting anyone to be that close to him. “Fuck.. You scared me,” he admitted with a breathy laugh as he turned to face her, eyes searching her face, making sure she was okay. “I was beginning to think you’d run out on me. Or been kidnapped.. But mostly the first thing.” His heart was still racing from his scare, and he surveyed the people around them before speaking, his voice just loud enough that only she could hear him. “I’m all finished with my father’s clients. All four assured me he would get his money sometime this week.” With her being his PA, that was probably information she would like to know. “Anyway, if you’re ready to go, I’ll tell the driver to pull the car around..”

        Peri dissolved into giggles when Alex jumped. She would do the exact same thing to Hamish or Sherlock and get no reaction whatsoever, so his response pleased her more than it probably should have. “Oh, don’t worry about me, pretty boy. The last time someone tried to kidnap me, he became a paraplegic.” Peri’s eyes wandered to the people nearby. She hardly thought that anyone would be stupid enough to do anything here. With everyone putting their best foot forward, wanting to impress, Peri couldn’t imagine anyone doing anything that had even the slightest chance of causing a scene. “I’ll ensure that he knows,” She replied, looking back up at him. “We can leave, but like I said, I have nothing better planned for tonight.” She paused for a moment, thinking. “I could do with some actual food, though.”

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