Chapter 19

I followed him to my front door stopping when he turned around to face me again. We stood there awkwardly for a moment before I gave him a small smile. "So..." "So, I'll talk to your bosses tomorrow and I'll make sure that nothing happens. Just go back to work on Monday as normal." Tony seemed so sure of himself that he could get this sorted that I was actually starting to believe him. "How are you going to do that?" "I can be very persuasive if I want to be." He gave me bright smile before he spoke again, obviously noticing my skepticism. "Don't worry, I've got this." "Thank you then - for your help." He nodded his head and stepped closer to me. "Any time." I watched as he gently took my hand in his as he took another step closer to me. "Tony." "Let me know what day you're free this week." I narrowed my eyes at him when he ignored the warning tone in my voice at his proximity to me. "Why?" "Our first date. As friends of course." He gave me his usual smirk, sending me a wink whe