252 FAMILY TIES

"It's four, Luke; why aren't you in bed?" Isabella asked, leaning on the door frame of his study in her nightgown and ruffled hair. "It's work stuff, and this one is really important. Remember the Dominicans, the ones I told you I've always wanted to do business with? Well, guess what?" Isabella yawned and moved further into the room. "You know I'm bad at guessing." "They sent me a proposal asking to work with the company." Anyone could have heard the excitement coated in his words. "That's great!“ Isabella said it with glee. "Congratulations." "Thank you, babe." He sighed and sighed. She moved closer to him. "I can hear the excitement in your voice, but what was that?" He placed the paper he held down and sighed again, "I'm just so nervous, I'll mess it up. This is so important to me and the company. Isa and I cannot afford to lose this deal." "And you won't," he replied firmly. She squeezed his shoulders gently and dropped a kiss on his head. "You are more than capable of han