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Later that afternoon, Ashton stood by the floor-to-ceiling windows of his office, he could feel the weight of Elizabeth's words as it was still fresh in his mind. The moment they had shared earlier had stirred something deep within him, a desire he hadn’t allowed himself to fully acknowledge until now. But just as quickly as the warmth had enveloped him, his thoughts drifted off to Rebecca. No matter how much he wanted to leave her in the past, her presence still loomed around him like a dark cloud.

His phone buzzed on the desk, and that snapped him out of his thoughts. He picked it up and saw Thomas’s message.

'Ready for lunch? Usual spot?'

Ashton replied with a quick.

"Yes," He grabbed his coat, and headed out of the office. He needed a break. More than that, he needed to clear his head from all that thoughts.

Thomas was already seated at their favorite restaurant, it was the usual quiet bistro tucked away from the hustle and bustle of the city center. The place had always been the
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