Chapter 44

Esme

I was halfway through sleep when Rita's knock came on the door.

" Here's Adam's food," she said dropping the food beside me,

“ I'll be off.”

I slipped down from the bed, hungry, and walked to the food, there was it, Rita's favorite food.

I picked up the spoon to eat when my phone rang.

" Todd," I muttered to myself, before picking it up.

" Hey amor, how're you," he asked, placing the phone to stand, I switched to video to show him the mood Adam made.

" It's nice isn't it?" I asked and he replied with a nod.

" I'm getting Rita's documents and evidence almost ready, I'll have them sent over in some days to your office and while we do that, do you mind going to a fundraising party with me," he asked, staring at me.

" When is it," my breath hitched for a brief moment when I thought about going out with Todd.

That'd be a first, we've never had a chance to go public except for the court case.

" Esme Ames, it isn't safe to fall in love with him," I soliloquized and shook my head.

" Butt