chapter 28

The wedding goes without a hitch. For the first time in days, I breathe a sigh of relief. Leaving the night manager to handle the end of the wedding, I settle behind my desk, getting ready to finish up for the day. I'm about to log out when my phone vibrates. It’s a text from Valen. 'It's Valen: Still waiting for that invoice?' I plan on ignoring him and dealing with it tomorrow, but his next text has me scrambling for my email. 'Do I need to stop over and deal with it personally?' 'Sending it through now, and the booking confirmation,' I quickly reply, going through the calendar to find a suitable date. I add it to the schedule just as an idea hits me. If it costs too much, he'll surely decline. I write up the invoice and send it through to his work email he messaged from earlier in the day. I chuckle to myself when my phone starts vibrating on my desk. I stifle my laugh and pick it up. “Fifty thousand dollars!” Valen exclaims. I pull the phone away, so he doesn't hear me laughing, be