As she’d promised, Sparkle was waiting for him in the lobby, along with Oliver’s head of security. The two men escorted them back to the waiting SUVs, and the drivers turned out of the parking lot in opposite directions.
“So, how’d it go?” Derrick asked as he stopped at the first traffic light.
“Great. No, better than great.” He couldn’t stop smiling. God, they’d done it. The rest was essentially just a formality now.
“Glad to hear it.” He reached across the console and thumped a fist into Sparkle’s shoulder. “Aren’t we?”
“We are,” Sparkle answered dryly, staring straight ahead.
“Don’t mind her, she really is happy for you. I can tell because she’s not scowling.”
He hid a smile, liking Derrick already. Too bad Sparkle couldn’t let her guard down a little with him as well, but he unde
