Fate Interrupted Book 3 by KB Winters Page A

different turn and throw me off again. When she finally parked, we were in the middle of a newer district on the outskirts of LA. She got out and waited for me on the sidewalk.
    “Where are we?” I asked, shutting my door.
    “Come on,” she said, offering me her hand.
    She led me into the vacant restaurant. It was fully lit up, but there wasn’t another person in sight.
    “Well? What do you think?” She was beaming as she waved her hands over the space.
    I looked between her and the open space at least four times, before taking steps into the building. “We’re having dinner, here?”
    I didn’t see a table set out for us and it looked mostly abandoned, but maybe there was a table for two tucked away in a corner I couldn’t see.
    “Not tonight, but I’m sure you could arrange something with the head chef once you get everything set up,” Livvie answered.
    I turned back to her. “What are you—wait, this is mine?”
    She bounced in place. “Yes!”
    I snapped back, seeing the space again with new eyes. “But how?”
    “Well, I’ve been keeping a little secret,” she replied, mischief shining in her beautiful blue eyes.
    “Don’t tell me, you’ve secretly been a billionaire the entire time?” I said, laughing.
    She shoved me playfully. “No, you’re still my sugar daddy.”
    I rolled my eyes at her.She’d taken to calling me that lately, even though we split the profits for everything down the middle after expenses were paid.
    “Do you remember the band called Downside?”
    “Yeah.We lost them to Christopher, right?”
    She grinned even wider. “So we thought! It turns out that only two of the members ended up signing that contract. Christopher was in such a hurry to steal them away from us that he never got the remaining members to sign. The lead singer, Derrick, called me a couple weeks ago and told me that working with Christopher is a nightmare—I know, big shocker, right?—and they wanted to come back to us.”
    “Wow.”
    “Okay, okay, that’s not the best part!” She bounced up and down in place. “They had just scored a seven figure record deal and since the contract with Christopher was not legally binding due to the lack of signatures—he has no claim to any of that cash!”
    I burst out laughing. “Oh, what I would’ve paid to see the look on his face!”
    “I know! I have happy daydreams about it all the time. Anyway, they felt bad about screwing me over, realized I was the only one who was actually looking out for their best interests, and they are coming to us.We get thirty percent of that contract, and all future contracts.”
    I heard the words she was saying, but my mind was spinning, trying to catch up.
    “So, this?” I said, looking back around the restaurant.
    “Yeah, baby. I signed a five-year lease this morning. This place is yours, now.” She took my hands and stared up at me, her smile still in place but her eyes were watery. “Remy. You gave me my dream, and now I’m giving you yours.”
    Normally, I prided myself on not being the crying type, but as I looked back at the pure joy in Livvie’s face, I was overcome with emotion and couldn’t help but get choked up. I cleared my throat before attempting to speak, my voice thick and low, “Livvie, this is the most amazing gift that anyone has ever given to me. I don’t even know how to say thank you.”
    “You don’t need to. We’re partners, remember?” she said, throwing back a line I’d given to her at the Sound Off.
    “Maybe so, but I’m going to say thank you anyway. A million times.” My voice wavered and I paused to get control again, before adding,“You don’t know what this means to me.”
    She grabbed my hands and looked up at me, her bright blue eyes shining with unshed tears. “I do, though.”
    “Liv, I have something to tell you.”
    “What?” Her eyes went a little wider and I realized I spooked her. She reached up and wiped at the corner of my eye where a tear had pooled. “Is