The best part was watching her turn down the other two men one by one and when she came to him, he lowered his hand from his tie and slid it into his pocket. A smirk moved across his full lips as his blue eyes twinkled down at her. So she could be playful, that was good to know but her comment as she walked away about him not lastly a day or two without sleep was laughable. Obviously she didn’t know the schedule of a single body guard; one more than one occasion sleeping was not an option.

All of this meant so much to Erik and it was obvious by the look on his face when his long lost daughter hugged him and he had the ability to hug her back. “You know,” Serge said as she approached him after her father left and it was their turn to leave. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen more of a determined look on Mr. Wilmer’s face when his own daughter told him to ‘knock ‘em dead’. Good going.” 

He held the door open for her and the two left, leaving the others to carry out the orders he had worked on while the father and daughter combination were talking. Her comment caught him by surprise as he looked over his shoulder at her with wide eyes and a raised eyebrow. To her comment he actually slowed down to match her step instead of staying a few steps ahead of her. “I’m glad I could help, but I do apologize for not telling you sooner. I… Uh…” He ran a large hand across the back of his neck. “I really didn’t… know how to tell you.” He said with a nod admitting his lack of ability to communicate before they arrived at the exit door. 

He pulled it open and the two headed towards the SUV. “What is your schedule today? I do need to plan around what you need to do.”