Returning to You

"Get in."

Valerie closed the umbrella, turned sideways, and got into the car.

Maximus handed her a handkerchief, and she reached out to take it.

"Thank you." She wiped the rainwater on the back of her hand and turned to look at Maximus beside her. "Why are you back in the country?"

"To negotiate a project."

Valerie smiled. "I thought you specifically came here to see me."

Maximus gazed at her. "I