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</span>​</div><div style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(1, 1, 1)">Rafael had no interest in keeping his working with Aven a secret. Danielle would not only find out soon but he had no intentions of giving him a reason to doubt him. He had changed from that man and he was using these years to prove that to her. It meant more to him to be not only a good husband but also a great father. It pained him to even think about the possibility of his daughter someday learning of his adulterous ways The past was. The past though and he believed everyone was welcomed a chance to change it. He didn’t doubt though that it would mean Danielle would possibly drop by more than he expected and without warning. He knew that while they had seemingly gotten over that hurdle, she still found it quite hard to actually trust him. How could he blame her? With her finding out about the affair, he had betrayed her in more ways than one could imagine . Suddenly their angry drunken fights where hurtful words were thrown out wasn’t as hurtful as one could think – his cheating on her had been a pain that was more than one could handle. It was why he treated her so delicately and why. He knew he would have to go about explaining Aven’s presence in a smart way. He knew that Danielle at one point hated Aven and blamed her for everything , but once she got over that, her anger was directed more at Rafael. He just hoped that seeing Aven wouldn’t open up any old wounds. Maybe they all could just leave the past in the past.<br/>
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“Just one,” he said to her, Though Rafael was sure that even he didn’t have the ability to wipe away memories that she had of him when he had one too many. You never knew the men you would get when there was more than one drink in him. “That’s all I’m allowed anyways. I just want to catch up – you know outside of here.” He’d resisted the urge to further explain he didn’t want to really seem too friendly in public. Not only was there a chance that it could get back to Danielle, but he didn’t want a repeat of what had happened between the two of them before. This was kind of like a fresh start and they didn’t need any rumors going about. He was her boss and even though they’d know each other, Rafael didn’t want to get too chummy out of the fear that people would think that Aven was getting some kind of special treatment. Though, it was natural for him to treat her with much more respect than the others who he had yet to build a relationship with. There was a small pass of air through his lips in knowing that she had agreed. “Great.” He just wanted to further get to know what she had been up to, maybe pick her brain a bit more about this boyfriend of hers; but ultimately Rafael knew that Ave was deserving of an apology. “Great great!” He was ecstatic – seeing Aven again seemed to take him back and while there were some bad times, he couldn’t deny that. There were plenty of good times and he shared them with her. He’d known of course how bad it was for him to see her and continuously getting her hopes up about his plans to leave Danielle but there was something about Aven that made it hard for him to leave her alone even in knowing he was breaking her heart every time he lied to her.<br/>
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Rafael felt that he was able to focus much more from that point and he put all his attention into making sure the menu was perfect and the restaurant was as well. He felt like he had a pretty good team and he was glad that he had Aven on his side as she was familiar with the staff. It would make. It easier for him to break them in as they made a transition from Alejandro to him as their manager. He could already sense that some people weren’t exactly that happy, but they would learn him or they could leave him. That, Rafael made perfectly clear. He’d a quick chat with Alejandro regarding a few back office needs before he was changing out of his shirt and hat and packing his items away in his bag. Rafael was making his way to meet Aven when he stopped short of the front of house. He knew he had to make a decision; either call Danielle and tell her he was going out now and who he was going with or afterward. He didn’t see either scenario working out peacefully in his favor, but Rafael also wasn’t trying to ditch Aven.<br/>
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He turned the corner and spotted her. It would be easier to explain to Danielle everything afterward he figured. No matter what, he was sure she would conjure up something to be mad about based on past history. He did send her a text, just to let her know he would be. Home a little late before he put the phone on do not disturb.<br/>
“All set to go? There’s a nice bar not too far from here.” The Nest was a rooftop bar near Pike Place. It was a seafront which he knew would give them a great view. Of the city and especially so at night; it was relaxing and still had that friendly atmosphere so things didn’t seem too stuffy or weird between them. It was just drinks right?  </span></span><br/>
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