"Congratulations again on partnering with Antonio Garcia. He has had only good things to say about you so far.” Damien heard Mr Scott say. As usual whenever his friends and partners in the business circle congratulated him on this same partnership, he smiled. It truly was a great feat, and Mr Scott was one who never really liked to talk about his competition, so for him to have brought this up, then Damien knew that he must have been really impressed, and that was something to be proud of. "Thank you, thank you.” He said, smiling as he resumed his pitch for the latest company they were going for. Mr Scott was his long time business partner and they always worked best when they teamed up to score a business deal, just like they were doing now. Damien usually did not come over to his office very often, because apart from being a longtime business partner, Mr Scott was also Katherine's father. Whenever he was here it was almost as though Katherine hung more onto him, as if she was trying to stake her claim on him but Damien knew she would not be here today. "So, I have spoken with the other company and a date has been fixed. They will meet with the board in a week to discuss finance for the new deal.” Damien said, hiding his surprise when he caught the old man staring curiously at him. He nodded subtly at his words, smiling and then leaning closer to Damien across the desk. "All of that is fine, alright. But…speaking of sealing deals.” He started, his lips curling into a smile, "When do you plan on sealing your relationship with my daughter permanently?" Damien froze instantly as his jaw ticked, “Permanently?" He asked, cursing internally. He was hoping that this kind of conversation would not come up today, but of course it just had to. Mr Scott leaned back into seat, "Oh come on, you know what I mean. You and Katherine have been together for a while now, and I think it's about time you both made things official. So…when's the wedding?" He grinned widely while Damien struggled to hide his shock. Marriage? That was the last thing he was thinking of. It wasn't even on his mind to begin with. Before he would have even given it a thought but now, he only gave an awkward laugh and then said, "Katherine and I…we haven't thought about that yet. But you'll be the first to know as soon as we do. Now about the Wilder deal—" "Haven't you started thinking about it?" Mr Scott chimed in looking horrified, "Now that won't do. As you can see, I'm not getting any younger. And with Katherine being my only child, I do want to hold my grandchildren in my arms before I die. It's been a long time, and I’ve been steadily thinking about it." Damien swallowed, not knowing what to say. "You both already know my intentions of retiring soon and handing the company over to the man Katherine marries, and still I haven't heard anything from you two. You love her, so what’s stopping you?” Damien was beginning to get uncomfortable with the discussion. Marriage was the last thing he wanted to discuss. He couldn't even picture himself getting married to Katherine at this point, not with everything going on. "Mr Scott…" He started to say, but was cut off by the office door swinging open, and in shock with curses springing from his lips, Damien watched Katherine walk in. "Daddy!" She laughed, walking over and placing a kiss on her father’s cheek, "It's so good to see you. I've missed you so much." Mr Scott smiled, placing a hand on her shoulder, “Katherine, my darling. You're looking beautiful like always." Laughing lightly, Katherine faced Damien, "Wow, babe. Fancy meeting the both of you here! What a coincidence." Damien could bet that she knew very well her father was here and this little show she was putting on was so it would look like a coincidence, one he just didn’t like. He knew all her tricks, and even though he was disappointed a bit, he forced a smile, "Your father and I had some business to discuss, that's all." Katherine nodded, smiling as she walked over to him, embracing him and placing a kiss to his lips. Damien did not pull away although he was surprised, and as she ended the kiss he had to turn away to keep himself from glaring daggers at her. "So…what are you boys talking about?" She asked again, taking her place beside Damien. "I already told you it's business.” Damien started to say at the same time Mr Scott interjected, “Yes, business as you can see, but I was also asking Damien here when you two were planning on tying the knot. I think it's about time." Katherine squealed in surprise, flipping her hands as she placed a hand over her mouth to muffle her excited screams, "Oh my goodness, Dad! That's a good idea. I’ve been thinking about it too.” She clapped in excitement and quickly turning to Damien she continued, "Babe, I think dad is right. It's high time we discussed our wedding. We actually have waited long enough, right? What are your thoughts? I have so many—" "I'm not here to talk about a wedding or our relationship.” Damien spoke through gritted teeth.This whole conversation was beginning to piss him off, and he knew that once Katherine got wind of this discussion she would refuse to let it go. This was what he was trying to avoid, but it had already happened. His jaw set tight and firm Damien said again, "I'm here to discuss business with your father. And only business. Everything else can come later. But for now, you should allow us to carry on with the meeting." Suddenly everywhere in the room became so silent that one could hear a pin drop. Damien took a deep breath, ignoring the hurt look on Katherine's face as he finished, because he just didn’t care. Resignedly, she folded her arms without a word, her lips shut and occasionally shooting glares at Damien which he deftly ignored. Mr Scott finally cleared his throat, "Damien is right. This is time for business and that we shall discuss." Facing Damien squarely, he nodded a sign to him, so he could resume telling him about the plans they needed to make for the next meeting. Damien breathing out in relief, completely disregarded Katherine, and he began to pass some documents across the table to Mr Scott.