Man In Charge (completed)

lous was how aff

aken me a beat, but had

ch as it was for him. "Because I accidentally walked in on your litt

onchalant shrug again. "It'

me, and she'd been the one facing me. Was I wrong? Was there something reflective I'd missed on tha

turned back to him with a gloatin

because of course I'd just give

ing consent," I

for your fe

d really been a hero instead of a peeping Tom, only

d along. "I hope you came to the conclu

as a dig when I first said it, but after the fa

Maybe

hing. But yes, you're right. She didn't have my full attention.

for stupid-hot

head all jumbled and dazed. "Yep. I'm just- thanks, but no thanks. I just came up here to make a call, and yeah. I'm goi

taking that last peek in his direction. I w

ecause I was pleas

w

the first ring. "

probably should have waited for my temperature to cool before making my call, but I'd been eager

, and now I was stuck

have said with such whine if I'd had my senses about me. Immediately, I tried to smooth it over. "I mean, I know it wouldn't

using on the fact that she was actually physically suffering. I usually had a better grasp on the ways to b

dded, wishing I'

y slipped into the role of comforter. "I am well awar

e only inconvenient for me. F

craptastic. I really do wish

seen the invite in my boss's mail, my plan had been to toss it in the trash and think

is for Kendra,"

e door. It says to bring the card for

have anyth

est selection of clothes outside Fifth Avenue. I b

iends when we were pursuing our master's at Georgetown. Though we weren't quite as close as we'd been then-becoming her employee aft

have been perusing her mail and wouldn't ha

ing. "Come on, Tess. When in our lives are we goin

o media and tech, they practically owned the city. Their name was on as many buildings as the Rock

e fabulously rich wa

he was here," Tey pressed on.

because I'd been feeling more than a little

vicariously through me. I'd been friends with her long enough to learn that sometimes the only thing I could do for her illness

ly made me f

u feeling?"

ng a long serrated knife between my ribs, but mostly I