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I rolled my eyes. “That was different. You were trying to figure out what to get her for Christmas, and I already told you her recent reasons for requesting all those off-days was because she really wasn’t feeling well.”
“So, do I need to get someone else in your department to do this?”
“No.” I couldn’t risk that at all. “I’ll get on it and let you know as soon as I find out.”
“Great.” He headed for the door.
“That’s the real reason you came down here, isn’t it? I asked. “It wasn’t about the award?”
“It was both.” He looked genuine. “Unless you want me to invite you to join Claire and I for a boat ride this afternoon.”
“Never. No offense.”
“None taken.” He smiled as he left my office, and I swallowed a growing lump of guilt.
