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And, after today, with her talking to me like that, screw that, I’m done.

I want her gone. From this office and out of my life and my thoughts.

My initial instinct to get rid of her was the right one.

And I will do whatever is necessary to make that happen.

I need ideas on how to get rid of her from here, but I can’t think of any because my mind is too damn twisted up with her to think straight.

I turn to my computer and open up my email. I start a new email, addressed to Coop and Dom. My fingers angrily hit the keys as I type out a message to them

Me: SOS. I need ideas on how to get rid of her.

Coop replies almost immediately.

Coop: Am I right in guessing that her is Morgan?

Me: Yep.

Coop: I thought you were getting on okay with her?

Me: I was, but then she caught me in my office with Sierra.

Coop: Were you fucking her?

Me: No, asshole, I wasn’t. And I wasn’t planning on fucking her either. Sierra turned up in my office when I got out of the shower, and she tried to seduce me.

Coop: You should have fucked her.

Me: Dude. Can you stay focused here?

Coop: Okay. Sorry…but what do I need to focus on?

Me: Getting rid of Morgan.

Dom: Just playing catch-up. And, dude, you want to get rid of Morgan? You don’t mean…kill her, right? Because I love you, man, like a brother, but I’m too pretty for jail.

Coop: No, I’m too pretty for jail. You’d just be the nerd they beat up every day for fun.

Dom: Fuck you.

Coop: You’re not my type, nerd boy.

Me: Jesus Christ! Can we please get back on topic?

But, before I do…no, Dom, I don’t mean I want to kill Morgan. You really need to stop watching Cold Case. It’s scrambling your brain.

I want her gone from the business, as in fired. But I don’t know how to make that happen. Especially not now, as she came up with this really great idea for the business, and my mom and dad love her even more for it.

Coop: So, sabotage her great idea. Make her look incompetent. Then, your mom and dad will fire her.

That makes me sit back. Could I actually do that? Sabotage her business idea?

No. Not only for the fact that I would never do anything to hurt the company, but I also couldn’t do that to her.

Me: No…I can’t do that.

I shut my email down and turn my chair so that I can look out at the city below me.