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“He might have reacted that way when I was sixteen,” she said. “But not anymore. I think he’ll be happy for us.”
“He knows my history, Molly,” I said, with concern. “He knows the complete list of all my…uh…girlfriends.”
“Are you using the term girlfriends loosely?”
I smiled. “Very.”
“What’s your point?”
“My point is Jason’s going to be worried about you…with me.”
“Then I suppose you’ll have to reassure him,” Molly said. She didn’t sound too concerned. “If you want, I can tell him.”
“No,” I said quickly. “No way; he should hear it from me. I just slept with his sister; the least I can do is admit that to him like a man.”
Molly looked at me in amusement. “I’d be impressed if you didn’t look so scared.”
I nudged her playfully as we rode up on the elevators to my office. I checked my phone and realized that I had a number of missed calls from Ben. “Shit,” I said.
“What’s wrong?”
“Looks like Ben has called a couple of times,” I said. “My phone was on silent.”
When we walked into my office, Ben was standing behind my desk talking to someone in a harassed voice. The moment he saw me, relief washed over his face. He made an excuse and hung up.
“Where the hell were you?” he demanded.
“Sorry, Ben,” Molly said, stepping forward. “That was my fault. He was with me.”
“Ah,” he said, and I noticed his expression softened immediately. “Good morning, Molly.”
“Morning, Ben.”
“Am I to assume that you’re staying on with us?”
“Fuck,” she exclaimed. “I forgot to cancel my cab.”
“I can inform reception,” he said..
“No, don’t worry,” she said, holding up her hands. “I’ll handle it, you and Tristan have enough to deal with today. “I’ll just go down and speak to Alani. Excuse me for a moment, boys.”
Molly slipped her hand out of mine and headed for the door.
“Will you come back up here when you’re done?” I asked.
“Sure,” she nodded, giving me a wink before she left the room.
When I turned to Ben, he was looking at me with a knowing smile. “Things worked out then, did they?”
“Exceptionally well,” I smiled. “Thanks for the advice.”
“No problem,” Ben nodded.
I walked over to my desk and sat down behind it. “I found our new head of human resources.”
“Molly?” he asked. “You offered her the job?”
“She’s qualified, she’s competent, and she’s perfect for the job.”
