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He looked down at his hands; unable to hold her gaze.
“You’ve been holding out on me,” she said.
“What?” he said, his body tensing.
“The candy?” she said. “You need to sneak us some.”
He laughed, the tension melting from his body. “Oh, that can be arranged.”
They exited the train and started down a hallway.
“Sterling!”
They both turned to see Byron Ray, walking toward them.
“Representative Ray,” Will said, his face emotionless.
Byron let out a big guffaw and wrapped his arm around Will’s shoulder in a half hug.
“This guy,” he said to Liv. “You’d think we were strangers and not old law school friends.”
Liv raised an eyebrow.Old law school friends?
Senator Sterling smiled tightly.
“I’ve finally made it to Washington,” Byron said. “Took me just a little while longer than you.”
Liv noticed Senator Sterling swallowing hard, his eyes darkening slightly.
“Was Sterling giving you a tour of our underground carnival ride?” Byron asked.
“Something like that,” Senator Sterling mumbled.
“Subway doesn’t seem like the right word does it,” Liv said. She was trying to read the tension between these two men, and she wasn’t sure what to make of it.
“Liv, did you get my email?” Byron asked, his eyes twinkling. “We’ve got a great project coming up for you,”
“I didn’t have time to look over it,” she said. “I’ll respond by tomorrow.”
“Please do,” he said. “I’m looking forward to working with you.”
His eyes lingered on her like she was a dessert he was about to devour. She shifted uncomfortably.
“We have a meeting with Cawthorne in five minutes,” Will said, his voice lower than normal.
Byron nodded. “Of course. See you around.”
When they were out of earshot, Liv whispered, “If you don't want me to take any freelance work, I...”
“I don’t care what you do in your free time,” Will interrupted. “It’s none of my business.”
“I won’t let it impact my job,” Liv continued.
“I don’t doubt it,” he said, through gritted teeth.
