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There is no brain activity.
I clench my jaw as I stare out over the skyline. My beloved father is gone.
Nobody to visit, nobody to care for.
There’s an emptiness that I can’t explain. A void that nothing else can fill.
I go to my desk and look around for my phone. Not on my desk, not in my drawers. I rustle through my laptop bag. I haven’t been able to find it all day. Have I left it somewhere?
“Where the fuck is it?”
I buzz Jenny. “Jen, have you seen my phone?”
“No, sir. Do you want me to come and help you look for it?”
I scratch my head as I look around. “No, it’s okay. What time is my next appointment?”
“She’s here now.”
“Okay, send her in.”
“Thanks for coming. It was great to finally put a face to the name.” I shake Erica’s hand on our way out of my office. It’s the end of a day that has been booked with back-to-back appointments. Exhausting doesn’t come close.
“You too. Have a nice night.” She smiles. I watch her walk through the reception area and get into the elevator. Jenny is sitting at her desk, working away.
“Go home, Jen.” I sigh. “Thanks for today.” I walk back into my office and begin to pack up my computer.
A soft knock sounds at the door. I glance up to see Jenny coming in.
“Come in,” I reply. “What’s up?”
She walks in and closes the door behind her. “I just wanted to check in on you.”
“I’m okay.”
“You work too hard.”
“Someone’s got to pay the bills around here.” I smile as I begin closing down my emails.
She walks closer and leans on my desk. “I’m here for you, Henley. You know that, don’t you.”
Something about her tone makes me look up at her. She undoes the top button on her blouse. “Anything that you need . . . I’m here for you.”
What?
I lean back in my chair as I stare at her. “And what is it that you think that I need?”
“To relax.” She undoes another button on her blouse; a hint of a white lace bra comes into view.
“And how will you help me do that?”
“You know you can trust me . . .” Her voice trails off as she undoes another button. “I know how hard your heart is breaking right now.”
Huh?
“Remember that time in Germany at the conference where we spent the night together?”
“That was eleven years ago, Jen, and a one-off.”
