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“Tomorrow is Saturday.”
“I have a feeling the CEO is sending out an emergency work email in a few hours.” He walks past me without another word, and I remain standing there, confused and aroused as ever.
I’m tempted to go after him, but then I remember he doesn’t want to let me off for Christmas.
Fuck him…
TWO (B)
PARK CITY, UTAH
GEORGIA
A few nights later
“Oh come on, Georgia!” My roommate, Jessica, plops across from me. “You can go out to a bar with me for at leastonehour.”
“If I had an extra hour, I’d probably use it to pass out.” I sigh. “I have to get this assignment done before tomorrow.”
I’m sitting at the back of a coffee shop, and my fingers are cramping from the pain of pulling back-to-back all-nighters.
“You should ask the employees to install a shower here for you,” she says. “That’s all you use your apartment for these days anyway.”
“Don’t remind me.”
“Are you still planning to host a surprise dinner for Dante’s birthday?”
“Of course.” I open my purse and pull out a small red gift box. “Can you put this on our living room table for him, just in case I have to reschedule that?”
She gives me a stare I know all too well. It’s the same stare I used to give to my older sister whenever she made excuse after excuse for choosing her job over her personal life.
“You owe me, Georgia.” She hugs me. “I’ll call you later.”
“Later.” I watch as she leaves the cafe and stretch my weary fingers.
Out of habit, I open The Office Guest on my phone.
The moment I type in my username, the screen flashes with two ugly words.
BANNED ACCOUNT!
Ugh.
As if something will change, I try another alias.
Same.
I consider the expense of buying a brand-new phone as Mindy rushes into the cafe.
“Georgia?” She spots me and runs to my table. “Why haven’t you responded to any of my text messages tonight?”
Because I blocked your number.“I haven’t gotten anything from you today.”
“Mr. Reiss wants us to meet him at the tree center.”
“For what?”
“Whatever it is, I’m sure it’s highly important.” She motions for me to stand. “We’ll ride together since I don’t trust you to get there alone.”
