ing to be fired anyw

iously rude, Mr. Grumpy. If you want r

ady, do you have a

ar

tervene, but I beat him

fe had thrown me a curveball, didn't mean I had to roll over and play dead, a

and maybe that's why you think you can get away with treating people just any old way, but your mo

at

loa

resignation speech before I

f raucous laughter as Mr. Gr

He held his hand out to Colton as

and back again before shaking

what the hell h

s over, and that mea

scaped back in

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eft in the hallway, and Marcus had go

all what she s

op

uck is goin

have to wait

ative deal. A contract I'd been after for a year now,

ed, is she going to tur

not in a bad

l on with the do no

am I i

to see some of the old Kat again,

self off. I felt a burning i

what're you t

not my story

shit, somebo

ght? I looked towards the door she'd just go

ells, but just know it was a bad scene, and she

as even now waiting for me to conduct business. The type of business that could keep me and the boys busy for the foreseeable

er past, and foolish or not, I had the need

d to the screen in concentration, or she was gi

k in a tight bun with two pencils sticking out of it. The ugly gray suit

They were a deep indigo blue, without a speck of black. More than that, the thing t

lear whites,

ost in them,

and back down again, hunch

ve to say for y

it her lip and

or

ase every thing

as doing that si .

e what went on with

was a little

t I want to know is what you did that caused him to offe

absolutely

ght into him then, I would've sworn she was a timid littl

anyone bothered you, y

here too fast for

that shit h

ang and int

running out of shit to pi

The girl, even though she had amazing eyes,

wasn't spitting fi

.Katarina ma'am...no ma'am it

the room. Shit. I walked over to take t

take

er the phone

that effect on un

om

ait to tell her, when can I meet her..." She wen

to happen now. Why

need the numbers. I also need to know if there are any special dishes I need to prepare. You know Linda became a vegetarian last yea

ing this conve

nd we'll talk later, and I want all the de

mom, work

later." I hung up before

any information, or she'll know your who

look of sorrow that f

to get

ay

ething there, and I wanted to know what the fuck it was. If I didn't get

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tory in ten seconds flat.

nent termination, to landing the boss a lucrative contract, som

nto the room sucking up all the oxygen, and I'd sent up a silent pr

mother, and she sounded nice enough if a little

e trips from one topic to the nex

red was all excited when he came to take me home. I barely heard, or understood,

going to

go w

cue, didn't you h

not r

ue slash picnic, and you have to come. Everyone's going to be

at's only, like, five days away, and I didn't brin

ugly suit and nurse Ratche

fun, and I'll be there,

know, J

think abou

nk about it, bu

the road. I have a hot d

og, Jared, who i

now the chicks di

s your boat, at least you

er, sma

l headlock just as Co

a late

d out as we

eyes. It's a wonder I wasn't an ember. And why the hell was he looking at me like