Choosing Her Lover

Chapter 34

“Us?”

“Charlotte, myself and Michael.”

“Right, so….?

“I’ve been quite impressed with your performance….”

Really?

“Really?”

“Yes, really. I liked the way you dealt the situation out on the street the other day, and Ben in the downstairs lobby; even, dare I say it, the situation when Ben dragged you to our home, although I’ll admit, that’s with the benefit of hindsight.”

I flush. “You didn’t seem very impressed at the time.”

He rolls his eyes ceiling-ward. “Yes, I’ve never apologised for that, have I….”

“I don’t think you have a lot to apologise for, Sir. I feel terrible about it….”

“Well, get over it. It’s in the past. I want to talk about where we go from here. It seems to me that you handle yourself rather well in awkward situations and that being the case, I have a favour to ask of you.”

What’s he talking about?

“Right…. what is this favour?”

Perhaps I look suspicious. For a moment, he meets my eyes, his gaze level, expressionless; then he says, “Don’t misunderstand my motives, Kirstie. I’m not about to go dipping my nib in the office ink. It would be horribly unprofessional of me, and also, regardless of what Ben might think, I’m a married man.”

I flush. “I didn’t mean that at all.”

“Good. But for the avoidance of doubt….”

change the

what is

workers, visitors, delivery men, couriers.… everyone. They all must go by you. You also see a lot of what passes by the building or happens in front

Choosing his words?

to do what you already do naturally and as part of your job, but do it deliberately and report back

“To you?”

me. You will be my eyes and

words. “So, you want me to…. what? Be a spy

at all. Really, all I’m asking you to do is something which comes easily to you, which is to watch the people around us for any kind of threat. I think you are a ‘people-person’, good at assessing them, weighing them up, gauging their intent. That’s perfect in any case in the work you are doing. But now,

through my stomach. “Is this just about

myself rather easily, even when I have to take Michael’s feelings into consideration. Despite

to get her claws into Michael for years. It must have come as a nasty shock to her to realise that some

“A

his brows, laughter dancing in his eyes.

am I

other threats to Charlotte, much more

cool smoothness to his words that leaves me thinking of the proverbial swan; all calm grace above water, frenzied activity down

“James….”

have to tell me more than that. It sounds

asking that of you. Other people,

sort

features. “I wish I could answer that, but I can’t. In short, I want you to watch for anything that….” He holds up both hands

want? For me to report

that’s all

do I make

button has been installed. If you hit

“Which other people?

“Michael for one….”

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