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

of the building; workers, visitors, delivery men, couriers.… everyone. They all must go by you. You also see a

Choosing his words?

naturally and as part of your job, but do it

“To you?”

me. You will be my eyes

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

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, it will be part

through my stomach. “Is

easily, even when I have to take Michael’s feelings into consideration. Despite Marcie’s remarks to the contrary, I am not so far over the hill that I can’t handle

has been trying to get her claws into Michael for years. It must have come as a nasty shock to her to realise

“A

brows, laughter dancing

am I watching

to Charlotte,

me thinking of the proverbial swan; all calm grace above water,

“James….”

It

Other people, myself included, will deal with any threat you

sort

I could answer that, but I can’t. In short, I want you to watch for anything that….” He holds

want? For me to report

that’s all

how do I make these

under your desktop, you will find a second panic button has been installed. If you hit that alarm, Kirstie, it will come directly

“Which other people?

“Michael for one….”

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