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….”

to change

what is this

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

Choosing his words?

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

“To you?”

my eyes and ears down

words. “So, you want me to…. what? Be

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

suspicion crawl through my stomach. “Is this just about Ben

when I have to take Michael’s feelings into consideration. Despite Marcie’s remarks to the contrary, I am

That female has been trying to

laugh. “A woman

his brows, laughter

am I watching for,

threats to Charlotte, much more

his words that leaves me thinking of the proverbial swan; all calm grace above water, frenzied activity down below, out of sight.

“James….”

than that. It sounds

that of you. Other people, myself included, will deal with any threat

sort of

short, I want you to watch for anything that….” He holds up

you want? For me to

all I’m

how do I

button has been installed. If you hit that alarm, Kirstie,

“Which other people?

“Michael for one….”

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