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

is this

of the building; workers, visitors, delivery men, couriers.… everyone. They all must go

Choosing his words?

want you to do what you already do naturally and as part of your

“To you?”

will be my

my coffee, digesting his words. “So, you want me to….

to watch the people around

through my stomach. “Is this just about Ben

to take Michael’s feelings into consideration. Despite Marcie’s remarks to

what Marcie said, and it doesn’t faze me. That female has been trying to get her claws into Michael for years. It must have come as

laugh. “A woman

brows, laughter dancing in

what am I

other threats to Charlotte, much more

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

“James….”

have to tell me more than that. It sounds as though you’re asking me to get involved in

not asking that of you. Other people, myself included, will deal with any threat

sort

his chin, frustration passing over his 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 in a gesture of helplessness, “…. anything that doesn’t seem

you want? For me to report what

that’s all I’m asking

I

desktop, you will find a second panic button has been installed. If you hit that alarm, Kirstie, it will come directly to my phone, and those of a

“Which other people?

“Michael for one….”

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