Choosing Her Lover

Chapter 38

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I wait until I am sure and then press the button below my desk. Then I tap onto the intercom. “Francis, is Mr Alexanders there?”

“He is, Kirstie, I’ll pass you through.”

“Hello, Kirstie. What can I do for you? Is this connected to the message that just came to my phone?”

“Yes, there’s a man in the cafe over the road, and he’s watching this building; everyone that comes in and out. I thought it was my imagination at first, but he’s definitely watching.”

“I’m on my way.”

Within two minutes, the elevator doors open and James steps out, making a point I think, of walking deliberately casually. He leans against my desk, his back to the front windows propping himself with arms folded, looking down at me as if he is simply chatting.

“Can you point him out to me, please.”

“He’s just left, while you were coming down. But I caught him on my phone camera.”

“Let me see.” He peers in at the two-inch image on my tiny screen.

“I’m sorry it’s not very good. I was trying not to be conspicuous about it and I couldn’t hold the phone still very easily.”

“Don’t worry about that, Kirstie. Email it to me and I’ll take a proper look at it.”

“Can you do anything with it? I don’t know much about this image-enhancing stuff.”

“No, but I do.”

“You do?”

He glances askance at me. “There’s a reason that I’m the Technical Director here, you know.”

“Mrs Gillis, can you man the front desk, please. I need

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displays on James’ laptop, a grainy

point him

fair-haired man

the

keys and the image tightens, resolving into

you know him?”

How long was he

I was imagining things at first, but after a while I was sure and I

well, Kirstie; very well. May I

“My phone?”

His tone is impatient, and he holds out his hand, curling his fingers in

He glances at it, back and front, looking unimpressed, then says “Unlock it please.” As I hesitate, “I don’t

return it to him. He taps the screen, running through menus. After only a few moments, he comments, “Mmmm, not a fantastic model, is

bit nettled, “I think your pockets are a bit deeper than mine, Sir. I bought the

in this case, given the excellent work you did

“Er, no….”

???

and a lot more memory. I’d like to look at the laptop

on the desk when I

look a bit odd for me to be sitting at the reception desk….” He stands, opens the door and sticks his head out. “Francis, could you pop down to the lobby please and bring

is a tap on the door: Francis, looking at me curiously, the

says James, “What’s the

“kirstie-01”

can improve on that as a

about it. I didn’t think the information in there was very high

change,” he comments,

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