"Just me?" Noelle looked up, pointing at herself in surprise. "What about Arya?"

"She's got another project to keep an eye on!" Brian explained, giving Noelle a once-over. "Is that going to be a problem?"

"Not at all!" Noelle flashed a grin. "Why would there be any problems?"

"Great!" Brian tapped on Noelle's desk. "You're looking good-seems like you had a pretty good New Year's, huh?"

Noelle grinned. "Yeah, actually!" Setting aside the few downers, she had been having a decent time lately. "And you? How're you doing?"

She suddenly recalled the New Year's call to Teresa, where Brian's name came up. Teresa's voice had been all over the place, making Noelle wonder if something was brewing between her and Brian. However, she had known Brian long enough to know that reading him was not easy.

"Something on your mind?" Brian caught Noelle zoning out and asked, "Anything else?"

I just need to sort out some stuff. I might be out for a good chunk of

nodded. "Get busy,

Brian was out of sight, Arya sidled up and gave Noelle's shoulder a nudge. "What was that all about

"Oh, it was nothing!"

her head. "So, what's

was about to share a secret. "Guess

in surprise, and she could not help but sneak a peek towards Brian's office. "Mr. Parker's

face

the matter?

shoulder with a sly grin. "You're not crushing on Mr. Parker, are you? She chuckled. "I gotta say, he is quite the catch. Sure, he's no Mr. Hoffman,

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if you were too. But..." Arya's eyes dropped to Noelle's hand, and she

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