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“Sorry about the whole ‘penis’ thing,” she said, trying to ed innocently as the elevator announced its arrival at the twenty-third floor with a high-pitched ding She glanced over at her grandparently co-riders one last time

“It’s an occupational hazard”

Taylor winked

And with that, the elevator doors opened and she stepped out onto the busy office floor that awaited her

TAYLOR LOVED THE sounds of a bustling law office The phones ringing off the hook, the furiously righteous conversations that spilled out behind closed doors, the printers busily shooting out fifty-page briefs, theby as they dropped off court orders—this was allhard

And no associate—or so Taylor hoped the senior partners agreed—worked harder than she did Froo, she had first set foot in the Chicago office of Gray & Dallas, she had done her best toplaces And now the firhly publicized class-action sexual harass one of the nation’s most upscale department stores She was fully aware it was a test to see exactly what she was capable of

And she was more than ready

That liding by her secretary’s desk just as she had done every eles

“Good es?”

Linda sprung to attention at her desk There was so about Taylor that apparently h they needed to look busy

“Good , Ms Donovan,” Linda replied efficiently “You do have one e—Mr Blakely would like to see you in his office as soon as you’re available”

Taylor paused briefly That was odd—she hadn’t planned to

“Did he say what it’s about?”

“Sorry, no, Ms Donovan”

Taylor headed into her office as she called back a e to Linda “Call Sam’s secretary and let him know I’ll be there in five minutes”