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Flashback – One week before –

“Augh,” Jules growled, sla her hands to rub at the headache for in her te tothan usual Because – she had learned froraine breas the screa for parts of you that you didn’t have to give, and the bleep of the interco,her realize just how loud the click of her own heels sounded on the hard floor

Miller wasn’t in the office

She was the only one who didn’t use the intercom

My legs work just as well as yours do That hat she had said when Jules had asked why she didn’t ask her to go grab the file she needed

There was a jingle and click,a bottle of Excedrin Migraine sitting before her on her desk

She knew

She kneithout having to look up

Because there was only one person in the entire office ould even notice that she had aher what she would need to tolerate it

Kai

“Take one,” he dehtly firm tone on her that he learned he needed to do froood

She reached for the bottle, twisting off the cap, and throwing one into hershe was so accustomed to that she barely even noticed it anymore

She cairl who always had to have Starbucks

And always extra hot

“Nohat’s going on?” he asked, losing the edge in his voice as he hauled hi he knew she hated, but did anyway

“Not…”

“Don’t,” he cut her off, shaking his head, ht as his hand reached out to move the paperclips out of the brads coanizer

“My dress,” she ad disco in front of him

“What’s wrong with it?”

“I need to pick it up before five when the shop closes, or I won’t be able to get it until Monday”

“And the wedding is Sunday,” he supplied, knowing because he was, of course, invited As was the whole office Even Gunner Who no o than she wanted hiirl would make him

“And Quin wants me to sit in with his client at four-thirty to take notes”

“I’ll grab it,” he offered, automatically, knee-jerk, as she was convinced kindness alas to him, selflessness

“No,” she said autouilt inside