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"Matt, what are we doing here?" I demanded

My voice echoed around the lobby Matt frowned at me

"I told you I had so from my face

Connections? Employment connections? Here, now?

"No, no no I am not dressed for this ed inthat could lend ht now? Or maybe a weapon to dispatch myself? My hand closed around the purple vibrator and I nearly yanked it out for the world to see Shit! Shit shit shit!

"Relax," Matt mur through theShe and Matt shook hands briskly

"Matthew," she said She glanced at me and I shrank I was an eyesore next to Matt and this fierce-looking lady, and again I had the distinct ier enclosure

I thrust out my hand

"Hannah Ca--"

"This is Hannah" Matt spoke over me "Good friend of mine, new to the city Look Pa this on you--"

Oh, , in the flesh

"It's so unlike you to spring strange requests on ave Matt an iron smile and he returned it They seemed so familiar with one another, and yet so restrained A horrible thought jabbed atstory short, Pa you to h MA frolish major You can read the rest in her resu down to Paent who ate souls for breakfast "Do you get what I'? That is, keep her in mind, would you? I wanted you two tolirasped and shook it My fingers crureat toMatt on the phone, as and telephoned inforlittered I would not want to be that former secretary

"No promises, but if you're not opposed to secretarial work and shadowing ests, the job is yours I'm a firm believer in providence Drop off your resuave Matt a curt nod and breezed out of the building Her perfume bit at my nostrils

What the fuck had just happened?

I hadn't said a single coherent word in the whole encounter, and I had basically just been offered a job That, or I had been brushed off in the most diplomatic fashion I blinked and shiftedme

"Don't overthink this," he said softly "She won't care if you never drop off your resuone in days And don't thank me, either That woman is a shark You'll be out on your ass if you cross her once There is no esture that unfortunately e of childishness, and strolled toward the exit

I rushed after hi the floor

"Who are you?" I said as we headed back to the car "What do you do? What was that?"

Matt didn't answer until he was cohed "Can we leave it at that?"

"Do I have any choice?"

I didn't knohat to feel I was angry--angry at Matt for ary atmute--and elated at the job prospect, and quietly in awe of theAnd he was so fucking delicious, andlike the grilared ahead

"That itinerary update would have been nice before you hauled me in front of one of ossip about that agency?"

"What, that they represent M Pierce? I don't know"

Matt sirl, Hannah Don't believe every tale you read I' his boots"

"I' the books makes me one And I happen to think the author is entitled to privacy What makes you say his boots anyway?"

Matt went quiet for a moment

"His or her," he said "Probably her, come to think So sentimental"

"So sexist!"

Matt flashed one of his sense-uy?

Matt had a sprawling, high-rise apartuessed The rooht hardwood floors and gorgeous area rugs The fixtures were all ofbrushed nized a fraent print on the wall

Matt looh the neat, quiet roolimmer of anxiety in his expression Why would he be nervous? Was my opinion really that important to hi I can't believe it was ever h," he said

"Laurence!" I squealed when I saw the rabbit's hutch in the living room The hutch was as swanky as Matt's apartold knobs