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I jurabbed ?" His eyes were dark as his fingers pinched into " I pulledto let you treatanywhere" He shook his head "Not until I say you are"

"You can’t stop me" I turned around and walked out of the roo like drums at a rock concert as I hurried out People in the rooon

"Excuse Katie, everyone She just got an important call She’ll be back in a lare He faked a sympathetic smile and nodded at et back"

"I’lared at hiht to treat me this way Let him explain my abrupt departure I half expected him to follow me out of the roo I walked into the elevator and waited for him to rush out of the room and run into the elevator to stop me Only he didn’t The doors closed slowly and the ride down seemed to take forever I pulledI needed to talk to her I needed someone to re

"Hello?" Her voice was breathless, and ?"

"I was fired" She burst into tears "The law firm laid me off yesterday with no severance They said that they couldn’t afford to keep ainst the wall next to the elevator withfast "Can they do that?"

"Yes, I had no contract I was an eoing to do" She burst into tears again

"You can just get another job, right?"

"They told ive me a reference" She sobbed hysterically "I’" My heart broke for her, as I kne happy she had been when she had gotten her law job

"Thank God you have this position" She sobbed "You don’tthe next few months’ rent, do you? I’ll pay you back as soon as I have a new job"

"Sure" My heart dropped at her words How could I quit now? "You don’t even have to ask You knoill always be here for you"

"How is everything with you, by the way?" She sighed "Sorry, I coht up in my own issues"