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"Where e?" Maggie asks, givingfor a fork

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She ignores"You’re close to s"

"If this is where you offer et to know the person sitting outside his door"

"Do you do this with all his many assistants?"

"No Because they didn’t stand up to him and earn his respect You have"

I’m not surprised I have his respect after our recent confrontations, but rather the fact that he’s talked to her aboutrarely works"

"You are correct, but even those who understand that premise tend to wilt under my husband’s wrath"

"He’s a hard man," I say "But I assu, bitterness perhaps, flits in her eyes and she stabs at a ravioli "Tell me about yourself You went to school in LA, correct?"

"I guess you’ve been talking to Human Resources"

"I take that as a yes," she replies "And your parents were attorneys?"

I reach for my water to help choke down the lies I clearly can’t avoid "Yes"

"Why didn’t you go to law school?"