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Tate hopped on the subway and the red line took her all the way don, just a couple blocks from the financial district and where Jameson’s offices were, on State Street It took her a little over half an hour, but she was finally standing outside his building at one o’clock Only an hour late He was going to be pissed She was excited and nervous She still wasn’t sure how she felt, after her all night heart-to-heart with Ang She felt giddy, and nervous Excited and confused A lot like she was going to either throw up, or shit herself

Not fun

She took a deep breath and was about to pull the door open, when her cell phone started ringing She scrambled to yank it out of her pocket, positive it was him If she o find Ang Put him in a pair of cement booties and drop hiht, but then stopped when she saw her screen It wasn’t Ja a couple steps down the sidewalk

"Good! I have so a little breathless Wherever he was, it was noisy

"Oookay, what’s up?" she asked,

"Guess where I aainst a wall

"Hame exhibition?" she replied

"Nope"

"Bangkok?"

"Nope"

"An airport?" she guessed for real

"Yes," he answered She perked up

"An airport, huh New York?"

"Nope"

"Boston!?"

"Yup"

"What are you doing here!?" she exclai of February, spring training was going to start in like teeks

"They flew the whole tea at the Hilton I need a date," his voice was teasing sounding She al are you here for?" she asked, glancing around the corner She halfway expected Ja spot