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"I know Thank you Thatdown at her hands and he could tell there was soet her to open up to hi, as bothering her So what had changed between therasped her hand "Mia"

She lifted her head and looked over at his between us are fine It really is just work that has me tense"

He wasn’t sure that was true, but if she didn’t want to talk about the two of the on ork?"

"Woazine wants to do a profile interview on , is it?"

"Well, no But it’s giving ht through that interview You know your business inside and out, and you can sell it with a smile and confidence"

She inhaled, then let it out "Maybe you can do it for hed "Not my area But I’ll be happy to be the practice interviewer for you When are they co?"

"Wednesday Which means I have two days to prepare for it"

"Okay So tell ement co this now?"

"Why not?"

She placed her hands in her lap "I’ve always loved sports My fathere is to know about sports"

"Is that right? Who won the football championship the year you were born?"

"That’s easy Dallas"

His lips curved "Somehow I knew you’d know that Okay, on the year after that?"

"Dallas Again"

"Oh, you’re good, Ms Cassidy"

"Thank you"

He questioned her for about forty-five minutes on all kinds of trivia, froolf and the Olye was ie so he are of her knowledge, but he quizzed her as if he didn’t know her, asking her how she had prepared to launch a start-up, what her goals were She did well

He finally took a break and finished off his water "I think you’ve got this You coant It’s clear you love what you do and you care about athletes and their careers"

"I hope so"

"Then relax"

She stood, s her hands down her skirt "Easier said than done"

"Maybe you need a drink, ease some of that tension"

She walked over to her desk "And et intopants And I really did co"

"I appreciate you co by And I was happy to show you the office You know I’ve wanted to do that ever since we opened"

"You’ve done great for yourself, Mia I’ht It always made him happy when she smiled like that

"Thank you Thatso on"

She left the office, so he got up and looked out her s It ell after office hours, so he looked down at the street level There were still a lot of people rushing to BART or buses or just walking somewhere Doas always busy this tis to do as a kid had always been to watch people, to wonder where they were headed He’d always loved going into the city The noise and rush of people had always energized hi in the center of a filled-to-capacity football stadiuth from that crush of a noisy stadium It fueled him

"Sothe office is eainst the doorway