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After finishing a quick lunch atwith a fuzzy brain and a whole lot of work to wade through Sighing and co under my breath, I had my arms full of reports and was on my way to the copy machine when, in a rush, I al from the opposite direction Just my luck, it happened to be my boss and his boss Half the files slipped out of ht to recover the all over the floor

"Whoa--need a hand?" Ada out to steady the top of the files Jordan aze briefly touched his before jerking away I felt a punch of souys I was in a bit of a hurry I, um, seem to be overloaded today"

Jordan raised a brow but said nothing

Adaain?"

"Oh, it’s justkind of slow today Very little sleep last night" Because of your daaon Epoch as now this close to level six So close I could smell it One, ely enough, as I thought about it, I was aon Addiction

"Sorry you’re so tired," Adam said with a small smile "Maybe you could call on your woodland creatures for help"

I frowned as I got a better grip on ed a look before I turned to leave They see some private joke at my expense My cheeks fla past them to the copy room Jordan had not addressed or even looked atet my task list froot back toup her phone and pulled her chair over to my desk to sit beside me

"You look as bad as I feel today," she said Today, oversized golden autumn leaves bobbed from her earlobes with every nant and I’m not, that says a lot I’m just tired"

"I like your hair like that…all braided up And that dress…you look like an innocent forest maiden"

I frowned "What do you needrather transparent, I guess I have a huge favor to ask you"

I bracedso thaton my own project

"Uh, well Have you ever been to Vancouver?"

"In Canada?" My stomach dropped and my eyes flew to the closed door of Jordan’s office He had that TED talk in teeks TED stood for Technology, Entertainlobal conference that served as a gathering of great minds That Jordan had been invited to present at TED, a CFO of his young age, was a feather in his cap and also gave the cohts

The main TED conference took place in Vancouver, British Columbia Sudden realization dawned Go to Vancouver with Jordan the way things were between us now? Uh, no No way I was supposed to keep my distance I shook my head

"Please, April You’re h she was hardly showing "I had afor about ten h the doctor says there’s no reason to believe I’ on an airplane, traveling long hours, working with jet lag--"

"It’s the sahed "What would I have to do?"

"You’re there as his assistant Run his schedule Facilitate his o-between for him and the conference coordinators Aid hi o there in iven thatwith all of his needs--and vice-versa

"What do you say?"

I shook o for it, Susan I’m just an intern, and he thinks I’m a fuck-up"

She looked at me like I’d told her that clouds are reen cheese "In what universe has he ever said that? I only hear good stuff from him about you He is typically skimpy on praise, mind you, so I can see why you’d think he hasn’t noticed But he has"