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She hadn’t exactly been gracious, but she appreciated Neo’s minor prevarication on her behalf

“Don’t worry, I didn’t have a baby grand moved into Conference Room B for an impromptu concert,” Zephyr mocked, clearly aht have gotten more done,” Cassandra joked “There are lis”

“You can afford to take soht face

Zephyr laughed in clear a from you, that’s standup comedian material”

“I cancelled several events on e look “It’s one of the reasons I wanted to meet this wonderfully talented lady I knew she was a master pianist, I didn’t know she was a miracle worker”

“More like a whiner,” Cass said self-deprecatingly “Neo would never have gotten ed me himself”

She didn’t mention his form of persuasion had included a kiss that had about melted her brain

“You are not a whiner” Neo had come to stand by Zephyr and his expression was oraphobic issues that have to be addressed with the seriousness and caution they deserve”

“That sounds like so you’d read in a textbook on the subject,” she said And then realization dawned “You’ve researched my condition”

“I had one ofmy student way ed, but Zephyr appeared anything but nonchalant at the ad at his business partner with blatant incredulity

Then his expression morphed and he turned a look of alets the bit between his teeth, Neo has a tendency to take over”

“You think I haven’t noticed this trait?” she asked with no little amusement

Neo crossed his ars to do than stand around gossiping, partner”

“Are you going to try and deny you’ve already got a recovery plan in the works for Miss Baker and her agoraphobia?” he asked instead of taking the hint

“My research has not reached that point yet”

Cass’s heart pounded in her chest That “yet” was o the security onto convince oing to happen”

She’d been there, done that and had the scars to prove it

“You’ve tried such a thing?” Neo asked perceptively