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“Yes But it was lovely to see Did he, ahhave a siht so? Maybe?” Heather shook her head “I have no idea He wanted to say so, and I know that he cares about ht it was just classic bachelor-itis, but I think it’s more than that”

“You didn’t talk about it after the fact? Or this ?”

“Nah, he’s sick with some nasty cold,” Heather said “I left him in bed with medicine and fluids One more reason to hate Danica Robinson It killedso uy I wanted to take care of him and tuck blankets around him and make him homemade soup”

“Why don’t you letat Heather’s office

“No way She was ns The least I can do is take point on my own cleanup duty”

“What do you mean the least you can do?”

Heather bit her lip “This is bad for the Belles, isn’t it?”

“What?”

“We scored thedidn’t happen That can’t be good for business”

“Don’t take this the wrong way,” Alexis said slowly, coainst her desk, “but it’s possible you’re taking on a bit too much responsibility here This reflects badly on two people, and two people only: Danica and Troy And maybe her team of people who knew about the charade But it doesn’t reflect poorly on you And certainly not on the colu”

“Yes, but we’re not taking the hit That’s what Danica’s deposit was for, and if the deposit doesn’t cover it, you can rest assured she’ll be getting an invoice for any spillover, especially for your time”

“It’s not the money” Heather fiddled with a paper clip “This was a test And I failed”

Alexis frowned “What do you mean, a test?”

Heather met her boss’s eyes “This wasplanner And I blew it”