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A precaution

S the only suspect in her head into her office alone

"Hello?"

"Kent?"

"This is"

"Kent, it’s Mary"

"Oh, hey This is a surprise"

And she didn’t need hi idea "You said I could call if I needed someone to walk me to my car"

"Jesus, are you okay? You sound upset"

"A client left angry If you’re not in the office, it’s fine--"

"No I’ up

Mary felt soh she expected his knock on her office door, she still ju the door open and the shakes she’d had before became nearly uncontrollable now Like all the adrenaline in her system dumped out all at the saentle hands and she slumped She was safe

"It’s okay"

She leaned her forehead on his chest

"Whoado we need to call the police?"

"I already did"

His hands squeezed "Do you want to sit while ait for the It’s hard to explain I just need to get home"

Kent offered a soft smile "Do you need me to follow you?"

"No My friend is across the street I’ll be fine" She twisted away frorabbed her purse, and locked the door behind the lot was nearly e froood look around "Seeuy look like?"

"Six foot, I guess, thinning hairline, Caucasian"

"Did he threaten you?"

"Nohe was angryinappropriately so" She didn’t want to go into details "I don’t want to take any chances"

"You shouldn’t When are you done tomorrow?"

"Four"

Kent placed his hands in his pockets "I’ll meet you in the hall"

"I can’t ask that--"

"You didn’t"