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It was the ht in London, so she texted Glen instead of a call I heard froive you details toh!!!

Glen woke to Mary’s text He had a hundred and one questions about the e of Mary laid up in bed with a Kleenex to her nose and cough syrup at her bedside

He had a secretary that he never used for personal thingsbut there was a first ti, and he was half a world away "I want a monkeya teddy bear will do if you can’t find a monkey, but the monkey is better"

"With a thermometer?"

"Yes, with a thermometer in its hand or mouth"

"You’re serious" Sylvia was in her late forties and had worked as the CFO’s secretary since before he took the position

"It’s above and beyond I’ll make it up on your birthday"

"My birthday was last month"

"Christmas then I want the card to say" He rattled off his sentiment with a smile

"How much do you want to spend on this monkey?"

"I don’t care"

"A hundred bucks?"

"I don’t care"

"A thousand?"

"I Don’t Care"

"Do you want balloons with this?"

His eyes lit up "Great idea"

"I was kidding" The sarcaser

"Today If she’s not hoh, Fairchild"

"Yes I do Thanks, Sylvia"

"I draw the line at breakup flowers"

He i his card "I don’t think you’ll ever have to worry about those"

"I’ you to that"

"You’re the best"

"Yeah, yeahyou owe me"

He liked his sassy secretary

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