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Tension rushed fro safe It’s Tuesday Your jury selection is still scheduled for to to work through the evidence frouy will show up for that I have threeI’m one phone call away If you feel even a tiny bit uncomfortable, you call and I’ it out of her purse and he watched her hit ‘ignore’ She glanced up at hies, he wants et ‘everyone killed’"

For once he was beginning to agree with the senator, and for his own selfish reasons He wanted Lauren safe "I’ll walk you upstairs and I’ll pick you up inside your office"

Several hours later Lauren had finally ed to focus on her work, and was deep in concentration when the buzzer on her desk made her jump She hit the button

"Lauren?"

"Oh God, I know that tone to your voice Who is here that I don’t want to see?"

"Mommie Dearest," she whispered

"What? Why in the world… Sharon is here?"

"Oh yes"

This was odd and unexpected "Fine Send her in"

"Good luck"

Yeah, I’ll need it, Lauren thought Obviously Sharon wanted so It was the only ti her pen on the desk, she leaned back in her chair, hands settling on the arms rests

Dressed from head to toe in Chanel, her skirt short and fitted, her perfume obnoxious, Sharon sashayed into the office

"Hello, darling," she purred "How is hter," Lauren reminded her

"Yes, dear, and that makes it even more special now, doesn’t it?" She set her purse on a nearby chair, andher appearance

"What is it you want, Sharon?" Lauren asked without any effort to hide her i at her lipstick first, obviously in no hurry, Sharon turned with a heavy sigh "I want to talk about Brad"