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I could feel irls cry; I didn’t want him to feel justified in his insult I blinked several tiive hi to me

"Can I speak to Mr Corbett?" I said as smoothly as possible "I think I need soivenh ed Niall to get a leg over onme because you think he has"

Anthony’s head whipped up, eyes full of blazing authority "I dare you to say that again"

"Clearly," I said, seething, "I choose to leave the internship This has been one of the most unreal conversations ofanother signature, "I’ll put a letter in your file I’ll see that you have a copy before you leave"

The rain had stopped and I took a walk to clearBen in the distance Out of instinct I reached into my pocket to find my phone, only to realize it wasn’t there I’d left it ondown the hall but then rushing out before I could get it I wondered if Niall hadfor me, if he’d called

And that’s when I realized how far this had gone, and that maybe there was a kernel of truth to what Anthony said My first thought wasn’t about my job or the fact that I was five thousand miles away from home It wasn’t where would I live? Hoould I buy food or pay the electricity bill? It wasn’t aboutand hard I’d worked, or how et there

It was about Niall Stella

The object ofin his office when I returned and made my way down the hall towardout to pullthe door behind us

I ht, because his eyes moved in a circuit from my wet hair and pale face, to my damp clothes and broken expression

"That depends on what you mean," I said "First, I walked to work in the rain because I wigged out in your flat thinking I’d inadvertentlysex with me"

He started to speak, eyes wide and incredulous

But I held up a hand to bid hi berated And most recently, I was out for a walk"

"We’ll talk about thea step closer toI want to talk about here What I want is to go hoet a little day-drunk, nap, and then have dinner with my boyfriend"