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A text from Will popped up as I waited for my caffeine

Any new sexy pictures, you wild trendsetter?

Fuck off You’d never have the balls to pull out a ca I’d call Will later about theand update him on the Sara situation

With a smile on my face and my drink finally in hand, I stepped away from the counter and took off the lid to add cream I felt a tap on my shoulder and turned around

"I think you dropped this" A shorterout a black leather wallet

I shook my head "Not mine, mate Sorry" I nodded toward security near the escalator to the luggage carousel "Maybe try one of theoutthe owner, though, yeah? Gooda step back and I watched as he walked quickly away, headed toward the baggage claih time today, I placed the lid back onnear one

"What kind of bag was it again, sir?" A bored airport e to the tag pinned to her too-tight chambray shirt, her name was Elana June She blew a bubble while she waited for lanced up at the e ofon the screen, certain I had to be on soain, sounding, if possible, even hher would not help the situation "An Her Gray and tan"

"Can you identify all the valuables inside?"

I sed down the taste of bile "My files My laptop My phone Fuck Everything"

I considered all the client information I’d just lost, all the passwords that would have to be changed i to take and how many proble phone to call Will

She slid a form and a ballpoint pen attached to a chain across the desk "You look like you need a minute Just fill this out and check the appropriate boxes"

I picked up the pen and filled inthe spaces for laptop, mobile phone, and personal items I looked at the time and wondered if there was a box for sanity, because I was pretty sure I was close to losing that, too I’d just about finished when I caht throw up ht my ca it clean as soon as I had the opportunity

There just really weren’t enough fks in the world for this one

I looked down at the shitty counter, at the way the lae There was a crack running along the surface and it seemed like the most ironic metaphor ever

"My SD card," I said to nobody in particular

"For a camera?" Elana June asked

I sed Twice "Yeah The card, with all the i what Sara had let ht, how she had trusted me

Fuck fk fuck

An older woman with dark hair pulled back into a bun stepped up to the desk "Mr Stella?" she asked

I took a moment from my breakdown to nod and she continued

"We looked at the footage Looks like there were two of the He was down the escalator and almost out of the ter"

I wondered if it was possible for the floor to open up and sI could at the airport, I took a car to the hotel With no ti, I called directory assistance and had the the office Will wasn’t there, but his assistant assured eto Will as soon as possible After pro up and sat on the bed, glaring at the phone as I tried to decide what I would tell Sara

Realizing there was no easy way to do this, I dialed directory assistance again and had thee answered and I closed h, but I was in no mood to deal with him today

"Sara Dillon’s office," he said

"Miss Dillon, please"

He paused just long enough for it to becoood afternoon to you too, Mr Stella One moment, please"

I heard the click as I was connected and waited for her to pick up

Three rings later, she answered "This is Sara Dillon," she said, and I felt warmth coat the inside of nize the nuht? Sound a little stressed"

"I could do without the giant stack of pricing research on my desk today I should have coret "

She paused and I closedher face when she ca," I said, standing and walking as far as the phone cord would allow I looked out the n to where people scurried about on the sidewalks below, completely lost in their own little worlds "I miss you"

I heard her stand and a door close before she sat again "Me, too"

"Did you get any sleep after I left?"

"A little" She laughed "Someone wore me out"

"Lucky bastard, that one"

She hu, what she earing I decided she earing a skirt, nothing under, and had on her black knee-high boots

Bad o now

"You’re gone for the week?" she asked