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"But there is There is so much" He turns and when he looks at me fear crawls up my throat like an icy hand "I think it’s best for both of us if you complete your internship and seek employment elsewhere"

"What?" It feels like I a sucker-punch I sit there, pulling up the sheet to cover er flashes inmy clothes, I pull them back on hastily "Fine" My voice is flat "I’m done with this I’m done with you"

CHAPTER 7

I cried ht and it shows Sophia Sottero looks like perfection next to ives me a once over in my black skirt and white blouse It was the same outfit that Cole told me was too formal for work "Anna dear, you look like hell frozen over If you want to work eighteen-hour days, you can’t stay up doing god-knohat the night before For the next three weeks, you’re mine No one else Understand? Tell this boyfriend he’ll have to wait, because I won’t have this" She gestures to h me I don’t look that bad, but I also don’t look perfect, which Sophia obviously demands I nod, "Yes, ma’am"

She puts her hands on her hips and says, "Good I’rabit toI’ve been dehts of Cole floodwith Sophia She’s anal OCD to the max If I think about her too much she makes my eye twitch Later that afternoon, another intern found me in the ladies roo," she says zipping around the roo for the door

"What are you talking about? It’s barely been three lances back at me, her dark eyes wide "I know Hurry up or she’ll bite your head off"

After washing e from the rest roo roolares atrooh the door Sophia looks over atto my feet and then back to hs and walks toward ht you Assuht?"

I slip back into my shoes and nod I don’t like the way she speaks about Cole I sense soer on what exactly A bride and her entourage arrive a few minutes later I beco corset strings andher water I do everything that Regina does Sophia doesn’t trust roan internally This is going to suck

Sophia snaps her fingers in my face, "Wake up, Anna Really" She scolds "Fan her train again and give her back her flowers"

When I hand the bride her flowers, I notice she’s fidgeting - which see?" I ask

"Yes, the top of my foot is itchy I think it’s fro to get the itch When she can’t she looks up at me, "Could you do it?"

That su feet, fetching coffee, and being all around slave labor Sophia is kind enough to remind me before I leave that this internship position is not paid

CHAPTER 8

It is late by the ti on the couch with Jesse Surprised, I stop in my tracks and look up at him "Hey," I say

Eo I told him to wait for you" She pops a chip into her mouth

Jesse stands and walks towardhis face

"Of course It’s fine"

"I saw the papers for the new internship coh the office Actually, I was the one to enter theo well"

"Hardly," I say, taking off ain to "They scrapped my hours with Cole and made me start over"

"I’ that"