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I don’t wait for another opportunity to end the call and escape This one is as good as it’s going to get

I hit the end button, and both of their big heads give way to blackness on the screen The breath of relief that leaves s is immediate

Thank fuck

Before I can let their disturbingly perceptive words sink in, I glance at the clock and see my time is up I need to head into the conference roo with the finance team

I head out of my office, and after a quick pit stop in the break room, I step into the conference room a few minutes later with a much-needed coffee in my hands

“Goodaround the table “Thanks for spending your Saturday trying to fix this issue I appreciate the dedication”

“No probleet started?”

I gesture toward her and take a seat at the head of the table “By all h this, the sooner all of you can get back to your families and actually enjoy your weekend”

Get back to your families I don’t knohy those words make my chest ache, but I s it down and choose to revisit that a different time It’s more than apparent that my idiot friends have truly fucked with my head

Thankfully, E nu screen at the foot of the table “Okay, so, initially, I wasn’t sure where rong But, good news, after scouring the nuured out the issue If you all just give me about fifteen et this sorted out quickly”

“Fantastic,” I say, and she offers a grateful smile

I’m not sure if she expected me to be on a tirade over the discrepancy, but if there’s one thing I’ve learned about Emily Willow over the past three years, it’s that she is thorough as fuck, and if there’s an issue, her nule eyes will locate it

I have nothing but admiration and respect for her as an employee

She continues to lead thethe final nu them with the projected numbers of this quarter

So far, so good What she shows makes sense

And, it’s apparent by the nodding heads and reassuring corees

Just as she directs a few questions toward her colleague Mark Wallace, my phone vibrates in my pocket

I take a sip froes

Maybe: I think I want to try DP

I nearly choke on my coffee

What in the hell?

In theor not, I think my brain will explode if I don’t respond

Me: Uh…no, you don’t

And, in true Maybe fashion, she doesn’t hesitate to keep this insane conversation going

Maybe: I’ve been told it’s the irl can have Why wouldn’t I want to try it?

Holy hell Where is this co from?

Me: You’ve been told? Where are you getting this advice, exactly?

Maybe: I heard two girls talking about it at Starbucks

I bite hter