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“And you’re done here,” she said, glaring daggers at the computer screen

She looked back up “I apologize for the theatrics You knoto cos” There was a wave of nervous laughter through the room

The press were jostling in the front row, but they knew better than to start flinging questions at her before the designated time She was strict about that She liked to make her presentations uninterrupted

Grrrrr

A new computer was supplied for her and she continued on with her demonstration Of course, the wind had been taken out of the sails of the security portion of her speech, so she opted to skip on to the ultra high definition features of her newsoftware, the things that hit really bit with her target market

And when she was done, she opted to dodge the press She dashed off the stage, cursing and taking a water bottle frolasses onto her face and took her black leather bag from her assistant

“Car?” she asked

“Out back Press is being baited by a fake car out front” Thad picked so off the shoulder of her black T-shirt “Stray hair,” he said

“Thanks” For everything She wanted to cling to her assistant and cry right then, but Thad would scold her for s her makeup, and she shouldn’t show that kind of weakness anyway Because the ere unceremoniously devoured, in life and in business, and she didn’t show vulnerability anymore for that very reason She knew that all too well

What she would do was go home to her mansion on the seaside, look out theat the view and eat a gallon of ice cream Oh, yes, calories, here she caainst Ferro Freaking Calvaresi

She pushed open the back door and got into the lihtly behind her

“Hi”

Her head whipped to the side and her jaent slack There was Ferro and hissmile, in the very male flesh

“What the—? What are you doing in my car?”

“It’s my car These limos all look alike”

“Well, what did you do with my car?”