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My eagle-eyed er notices my stupid overreaction, then the very visibly eoing on here?” she questions aggressively “Where are all the people?”

“Heidi,” I start, but Harrison interruptsout his hand for her to take

“Harrison Hughes Father of the baby Nice to meet you”

Heidi looks down at his hand with distaste and distrust and pullshand at the shoulder immediately

“This is a professional engagened by HawCom Media I don’t knoho you think you are, but—”

“The CFO of HawCom,” Harrison interrupts calmly “And also, the father of Rocky’s baby”

“Rocky?” Heidi says sourly “Jesus Christ Co to pusha complaint with the bureau of businesses—”

“Heidi, stop!” I yell, struggling to geton my six-inch heels like a newborn colt “Harrison is the father, and I’ve known him since I was five years old, so you can calm your tits No need to call the National Guard”

“Do you think this is funny?” she asksseverely “Your security is a joke to you?”

“Of course not!”

“You’re acting like it It starts here, and the next thing you know, psychos are knocking down your door We don’t need another incident like 2009”

Harrison steps forward, a line for in the skin between his eyebrows “What happened in 2009?”

“I had a stalker”

“A stalker?” he replies with concern

Heidi rolls her eyes “Yes A stalker She’s a celebrity, for God’s sake She hasall over her all the time”

“Men like me?” Harrison questions, justly offended

“Yes Money-hungry, fa—”

“Whoa, whoa, whoa I don’t want money from her I definitely don’t want fame—”

“That’s what they all say,” Heidi says snidely “And they’re all fucking liars”

“Hey!” I finally squeeze in “Harrison isn’t like that And I’ he doesn’t need the money since you said he paid a million dollars for this”

“Likely a scam Probably embezzled it from the company”

“I havemoney,” Harrison booms “I don’t need to steal it”

I tryto Harrison, ive you the money for this back, by the way”

“We absolutely will not!” Heidi shrieks