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“Business?” I ask in exaggerated surprise, sarcasht is business, then why did you fire me? Huh? Was my performance not up to your standards?”

“Your perforrits between clenched teeth “And last night had nothing to do with business, and you damn well know it”

A war out that I had been harboring ood for hihtly

I take in a breath and let it out

“Look,” I say in a conciliatory tone “I get we crossed a line It was bad judginally said, that it would be a one and done type of thing I don’t understand why I have to lose my job”

“It’s complicated—”

“No, it’s really not,” I cut in over hi evident surprise at my nerve, and screw him and his sense of humor… his lips then curve upward because I amuse him

“Miss Robbins,” he says as if I’ a mild annoyance

“Don’t Miss Robbins ht, we are on a first-name basis”

“Declan?” helike silk and dark chocolate “I thought it was Dicklan last night”

“That ell deserved,” I adood at ood e tiin to tell you how much I need it”

“Why do you need it?” he queries, and that stops me in my tracks Because it’s frankly none of his business why In fact, I’ainst labor laws for his

Granted, I’ ress

Another deep breath, and as I let it out, I straightenyou fire ladly continue ive you a hundred and ten percent as always And we can both agree to forget about last night, and we can both daet a line was crossed We’ll reset back to the way things were”

I bracefor him to perhaps pick me up and toss me bodily froive you your job back?”

I lean toward hi my teeth “I dare you to try it You don’t want to knohat a really pissed off Bailey Robbins looks like”