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“Thank you,” she said

“I’ht in We both knohat happened at the bar,” I started She drew in a breath, straightening and sitting up higher in her chair It looked like she was about to say soet a chance, wanting tobefore she said anything “I just wanted to say, no harm, no foul”

That wasn’t exactly the way I planned on saying it, but the words tuure out a better way

“What?” Merry asked

“Ito happen to you Your job is safe, your place on the tea to think about you any differently,to chalk it up to too ht we could,” I explained

Merry huffed out a soft laugh, and I figured that was good I had done my job

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Merry

That was it After all the worry and buildingsome sort of shon between the two of us, or at the very least,profusely, it was all over The conversation took only a matter of moments, and Quentin had been almost dismissive about the situation Somehow it had all worked out, and I didn’t even have to throw ot to the point of atteical and in control of the situation He had swept in andokay I was speechless and didn’t kno to react He offered me a smile and headed toward the door

I watched hio to leave and knew I couldn’t just let the conversation drop As ood idea for us to just put it behind us and chalk it up to a one-night lapse in judgs unspoken I needed hi that way and also just for what he and the rest of the company meant to my life

I moved around the desk and took a step toward him