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"Let’s have lunch soon," Bethany suggested "We’re not diving on Saturday Can you meet us?"

"Sure Let’s shoot for late afternoon I don’t open until five on Saturday, when the tourists are filling the bars," Audrey said "I give s to drunks," she assured them with a trace of wry amusement

"Saturday, then," Genevieve confirmed "And, Audrey…thanks"

"Sure See you two then," Audrey said

She stood in the dooratching as they left

"That was kind of stupid," GenevieveAudrey for five uilty"

"And freaked out," Bethany added

"I’m not freaked out," Genevieve protested

"Well, what she said--"

"What she said was that she’s a fake," Genevieve said sternly "And I feel guilty for not being a better friend and keeping up"

"We’re going to see her for lunch," Bethany said "And I’ a little worried, even if you’re not" She held open the wrought-iron gate to the ay so Genevieve could follow

"That I’host is after ate behind her as they reached the street

Then she froze

He was there

Thor Thoainst the wall He sn that announced Audrey’s business

She could have held her temper, she told herself afterward Should have held her temper He hadn’t said a word

He didn’t need to She saw the way he looked at the sign, then looked at her

She walked up to him furiously "You followed me," she accused him

He seemed a lot taller She wasn’t short, especially in heels, but he was able to look down at her

"We ordered your drinks for you We didn’t knohere you were Nothing quite as bad as warm beer"

"You followed ht"

He arched a brow "Maybe I followed Bethany"

"I think Bethany ought to be getting out of here right now," Bethany said nervously "If you’ll both excuse me--"

They turned to her simultaneously "No"

"Oh," Bethany said, acutely uncomfortable

"For your infor in to say hello to an old friend from school," Genevieve advised him "Not that it’s any of your concern"

He looked up at the sign again, then cast her a disdainful look "Everything you do right now concerns me I need you sharp and on the ball"

"You need ? I don’t work for you I work for Marshall"

"You didn’t know?" he asked

"Knohat?" she deot hired because I recommended you," he said quietly "Marshall and I ood work is done But I get the final say On everything"

Genevieve narrowed her eyes as she stared at him "Is that a threat?"

"I never threaten people I take action"

"Did you have any difficulties with me today?" she demanded

"Not at all"

"So why did you follow ain I’ll quit before I’ll stand for being treated like a prisoner"

Not a muscle twitched in his face She was suddenly afraid the man wanted her to quit "Don’t be melodramatic It’s immaterial to me whether you stay on or not, but if you do…then it’s important that you live in the real world"

"You son of a--"

"Genevieve, whoa Co us by now," Bethany said lightly "This was a great day Can’t we just be happy with that?"

"For the moo," Bethany urged, slipping her arhtly

Shearound to point a finger at him "Stop it Just stop it"

"Stop what?" he de erous and shouldn’t be on this project"