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Thomas he would not miss But he would miss his assistant, Mary, and JP Of course it was Nora’s presence in his life he’dfrom his time in New York She had become the e and beautiful, dark and dangerous, so spoiled and so very generous

"So teeks frooing away party for Easton I suggested all of us go out to the Four Seasons but soestion so bla of playful boos were thrown Zach’s way

The ave hi on the way out and said, "Take e whisper in his ear JP, standing next to Zach,a faux pout on her face

There were friendly shoulder pats and a few hearty handshakes fro when he heard a s, Zach?" Tho often?"

"The work is progressing very well, Tho Tho"

"Cracking the whip, are you?" he asked with a sneer "Oh, wait, that’s her job"

"Finley, that’s enough," JP said, pointing an angry finger on his way out of the conference room "Our writers deserve our respect"

"Respect her?" Thoone "If I paid her to put her boot on my back then maybe I’d respect her"

Zach stuffed his papers in his ht," Zach said cal

"About your professional jealousy I’ht the position in LA should have been yours The fact that you responded to my promotion with juvenile pranks is proof that you barely deserve this job,is for adults, Thomas It would help if you acted like one"

"Zach, the only reason you got offered that job in LA was pure pity JP got wind your as du you After all, none of ure advance"

"None of your writers have ever earned a six-figure advance And Nora will earn her advance like every other writer I’ve ever worked with--by writing her heart out Nora and I are not sleeping together The position is mine because I’m better at this job than you are And this conversation," Zach said e to shove past Thomas who stepped in front of the door to bar his way, "is over"

"Not sleeping together? Really?" Thoe"

"You’re a child, Thomas"

"And she’s a prostitute, Easton"

Zach blanched and opened hisstopped hirin spread across Thomas’s face