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"Good" I stand and rub ether "I'll leave you to it"

I leave and make my way back to my office India's door is still closed and I stand outside and debate with o inside and confront her or wait

I don't want her to think I've been gossiping about her behind her back Which I have been doing, of course

I decide to wait and bring it up when it's not posed so confrontationally Maybe tonight after we have dinner together – and I plan onher brains out – I'll very deftly talk about Pacifica's market capitalization and how ently about her talk with Chris

I try to focus on work and spend so over the financial reports that have been sitting on my desk for a couple of days, unread After about an hour, I look up when India

's door opens across the hall fro on her shoulder

She doesn't look my way or pop her head in to say hello

She's leaving already?

I sit for a moment and debate whether to follow her

I hear her speaking with our ad

She's actually leaving without saying anything to

I hop up and leave my office, determined to follow her and confront her about thatto her about what Chris told me

I catch up to her at the stairs and grab hold of her ar

"Were you going to leave the office without even saying hello?"

"Oh, Jon," she says, like she's surprised We're alone but she still glances around to check "You scared et a juice" She forces a sht soood"