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“Have you seen Josh? He’s not anywhere Everything’s falling apart and he’s gone”

“He’s gone to get you coffee and donuts You’ve been so busy Promise you’ll act surprised”

Mr Bexley perks up, puffs, and gruuttural sound Then he looks at my dress and its contents with such a leisurely perusal I put my hands on my hips in annoyance He doesn’t notice

“You’re looking a little flustered, Miss Hutton I don’ta bit pink in the cheeks You should sh”

“Oops, h it isn’t “Reets back”

“I can be surprised,” he tells ot a newspaper in one hand Josh can take a leisurely meander downstairs now

I keep et back to my desk, but then I let myself do what I’ve desperately needed to: I pant for air I huff like I’ve run a halfon the back ofhot fro up half the shiny surfaces of the tenth floor before I ah to even sit

I’m so turned on I wish I could knock myself unconscious until it passes

Joshua returns twentydonuts and coffee He still beats Mr Bexley back from the bathroom

“Nice save,” Joshua tellsa hot chocolate and a strawberry donut besideon your feet”

I stare at the gorgeous pink donut like we’ve fallen through a wormhole while he disappears into his boss’s office In the space of twenty un to erodeGa, too clever, and my body likes hiround rules When he sits at his desk and sips his coffee, it all coar blurt

“If the Or So Galess time only” I clap my hand over my mouth

He narrows an eye cynically and begins eating the strawberries I gave hi

“One” I hold up one finger

“Just once? You’re sure? Would you at least buy me di