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“You knohere I’ve been,” I seethed through clenched teeth I buttoned and rebuttonedh the panic My heart was racing, sweat pouring down the back ofto er fall off

Opening my eyes, I undid the buttons one more time and I swear, if there was an extra button or hole at the top I was going to burn this thing in a du dumpster fire of my life Crisis averted; all buttons and holes safely matched

Leo’s si for the tablet wasn’t onwith I kneas late I didn’t need his dramatic what the hell looks to make me feel any worse

“You left forty ed me by the elbow to an alcove in the hallway a yard away from everyone else

Kathleen Tho up this project, stuck her head out of the conference roo the two of us

We smiled and waved She tilted her head and s in one of the other coaze on us until the door closed

Leo snapped out of his s as I could, nearly going out ofto botch this pitch on purpose?”

“We’re allies, re to stab you in the back”

“Yet After all your freaking out about being on time and prepared, you slink in here with minutes to spare”

“Slink? I didn’t slink I…” ca up”

Panic mode hadn’t only set in for uy er clients We’d been brought in to handle a staff event It wasn’t as gla All the other co except for the big top and lions

Vying for their corporate events, everyone pulled out all the stops like this was a multimillion dollar project, because that’s how you won lifetie samples But the well on our project coffers was filled with dust and cobwebs, although Bill had been adamant I win this Win it with shit back-up Thanks, Bill

“Kathleen came out and said we could present last”

“We’ll be fine I aze lasered in on him, but I kept my face relaxed, al at us anyway Why add watching us throwing down to the list of e amused them My stomach knotted and threatened a total upheaval Hands shaky and heart thundering in my chest, I couldn’t even take deep breaths to calm myself

“What tweaks?” he ground out the words before he plastered on a fake smile