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She stands behind her desk, which is directly across the corridor froht here”

Taking thenatures Yes My gaze lifts to the closed door of Raquel’s office, and the self-destructive part of me wants to invite her to join us and celebrate I don’t like eating crow, but it’s possible Taron was right about her If we can keep everyone in his or her own lane

I’ about her in inappropriate ways When she stumbled into o She’s so light in rip, I could’ve easily pulled her to htens my chest and causes my heart to beat faster I wanted to kiss her

Inviting her to join us is out of the question

“Anything else?” Sandra’s red lips curl up on one side, and she s

Nor in this office while I was still in the ht in line She has never tried to go behind s

It goes a long ith me

Passing back the contracts, I shake s or Key calls, text , I lean closer “It’s okay if you want towith Abu Dhabi next week”

She sether”

I tap my knuckles on her desk and join Taron and Marley at the elevator Approaching thes are happening, but fuck if the proble

Marley lifts a tumbler of scotch “The three musketeers reunited” He sla Louisiana growing peaches”

Taron eases off his stool with a low groan We’ve been at the bar two hours, and I’m on my third drink Taron’s had one er than the liquor

We’ve talked about boot cairls Marley sneaked into the barracks, girls Taron sneaked into the barracks Sawyer’s insistence on being a fucking peach far up…

“Can you handle him alone?” Taron leans heavily toward ot to head out”

“You okay?” The last thing I need is Taron falling apart