Echoes of Unrequited Love

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And what I didn’t expect was the caller on the line turned out to be Shirley. My gut was screaming this wasn’t going to be anything good.

All of a sudden, it hit me – the run–in with Hogan and Zachary at noon. If my hunch was right; she was the messenger in this little

game.

I took a moment to brace myself and then hit the answer button. The next second, the buzzing noise unique to bars flooded my

ears.

“Ms. March, feeling any better? There’s a bash at our bar tonight; wanna swing by for a drink?”

Shirley sure thought highly of me. Anyone with a lick of medical sense knew one shouldn’t go near booze with a swollen ankle.

And Shirley? She’d got the smarts, alright. She was just out to ruffle my feathers. I had some hope for our partnership before, so I’d been biting my tongue in the face of her provocations. But things

were different now.

“Sorry, President Stapleton, not gonna work for me.” I declined flat–out, “But thanks for the invite.”

talk coming. She paused for a few seconds before letting out a sigh, “Too bad, really. Mr. Zade was just saying he expected me to knock

Hogan was

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a kind

I could feel my heart sinking, limbs starting to quake. How long did Hogan plan

held it in. On second thought, this might

to him. But if he wanted

mind, I coolly said, “Hang tight, I’ll

up just enough to show off a bit of his solid forearms,

neon glow.

all dolled up in a black sequined dress, light smoky makeup adding to

a grin, saying, “Ms. March, flying solo tonight? Where’s Timothy?”

wasn’t aware Mr. Temple was

feigned innocence, “I thought with the connection between Ms. March and Timothy, you’d come

line, Shirley sneakily glanced at Hogan, gauging his reaction. Funny thing about her,

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