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.”

a sigh, “Too bad, really. Mr. Zade was just saying he expected me to knock back a few with Ms. March

So, Hogan was

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deep, raspy voice confirmed it, “Ms. March, it’s a kind gesture

feel my heart sinking, limbs starting to quake. How long did Hogan plan to use me as

back, but held it in. On second thought, this might still be my

Hogan had the upper hand with Cecilia in the FreeMan thing, fair play to him. But if he wanted

in mind, I coolly said, “Hang tight, I’ll be right

was decked out in a black shirt, sleeves rolled up just enough to show off a bit of his

neon glow.

black sequined dress, light smoky makeup adding to her

me, she flashed a grin, saying, “Ms. March, flying solo tonight? Where’s

frowned slightly, replying, “I wasn’t aware Mr. Temple was

with the connection between Ms.

glanced at Hogan, gauging his reaction. Funny

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