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Jerome and I each give a little shout of surprise as I smack bodily into him.I stumble back a few steps, wheeling my arms a little to find my balance. Jerome is there, luckily, catching me by the shoulders and holding me steady.

“Well, Miss Fay,” he says, his voice hardly more than a whisper as he glances towards the office door. “And where were you last night?”

“Nowhere,” I say, smug, shaking my hair back from my

shoulders and gathering up my dignity as I find my balance. Jerome releases me, crossing his arms smugly over his chest as he grins at me. “I was just…getting a pen. From the office.”

“Fay,” Jerome says, his face breaking out into a wicked smile. “If you think I don’t know whose bedroom is through the bookcase in that office

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“What!” I hiss, my face dropping. “Does everyone know the secrets of his house except me!?”

Jerome just laughs, shaking his head. “So, how was he, Fay? Come on. I’m dying to know.”

“Ew,” I say, wrinkling my nose at him. “You’re seriously asking this about your boss?”

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“And I’m just asking – you’re the one taking

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down them. At four in the morning. I don’t actually know where Jerome sleeps, but it’s certainly not in one of

rooms.

I ask, crossing my arms and blinking up innocently at him. “Speaking of taking action within the Lippert family did you happen to see my maybe–fiancé last night?”

make sure we’re alone. Then, making a quick decision, Jerome grabs my hand and pulls me towards the kitchen. Confused but curious,

are we doing here?”

sink. “So that we have a reason why we’re talking, if anyone comes across us. We both

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Jerome pours me a glass and

Own.

he left off, “Daniel is really

I breathe, looking up at

me up to his room last night,” Jerome continues. “He usually doesn’t…I mean, he doesn’t let me come up to his room with him unless he’s feeling a little reckless. He knows we’d both be fucked if we got caught. We usually go to my place, or

I ask, my eyes still wide, tilting my head to the side. “Where’s

at me a little. “All of this and that’s what you ask?”

wanting to know. He just

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