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Della

Woods hadn't left me alone since my blackout yesterday I knew he had work to do I also had work to do, but he was keepinginto the office, he did so to distract me Oral sex on the kitchen counter had been his first tactic, and it worked I had forgotten about anything but the way heoff to take a shohen he was on a work-related phone call I et ready, and then he'd taken ainst the shoall After he cut the water off and carried ain

Noas outside on the phone again I kneas dealing ork fro hiht on him, but I wanted to help him When he opened the door and stepped inside, I started to tell hiht off any sexual advances he tried to use to keep me there

"That was Vince I have two board s she knows nothing about I need to go into work to deal with them I should be back in two hours max," he said before the door closed behind hio to work, too There are things I didn't get done yesterday"

"No I've got to concentrate on thisyou're there will distract me I'll be worried about you Just stay here and I proht back"

He pressed a kiss to et dressed I stood there and let his words sink in He was taking ain He was afraid ofone of h To ease his worries One bad day and he had ain This wasn't fair I wanted to live I loved being close to hi here all the tiain

He walked out of the bedroom dressed in a suit and smiled at ht," he told me, as if thathim how I felt, I just nodded and kissed hiht back I just let hih Blaire wouldn't have let Rush do this She would have fought back She would have turned Alabaotten her way

I had to show Woods that I could do this I'd had one slipup but I was bigger than that I could keep working He needed ood at it

I went to the bedroo Woods while he was in awasn't a wise decision Instead, I finished the work I hadn't coolf pro, ordered new golf carts to replace two of our older ones, andnew vendors for snacks and adding some new beers

It was three hours before I had a chance to meet with Woods He hadn't called one over his two hours Either he was still in aor he was so swamped ork he had lost track of time

Vince smiled at me with relief in his face when I walked off the elevator "Miss Della, I'lad you're back today You've been o ahead and deal with this thing with Vince "Thank you," I said, stopping at his desk "About yesterday, Vince, I'ot Woods for me I have those episodes soood job yesterday"

He held up his hand to stop me "I don't need an explanation If you need me I'm here Don't you concern yourself hat I saw That's between us and only us"

Tears stung lanced at the closed door to Woods's office "Is he in there?"

Vince shook his head "No, he left about fifteen o He said he'd be back in thirty "

Crap Was I going to miss him? "Okay, thanks, Vince"

I went back to the elevator and changed my mind I'd take the stairs Woods norht miss him if I took the elevator

The moment the door to the stairs closed behind oing back into the office I didn't want to eavesdrop

"I don't kno you've dealt with the crazy as long as you have" Jace's voice stopped , as did his words I froze with my hand on the door