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“Really? I didn’t see that!” His fingers moved quickly and I kneas a few blocks away in the accounting office he shared with his business partner “Okay Olive Thank you And sorry for the bother”

“No bother, but you canfun on this date Okay?”

“I’ll do my best,” he promised and I kneould

“That’s all any of us can do,” I re, a fact that I was grateful for given my current situation, it was barely after twelve and that was the fifth call I’d handled fro was hard under normal circumstances and when you added more people to the mix, it became harder

More people like h it was our job to help

More people like babies, particularly between strangers, ate Luckily, Lia and once he thought about it, he’d see that even that wasn’t a good idea He uy, but Lia run

“Knock, knock” Kendra stood in the doorway holding a giant green basket covered in tissue paper Eva and Sophie stood on either side of her in the doorearing excited and curious se came for you”

My brows dipped low but I waved the they wouldn’t leave until everyone kneas inside the basket as well as the identity of the sender “I didn’t order anything”

“Maybe a client wanted to thank you,” Kendra offered with a hopeful smile

That thought brought a seifts “Set it on the table, please”

“You’re looking a little pale,” Eva said and motioned for me to sit as soon as I was on my feet “I’ll just open it for you” Mischief sparkled in her eyes, pulling a laugh from me

“Lover boy doesn’t send you enough gifts? Because I could have sworn you received a ift just last week” The flush on her cheeks told e “Hand it over, Eva”

“Fine Party pooper” Eva lifted it with a draht on top of the desk calendar I relied on as a constant rereat, but nothing beat the constant reht red permanent marker “Well, don’t make us wait all day Olive, we have work to do”

“You could always, I don’t know, get back to work”