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playboy. I got the impression you and he weren’t the best of friends back in school,” he continued. I rolled my eyes, turning to head towards my car. My sandwich was waiting and my stomach was growling. I really wasn’t in the mood for this. On a whim I tucked the development foreman info in the back of my mind, intending to check up on him later. It probably wasn’t anything much but everyone associated with the McAllister’s at least needed to be checked out.
    Fishing out my keys I unlocked the car door, turning to glance back at Gavyn. “Jason McAllister may be a playboy but don’t let him fool you. He’s a cold hearted snake who won’t think twice about biting the hand that’s feeding him. Just don’t turn your back on him.”
    Gavyn gave me a smart salute, a smile on his face. “Thanks for the tip Ace, I’ll keep that in mind.”
    I stifled the urge to laugh; so much for the silent brooding type. I really wanted to be annoyed with Gavyn but he wasn’t exactly making it easy. Not only did he stand me up for our meeting, he intruded on my lunch hour and then had the nerve to do a tag along. That alone should be enough to keep my temper up but his was making it difficult. Instead I gave him my best glare. “You do that. I’ve got a few other errands to run then I’ll be back at the office. If you’re still sticking around by four I’ll drop in and show you a few things.”
    Gavyn shrugged, digging his hands into the front pockets on his designer jeans, making me wonder yet again about the paycheck he brought in. Either that or he was living at home with Mommy and Daddy. Somehow I doubted it. “Whatever you say boss , I’ll see you around four.”
    I opened my mouth for a smart retort but he’d already turned and was making his way back to his beamer. Snapping my mouth shut I jerked open my car door and slumped inside, shutting the door with a resounding bang. Men. Seriously, why was it that the only men I seemed to be surrounded by lately were those that drove my blood pressure up? Turning my eyes heavenward I stuck out my tongue.
     
    By the time I scarfed down my sandwich and arrived back at the paper I was in full indigestion mode and in need of the bottle of Pepto Bismol I kept readily in my desk drawer. Unfortunately my desk had now been taken over by Gavyn the Great, which meant I’d have to risk yet another encounter with him if I wanted that bottle of Pepto. I paused momentarily outside my office door, listening to the clicking of the keyboard coming from inside. Heaving a sigh I passed by my office and headed towards Richard’s. I was fairly certain that Richard had worked himself into an ulcer by now so surely he had some antacids hiding in his desk.
    Entering his office, now my office thanks to Bryce, I tossed my purse in an empty chair and headed towards the large desk centered in the room. Opening the middle drawer I nearly did a happy dance at the sight of a pink wrapper with the words chewable pepto tabs on it. Yee haw, Owens was good for something after all I thought cheerfully, snapping them up and tearing open the package. Tossing them in my mouth I crunched happily, my eyes wandering over the office.
    Disgustingly enough it was larger than mine but not much better, the not much better being he was a worse housekeeper than I was. Piles of file folders littered the office, along with post it notes and piles of paperwork that made me grimace. Obviously not one for filing I thought with a sigh. This was going to take longer than I thought. Going on a hunch I assumed Owens had stumbled across something big that accounted for his sudden disappearance. Unfortunately whatever that something was was buried in one of the many piles littering the office.
    Heaving a sigh I decided to start with the easiest target, the only filing cabinet in the room. Tugging open the top drawer I peered inside, then groaned out loud. Empty. The blasted cabinet was empty. Tugging open the next drawer and then