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remember in your zeal, Ms. Roberts, the revenge must be physically harmless in nature, that is one of stipulations of my contract.o
oI donAEt care if itAEs harmless,o Jennifer growled. oAs long as he never forgets it. As long as he never forgets me.o
oOh, I donAEt think heAEll be forgetting either of us by the time IAEm finished,o Amber said with confidence. None of them ever did. That was the point. Separating men from the sheer arrogance that the world was theirs to shape at will.
oHeAEll be difficult to catch by himself,o Jennifer said. oShe sticks to him like glue.o oDonAEt worry, o Amber began. Her words trailed off into silence. She offered Jennifer a feral smile. oGlue, you say?o ****
Two hours later, the photographer and the videographer were booked. All Amber needed now was to arrange time off in the evening from Barlow & Charles to carry out the terms of her contract.
She should have been elated at the sudden improvement in business, but she couldnAEt get the image of the angry words scrawled across her windshield.
Grayson had insisted it was a prank gone wrong. oStay away from what?o heAEd demanded.
oI donAEt know?o If it was a prank, its purpose eluded her. oFrom Barlow & Charles, maybe.o
oYou werenAEt parked any where near the office,o heAEd said, trying to inject some reason into the situation. oWho would have known it was your car?o
oI donAEt know--o
oIt was probably some wacko who doesnAEt like people parking in front of their house.o
oYou could be right,o sheAEd finally agreed. And hoped he was.
Thrusting the episode from her mind, Amber put the Roberts file back into the cabinet and headed for the offices of Barlow & Charles.
Fair Game Inc (2010)
****
oEarth to Amber Shaw.o
Amber jumped, sending the ream of paper in her hand into a miniature hurricane. They settled in an unruly mess on the desktop. Angrily she looked up at the culprit whoAEd startled her from her contemplation of glue and its many properties.
oLooked like you were a million miles away.o Grayson winced at her expression. oDonAEt tell me, a case, right?o
Amber forced her expression into a more congenial one. oGuilty as charged.o
oNot Sandy and Roger--o
oNo, Counselor, you can rest easy. I gave Sandy a refund. Your twin is off the hook. For the moment.o
oThatAEs a relief.o
oTell Roger not to be smug about it. I might consider remedial action.o
oIAEll relay the message.o Grayson smiled ruefully. oIf the expression on your face is any indication, I pity the recipient.o
oDonAEt pity him, too much,o she barked, then grimaced at her tone. oHeAEs in the process of breaking someoneAEs heart.o
oAnd broken hearts are notoriously hard to heal. Too bad there isnAEt a pill you can take.o As though heAEd revealed far more than he intended, Grayson fell suddenly silent.
Had someone broken GraysonAEs heart? Amber filed that piece of information in the growing file in her mind and offered him an easy out.
oThere is a pill, Grayson. And IAEm it.o
It sounded mercenary, even to her own ears. Amber laced her fingers together and looked innocently up at him. oSo, what were you trying to tell me while I was ... absent?o
He followed the change in their topic of conversation gratefully. oI asked you if you were hungry.o
oFamished.o
A slow smile crept across GraysonAEs face. oThen allow me to take you away from all this.o
oAre you sure? You seem to be amassing quite an expense account for your free help.o
oSheAEs worth it.o
Amber pushed the papers aside. Contemplation of the properties of glue and the paperwork could wait until later. oIAEm glad you think so. Where should we go?o
oHow about The Terrace Restaurant? After all, itAEs where we met.o
She took him up on the challenge. oAll right, Counselor, youAEre on.o
Fair Game Inc (2010)
****
Somehow he had to keep Amber in the offices of Barlow & Charles. In a few short days sheAEd become a necessity to the smooth running of the firm. And though he was reluctant to admit it even to
oI donAEt care if itAEs harmless,o Jennifer growled. oAs long as he never forgets it. As long as he never forgets me.o
oOh, I donAEt think heAEll be forgetting either of us by the time IAEm finished,o Amber said with confidence. None of them ever did. That was the point. Separating men from the sheer arrogance that the world was theirs to shape at will.
oHeAEll be difficult to catch by himself,o Jennifer said. oShe sticks to him like glue.o oDonAEt worry, o Amber began. Her words trailed off into silence. She offered Jennifer a feral smile. oGlue, you say?o ****
Two hours later, the photographer and the videographer were booked. All Amber needed now was to arrange time off in the evening from Barlow & Charles to carry out the terms of her contract.
She should have been elated at the sudden improvement in business, but she couldnAEt get the image of the angry words scrawled across her windshield.
Grayson had insisted it was a prank gone wrong. oStay away from what?o heAEd demanded.
oI donAEt know?o If it was a prank, its purpose eluded her. oFrom Barlow & Charles, maybe.o
oYou werenAEt parked any where near the office,o heAEd said, trying to inject some reason into the situation. oWho would have known it was your car?o
oI donAEt know--o
oIt was probably some wacko who doesnAEt like people parking in front of their house.o
oYou could be right,o sheAEd finally agreed. And hoped he was.
Thrusting the episode from her mind, Amber put the Roberts file back into the cabinet and headed for the offices of Barlow & Charles.
Fair Game Inc (2010)
****
oEarth to Amber Shaw.o
Amber jumped, sending the ream of paper in her hand into a miniature hurricane. They settled in an unruly mess on the desktop. Angrily she looked up at the culprit whoAEd startled her from her contemplation of glue and its many properties.
oLooked like you were a million miles away.o Grayson winced at her expression. oDonAEt tell me, a case, right?o
Amber forced her expression into a more congenial one. oGuilty as charged.o
oNot Sandy and Roger--o
oNo, Counselor, you can rest easy. I gave Sandy a refund. Your twin is off the hook. For the moment.o
oThatAEs a relief.o
oTell Roger not to be smug about it. I might consider remedial action.o
oIAEll relay the message.o Grayson smiled ruefully. oIf the expression on your face is any indication, I pity the recipient.o
oDonAEt pity him, too much,o she barked, then grimaced at her tone. oHeAEs in the process of breaking someoneAEs heart.o
oAnd broken hearts are notoriously hard to heal. Too bad there isnAEt a pill you can take.o As though heAEd revealed far more than he intended, Grayson fell suddenly silent.
Had someone broken GraysonAEs heart? Amber filed that piece of information in the growing file in her mind and offered him an easy out.
oThere is a pill, Grayson. And IAEm it.o
It sounded mercenary, even to her own ears. Amber laced her fingers together and looked innocently up at him. oSo, what were you trying to tell me while I was ... absent?o
He followed the change in their topic of conversation gratefully. oI asked you if you were hungry.o
oFamished.o
A slow smile crept across GraysonAEs face. oThen allow me to take you away from all this.o
oAre you sure? You seem to be amassing quite an expense account for your free help.o
oSheAEs worth it.o
Amber pushed the papers aside. Contemplation of the properties of glue and the paperwork could wait until later. oIAEm glad you think so. Where should we go?o
oHow about The Terrace Restaurant? After all, itAEs where we met.o
She took him up on the challenge. oAll right, Counselor, youAEre on.o
Fair Game Inc (2010)
****
Somehow he had to keep Amber in the offices of Barlow & Charles. In a few short days sheAEd become a necessity to the smooth running of the firm. And though he was reluctant to admit it even to
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