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Charlotte’s arms had made his trip all worth it. He half expected her to abruptly leave like last time, but to have her rest her head on his chest made him care about her even more. Too bad that once this job was done, he’d be leaving her behind. Z was a career that left little time to have a life, let alone be conducive for a long distance relationship. They’d never see each other since they lived on opposite coasts. She had a life here in Oregon and his was in Virginia.
    JT shook off the thought and stepped out of the pantry. Charlotte was rolling out the dough she’d been punishing earlier. “I’ll go out the back and stick around until I see Cara show up. I don’t want you to be alone. Maybe we can continue looking for what the key opens after you close tonight. What time do you lock the doors?”
    “All customers should be gone by seven. I’ll get Cara out of here early.”
    “Okay. I’ll see you around seven-thirty.” He leaned in and gave her a quick kiss on the lips.
    He walked out and closed the door behind him, feeling apprehension about leaving her, but he couldn’t allow anyone to see them together. If Terran got wind of it, he’d know something was up. JT couldn’t afford for that to happen.
    He ambled into the alley between the buildings to watch for Charlotte’s friend. Then he’d go to work. He had a list of things that needed to get done while Terran was away, and that would take up most of the day. Maybe he’d even do a little snooping around Terran’s office, though he knew that could be risky. The man wouldn’t leave himself open to a new employee. JT was sure there would be security at the office, even if Terran was gone, especially if he had any incriminating evidence lying around.
    Nope. Terran wasn’t stupid, and neither was he. Maybe leaving him to his own devices was some sort of test to JT’s honesty and no way was he going to fail. Not when getting in good with the boss might be the only way to find out what Terran was up to.
    Gravel crunching brought JT back to the cafe. Cara was exiting her car. With her here, he could now get going.
    He turned to get to the end of the alley where he’d parked his truck. Inside the cab, he started the engine and pulled away, on his way to the Terran Corporation. First thing, he’d get the list of things William wanted finished done, then he’d go out to the Gray Summit site to make sure their crew wasn’t wasting company time and money. JT had been taught work ethics in the service, but not everyone was like him. Without supervision, people tended to do as little as possible, and Terran would blame him if at least a portion of what was expected didn’t get completed.
    A ten minute drive and he pulled into the company’s parking lot. At the door, he was greeted by security.
    “Morning, Mr. Malone.”
    “Good morning.” JT wasn’t surprised Terran had made sure someone besides him was in the building.
    “Mr. Terran said you’d be in today.”
    “I have a few things to do here before I go out to the site.”
    The man nodded then allowed him to enter the building.
    Down the long hallway, he ran into William’s personal assistant.
    “Morning, Susan. I’m surprised William has you working today with everyone gone.”
    “I offered to come in and make a full calls. I’m on my way out right now.”
    “Have a good day.”
    She smiled. “I will, and you do the same.”
    JT went straight to his office, wondering why the woman always seemed to be lurking around. Usually when William was near. Not today though. He was glad she was leaving for the day. He didn’t want her spying on him.
    He walked to his desk and sat down, reaching for the list Terran had given him before he’d informed him he’d be leaving town and to make sure everything was taken care of while he was away.
    Item one on the paper was to make sure all materials were ordered from their suppliers for that week. He read over the list and the companies, and one in