I guess at this point there isn’t anything left to do except wait for her to talk to me. But honestly, the longer she waits, the more difficult it w...ill be for me to even go out with her, because this is the second time she’s chased me away, and for the same reason.”“Mike, do what you think is best for you,” Mrs. Landers said. “I don’t know what else to tell you.”“Thanks, Mrs. Landers. For everything.”“I hope we’ll see you again someday, Mike.”“I hope so, too.”We said ‘goodbye’ and I hung up the. Alex hugged Connor tight "go with god Connor, yours or mine it doesn't matter just take care of yourself and come home to help me rebuild Zinmer, I have the feeling Zara is going to burn it to the ground." Connor laughed hugging his father back silently telling his father he loved him and would be careful. Connor grinned at a teary Trink, reaching down Connor untied the bow from Trink's beard and tied it in his jacket button hole "don't forget to give Zara a bow Trink, they're pretty special to. Carter could swear the guy’s words were doig something funny to his ears. Ticklish. That was the word.“Look, Simon. You’re a handsome dude. Just go bone someone who’s into you. I’m sure you have plenty of guys fighting over you.”Simon leaned in and pouted like a child. Carter had no idea why the guy was working in the Marketing department. He clearly had it in him to pose for ads, just like Alex did. Simon was an expert in pushing buttons. But Carter was not that gullible.“But I want you,”. ” I turned back to the screen, not really looking at the words. Behind me, my visitor tapped on the door. “Come in.” The door clicked open and I forced myself to sit still as she crossed the room to me. She dropped her bag down beside the desk, laid a soft hand on my shoulder and leaned in to whisper in my ear. “I thought you might need some cheering up.” I covered her hand with my own, still facing away. “How very sweet of you, Kay. And how were you planning to cheer me up?” She moved round to.