I like hanging out with you guys because you’re fun. The past month hasn’t been fun. That’s the extent of my thoughts.”“You really think I�...�ll get tired of him?” Hailey asked her passenger. It was something Phil had brought up, too.“Of course we do!” Tiffany said from the backseat where she was sprawled out. “You use your looks and sex to keep him interested. You keep saying that you’re not the same person you used to be. From where I’m sitting, you just hide it better now than you used to. Once. She really did a great job of keeping everybody on task and focused on their jobs without sounding like a tyrant. I was really impressed with her demeanor. Of course, I think she learned it from you so that’s no surprise. She treated everybody like they were an integral part of the team. She was firm in describing the look and the atmosphere that needed to be created but she also treated everybody like a professional. You did a great job in picking her to lead your road team.”“She said that. When she had straightened, gasping and outraged, he had simply laid one hand gently along the side of her face and said, “Try not to be late tomorrow, all right?”Then he had smiled at her, turned and left without another word.Chelsea had been mad enough to spit, and had come close to charging after him and giving him a piece of her mind. Telling him to get lost and never try to contact her again. Instead she had stood there, mouth open, panting with…rage, she’d told herself. Then she had. One eyebrow was slightly raised, his brow furrowed, concentrating. A tuft of hair hung down across his forhead, like a claw, pointing at his left eye. His eyes scanned the page, with robot-like precision. Now and then his eyes would shift side to side, as though watching for someone. No one came though, except Maggie, and he didn't even notice her approach."Whatcha you doin up there?" Reading." No. I mean why you up there?"Todd didn't answer, but he did slip a bit, sliding downward on the.
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