Christy returned to the office when an angry Oryan walked in. Landon was with him looking confused. Oryan walked over to Christy and took her by the a...rm. Di, Gomez, and Versic stood. He marched her out of the office and the team followed. People stopped and watched. Christy stood wide-eyed staring at her boyfriend of a few weeks, wondering what he was up to. Then he started. ‘What do you mean Christy? A man makes one mistake and that’s it?’ Oryan demanded. Christy was confused then she. ’ She stroked his back and held him until he’d run out of tears. ‘Thank you,’ he finally said. ‘That’s one of the reasons I never talk about it…’ He blew his nose. She waited for him to get back to normal and smiled at him. ‘Didn’t you have anyone to talk to?’ was what she wanted to ask him, but she did not want to push him or let him feel too awful too long. ‘You must think I’m an idiot,’ he said. ‘No, I don’t,’ she said. ‘I do think you’ve bottled it up for far too long, though. I, for. ? Ben wasfuming; never had some one undermined him quite like that, not even people hisown age. The little shit was in for a real beating now. Ben quickly unfastenedhis belt, whipping it away from his trousers, thrashing it through the air.Giving that typical whistle noise one gets when wielding a whip or item of thatsought. Jake quivered with fear, perspiration covering his body. He knew whatwas coming from the noises he heard. The boylurched when he felt Ben on his hips; he felt fingers. Between them, theylived for the business and through their combinedefforts directed its expediential growth. True at firstshe was merely his secretary, and then became his rightarm, finally an integral part of its daily operationsand success. Then there was that hotel deal; they had just closedit, closed it together. It was Bostons deal of thedecade, possibly two decades, and she was equallyresponsible for its success. Christine was now more,much more than a secretary. Afterward in the privacy.