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"Yeah, go ahead. I'll see you on Tuesday."

She gives me a hug. "Stay with Miles again tonight. I'll feel better if you do."

"I'll be fine. It won't be as cold tonight."

"It isn't about the cold." She gives me a motherly stare. "Give him a chance. He only wants to help."

I nod, then watch as she leaves.

As they drive off, Miles comes over and puts his arm around me. "I'm not even going to ask if you're okay because I know you're not."

"I already miss her."

"I know." He pulls me in for a hug.

Thank God he's here. If he wasn't, I don't know how I'd be getting through this right now. Gladys was all I had and now she's gone. But at least I have Miles.

22

Miles

"What time tonight?" Mark asks Devin as I walk in the conference room. There's a staff meeting starting soon but so far only Mark, Devin, and I have shown up.

"Probably around seven." Devin smiles as I sit down across from him. "Miles, my man. It's your lucky day."

"I don't like the sound of that. Did I get assigned to a new case?"

"This isn't about work." He taps his pen on the table.

"Yeah. So what is it?"

"Giselle was on the elevator with me today and we were talking about you."

"What about?"

"About how you still haven't asked her out."

"I told you, I'm not interested in her."

"How would you know? You've never even gone out with her."

"I had lunch with her, remember?"

"Lunch doesn't count. You need to take her to dinner. Have some drinks."

"Which girl is this?" Mark asks.

"The one who works at the real estate firm on the third floor," Devin answers. "Gorgeous blonde. And she's smart. Getting her MBA. She graduates in the spring."

"If you like her so much, why don't you date her?" I ask.

"Because she wants you," Devin says. "Don't ask me why. I'm way better looking." He grins.

"Next time you see her, tell her I'm not interested."

"Just tell her yourself."

"I already did but apparently she didn't get the message."

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