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“Oh God, I’m mortified that everyone knows.”

“Don’t be. You went through something awful, and then that guy was a jerk.” Harry’s lips screwed up to the side. “By the way, Andy and Peach went by and picked up your car, your phone, and portfolio. They also gave that man a piece of their minds.”

“Oh shit. You’re kidding me?”

“No, he deserved it. If I’d shown up there, I probably would have done more than talk. Turns out he’s been abusing multiple women. Peach told the man that if he finds out that he has touched another woman, he’ll come back. Three of the women told Peach right then and there that the man was forcing them to have sex to keep their jobs. Peach has a lawyer friend he met playing basketball and called the guy that moment.”

“No way.”

“Yes. That man will probably lose his business.”

She blew out a breath and shook her head. “I didn’t mean for that to happen, but it’s probably best. Besides, I sat in that conference room for almost an hour and a half and no one ever came in to talk to me.”

“You’re joking. Shit, that’s terrible. I mean, being late for a meeting happens, but not like that.”

“I bet you’re never late for a meeting.”

Harry shook his head. “Heck no. I show up on time. I learned how to read a clock before I joined up.”

Rory chuckled as some of the pressure inside her popped. It felt good to be with Harry. She didn’t know why her mind had twisted everything together yesterday.

“So, I’ve been talking to a few of the guys, and I was wondering if you’d be willing to carry a tracker? Something like jewelry that you could wear so it wouldn’t be left behind.”

Rory shrugged. “You know, I would have had my phone with me, but I dropped it and didn’t go back for it. I should have grabbed it. Actually, when I heard that woman talking about sexual assault in the bathroom, I should have called Ava or one of the other women and told them what was happening. I didn’t want to cause a scene. But I guess I caused one, anyway.”

“You know, if you hadn’t caused such a big scene, none of those women would have come forward to complain about their boss. They would have stayed silent and never exposed what the man was forcing all of them to do.”

She grabbed a mug of coffee and poured up some. “I get that. I’m still embarrassed that I couldn’t even do a job interview.”

“I think you would have aced it if the person would have been halfway decent.”

She wasn’t sure. Maybe she wasn’t really ready to go back to work. Traveling would be tough. Even when she’d been with the Marines, men in hotels or at restaurants made inappropriate comments. On base, she’d been safe, but she knew that had been because of her uniform. Out in the real world, she would have to be prepared. She needed to work on her strength. Luckily, she had a man who liked fitness.

“I think having a ring or something that tracks my location would be good.”

“Good. I just want to know where you are.”

She nodded. “And I need to get in shape.”

Harry pulled the eggs from the refrigerator. “I’m good with you no matter what your size. But if you want to, we can start working out together.”

“That would be good. You’ll have to go easy on me at first.”

“Sure, but I know you are strong. It may take a bit of time.”

She nodded. “Yeah. But I’m ready to try.”

“Good.”

Harry made eggs, and she toasted slices of bread and grabbed butter and jelly from the refrigerator. Having quiet mornings with Harry was nice. A part of her felt that if she had enough mornings with Harry, she would heal. Toovey being on the loose worried her. She never wanted to see him again but knew she would have to face him in court.

The food was delicious, and she was thinking about getting another slice of toast when there was a knock on his door.

“That’s odd,” Harry said as he stood and headed to the door.

“Wait, no one buzzed to come up.” Rory’s chair squealed as she abruptly stood.

Harry paused, a weird look crossing his face. “Yeah, you’re right. Who could this be?”

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