Chapter 40: Dinner with Alex

After talking Isabel out of a bodyguard, Amelia was a little jumpy. Isabel refused to tell Alex and had sworn Amelia to secrecy. Promising she would take care of it, Isabel didn't push the idea of protection for Amelia.

When Alex returned to the office, he looked at peace. Amelia wondered where he went, but it was none of her business. When he called her to his office, she was surprised and nervous. Had Isabel given in and told Alex?

She greeted Madge.

"He's waiting for you," she said.

Amelia studied the woman, but she wasn't giving any hints as to what this meeting was about. "Thanks."

Alex was seated behind his desk, staring out the window. She wondered why his office was on this side of the building when all to be seen was urban sprawl. Amelia preferred the opposite corner where she could view the woods.

"Hey," she said, settling on a chair.

He spun around with a smile on his face. "Hey. How are things going?"

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