ROSE.I stared at Drake for a long time, and his question hung between us like smoke.Every honest answer I had would put a rope around my neck, so I swallowed hard and bent my head, hoping the right words would come before his patience ran out."Rose," he said, watching me closely. "What is it?"I breathed in slowly and let it out, and in that breath something settled inside me.Whatever I was about to do, I would not regret it, because this was only the beginning of who he thought I was.I lifted my eyes to his."The newspaper you were reading, the one about the Hillman Construction deal..." I said.Drake frowned and looked down at the newspaper on his desk, then back at me.I watched him piece it together, and then the realization hit his face."Yeah, yeah...that is the deal I was trying to close during our trip." he said."Yes," I said, nodding. "And I lied to you about what happened at that breakfast party. The one I had a panic attack..."He stared at me without blinking.I kept
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