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“You want me to review the other attorneys’ cases?”
“Outside eyes catch what inside eyes do not,” he says. “Don’t worry, I plan to read them all myself as well, but I don’t expect to be disappointed in your evaluation.”
“Do you want me to take over calling the embassy and checking on Ashley?”
“That would be helpful, and text me if you get an update.”
“I’ll do it. Anything on Waller?”
“Royce and I spoke about an hour ago. Waller is going down. Tara is not.”
“That’s good news. Have you talked to her?”
“It’s too early over there, but Savage has his wish. He’s going to give her a full update.”
I laugh. “I can actually almost see those two together.”
“Oddly,” Cole says. “I can, too. They kind of deserve each other.” He glances at his watch. “I need to get going.”
“Anything else you need me to do?”
“Plenty,” he assures me, his eyes glinting with mischief, “but not now. Work on your Stanford curriculum until you get the files.” He stands up and heads for the door, leaving me alone in his office.
I wonder if he leaves other people alone in his office and I think not. He’s private. He doesn’t even let go of his files. I quickly stand and exit into the corporate lobby, and as I pass Maria, she gives me a little smirk. “Good morning.”
The smirk is my answer. Cole doesn’t leave people in his office alone and the fact that he does me is more evident now that he is here, in the office, and I’m the only one with this privilege. We have to be more careful.
I hurry into my own office, and call the embassy, shocked when I end up actually talking to Ashley. “This is Lori, Cole’s—”
“I remember,” she says. “And oh, Jesus this is embarrassing. I didn’t know he was getting you involved.”
“Don’t be embarrassed. I want to help, and this doesn’t go beyond me. He had to go into a meeting and we were both worried about you.”
“Tell Cole thanks for the generous amount of money he sent me, I’m seeing a French attorney today. I’ll have him connect to Cole. Damn it. They want me to hang up. Take down this name.” She gives me the attorney’s name and then that’s it. She gives me a hasty goodbye.
I text Cole the update. He doesn’t reply, but I don’t expect him to. Not in his meeting. I get busy finding a temporary secretary and I do phone interviews this time. By noon, I find someone I might just like, and have her lined up to try the job tomorrow. My cell phone rings and it’s Cat. “Hey,” I say. “How’s the book?”
“It’s turned in and my editor loves it.”
“I told you. That’s great news.”
“I heard you’re back in town,” she says.
“We got back late last night.”
“How was it?”
“Interesting. Crazy. I learned so much.”
“Your voice has excitement in it,” she says. “I love it. So, when are we having coffee?”
“We’re not, because you just want to find out what is going on with a certain person.”
“I do. You’re right. Put me out of my misery and tell me now.”
“I don’t even know what to say to that.”
“You just said enough. I was right. You couldn’t fight it.”
