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Ralph, who was approaching sixty

Mike

Christian

Nicole

Lenore

Javier

Frank

And Aemon, who was in charge of HR

Did it mean something that Peter put his name first? Was that a clue? Nicole must have been wrong when she said he had a long-term girlfriend.

My heart constricted a little at the thought.

Peter was agreatguy. He just wasn’t the guy for me. None of the men on this list were. And I didn’t swing for the other team, so Nicole and Lenore were a quick scratch off the list.

Most notable was a name that was missing from the list…Easton.

All this time I’d been secretly hoping it was him. But he must have a wife or a girlfriend at home. Otherwise, Peter would have put his name down.