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Claire’s so carefully ordered world.
Claire stood over her desk, bracing herself with her palms
flat on the surface. She’d been giving grand speeches about
being reckless and silly, about being selfish and foolish. She’d
been giving herself speeches about so many other things for so
long. Cautioning herself. She did not normally finger fuck
women who were fourteen years younger and as naïve as they
came. Not against bookshelves. Not in her office. Not
anywhere.
It was a momentary lapse, a crack in otherwise perfect
armor, and now that she was back in control, back to being
rational, she’d ensure that the world would remain orderly and
that it would never happen again.
Chapter 10
Haley
“What do you like? I mean, you sat in those classrooms
all day looking bored out of your mind, so let’s talk about you.
You know that I’m a music major and that I play piano. You
know my dad, and you had someone look into me. You know
everything about how I was raised and where and with who.
Tell me something about you.”
Claire’s hands tightened on the wheel, her knuckles going
white, as Haley expected. She’d also expected that after their
tryst in the office the day before, Claire would be shut down,
her walls up, her armor back in place. She was exactly right.
Snake slept in the bathroom next to their rooms during the
night. He was really sick but refused to go to the hospital.
Claire didn’t force him. She gave him however many days off
he needed to recover. When Haley had tried to say it was kind
of her, she’d snapped that it was practical. You couldn’t expect
