Mitch walked through the office. With a glance to the left, he saw John talking on the phone. He continued to his own office, throwing his luggage on the floor and sizing up the pile of paperwork that had amassed in his absence. Mitch ignored it, reaching for the phone. He called Charlotte and got her voice mail.
Great! He left a message, hung up and began to log into his computer. John appeared at the door.
“Mitch!”
“Hey, John!” Mitch’s phone began to ring. “Sorry, won’t be a minute, I’ll just get this.”
“Mitchell Parker,” he answered.
“Charlotte Curtis” he heard her voice and smiled. His eyes flickered to John and he reddened.
“Uh, just a minute …” Mitch stammered.
“Come and see me later,” John pre-empted him as he reached to close Mitch’s door.
He nodded and waited until he hear
