Adam Pierce sighed as he walked to his office. The thought that Katie Lloyd – that amazingly difficult personality – was on the other end of the phone line was not a welcome one.
OK, admittedly he and Katie had managed to call a semi-truce in light of Mia. Katie had come to him, hat-in-hand, begging for his help to get Nick to talk to Mia. But that was a few weeks ago now, and all that he and Katie had done since then was fight about his photos. He wanted Katie to reshoot in better light, she refused.
Why is she calling me? Another fight about the f*****g pictures? OK. Be nice now… at least until she gives you reason not to be.
He picked up the phone and spoke in what he hoped was a friendly tone. “Hi, Katie.”
“Hi, Adam.” She sounded harassed and pissed off, and he almost threw the pho
