When Jules just stared at her, Carol’s lips quirked. “Sometimes what we want isn’t what we need. Sure, a buffet is great but you know if you gorge, you’re going to make yourself sick.” By Thursday afternoon, Keegan was ready to climb the walls. He and Erik hadn’t spoken since Saturday night. Erik had deliberately evaded him at the lab and Keegan had let him. And if he were being the least bit honest, he’d admit he hadn’t gone out of his way to run into Erik. So they were both in avoidance mode. Great. What sucked was that Keegan didn’t know what to do about it. Sitting in his office, which he rarely used unless he wanted to make a phone call away from the noise and general chaos of the lab, he stared at the wall. He and Erik had hired the best people they could find for the jobs the

