I took a deep breath. “f**k, what a week.” Every day I’d been in endless meetings. Despite being the VP, I had been burning the midnight oil with Michael every night. It was easier to sleep on my couch than to go home. Thankfully I kept a change of clothes and a bag of toiletries in my office. The week had been hell, somehow worse than the prior fiscal year ends. I rubbed at my forehead as I finished up an email, my mind focused on the task. The phone rang four times, almost switching to voicemail when I got to it. Seeing Natasha’s name reminded me what day it was. Shit! I’d texted her nearly an hour ago and I still wasn’t out. “I’m on my way,” I said as I began logging off my computer. “Don’t bother.” I paused, trying to figure out if I’d heard her correctly. “What?” “Do you reme

