“I’ll try to remember” she said huskily, her heart in her mouth. “If there is anything else Mr… Buh… Barry…?”
Releasing her he continued to smile complimentarily. “You know, you’re one of the most efficient secretaries I’ve ever had. I know you’re only 18 but that’s no reason to act like a frightened little rabbit when I ask you to call me by my Christian name. It does make things a lot simpler for both of us, don’t you agree darlin’?”
“I suppose so,” she agreed, concentrating on tidying up his desk, mainly to avoid the gaze of those penetrating eyes she knew had settled on her body. “I read about your sister in the newspaper,” she said awkwardly “and I would like to say how sorry I am Mr…” she amended her faux pas immediately “…Barry. You say she is innocent. How can you possibly know t
