Chapter 7Alex fell dead asleep the second he dragged off his clothes and hit the bed, and his alarm sounded for a long time in the morning before he roused and turned it off. Why had he even set the alarm? It was Saturday, and there were no talks. He remembered he’d been planning to go into the office anyway. That had seemed like a good idea when he thought of it. It became less appealing while he was tucked up in a warm bed. He almost went back to sleep, but his bladder had noticed he was awake and made him get up. After that he realized he was about hungry enough to eat a horse. Once fed, he nursed a cup of coffee, sitting on the couch, brooding about his situation. However good it had been with Sean—and God, it had been good—it had the potential to backfire horribly He’d gone through o

