THIRTY-NINE
When Jason wasn't looking, Xan sneaked into her office and turned on her computer. As she'd suspected, the list of emails was into the hundreds, and growing as she watched. One popped up with a red flag marking it as urgent, so Xan clicked on it.
She read it once, then a second time, just to make sure she'd understood it properly. It purported to be from a major international hotel chain, offering her a job managing a new boutique hotel on the east coast. The salary they offered was almost double what she was earning at the moment. It had to be a joke, she decided, ready to delete it.
As if right on cue, Jason sauntered in. "Caught you! I'm going to ask the IT guys to revoke your access to this office until next week. A week off means no working, Xan!"
She shut down her c
