CHAPTER 20Jasper lay sprawled on the floor of her office, in front of the desk that Abby had said he could work at, and Cory stood in the doorway with a questioning look on his young face. Cory was sixteen, it wasn't like he was a kid, but he did work for her, and she felt very awkward about admitting that Jasper had collapsed because they had just shared a very passionate kiss. But then, why did she have to admit it? He couldn't say anything at the moment. Abby looked at the two coffee cups that she was holding. She couldn't do anything about that right now. She put them down on the desk. "Okay. Jasper? Hang in there, just a second." She went over beside him and got down on her knees. She turned his head up to face her. His eyes locked with hers. He was clearly still awake but paralyze

