12 MELODY I knew Ramsey was going to find out I was working at O’Kelley’s, but I hoped to have a chance to say something to him before he did. He wasn’t going to understand, and he was probably going to be mad, but he couldn’t tell me I couldn’t work there. I froze when I saw him talking to Hudson. I went out to ask Hudson a question about an invoice I found, but when I saw Ramsey sitting across the bar, I couldn’t move. Hudson glanced around and saw me standing there and nodded to me, and Ramsey looked up. His eyes met mine, and I panicked. I took off, back to the relative safety of the office where only employees were allowed. Yeah, I knew Hudson could give him permission, but it was nice to think I could escape for a minute. If nothing else, it was a chance to breathe before Ramsey

