Chapter Thirteen
For the next two weeks, life was a blur. Kevin met with Brent, who was his City Connections counterpart. They had met with Mayor Park once, who made it clear to Kevin that he wanted to be as hands-off as possible. Other than talking on the phone daily and one all-too-brief lunch date, he hadn’t seen Kathy at all and it was taking its toll on him.
She wasn’t pressuring him. In fact, she seemed about as cool as one could be, which was almost as irritating as Park’s constant demands. He was beginning to feel like their relationship didn’t matter as much to her as it did to him.
Every time he called to apologize and say he was working late, she said she understood. She couldn’t wait up for him or meet for a late dinner or drinks because she had to get up so early. He stared
