Chapter 7Derek Connors stared across the desk at Julie Charles completely dumbfounded. The frail woman sitting before him stared back expectantly. Feeling the fool and totally unprofessional, he composed himself. “I'm sorry. I wasn't expecting this.”
Julie gave him a wry smile. “None of us ever do. Now, can it be done—legally I mean?”
“Absolutely.”
“How long will it take to do the paperwork? I don't need to tell you time is essential.”
Derek glanced at the piles of folders on his desk, but this needed his immediate attention. “A couple of days would do it. Is that okay?”
“That's fine.”
He watched as she stared down at her hands in her lap, stretching out her long fingers and examining her painted fingernails. She quickly looked up at him. “What about Alice?”
His eyebrows shot up. “A
