Channing waved the keys away.
“I told Fred you’ll only listen to her offer in the presence of a witness of your choosing. Me.”
Nora threw her arms around Channing. “I’m lucky you’re on my side.”
“No luck involved.”
Channing gave her a quick squeeze before disentangling herself.
“You’re on the right side,” she said. “The poster child for the wrong side is waiting for us.”
She narrowed her eyes and used her steely boss-voice.
“You will not speak to her or react to anything she says.”
“Forget it. I won’t sit with my lip zipped while she shoots off her mouth. She starts that garbage, I’m getting right in her face.”
“I understand how you feel.” Channing sighed. “But her move is carefully timed. You two have that admissibility hearing coming up. She may be trying to assess your strength
