Chapter 12
Emerson felt a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach as he rode the elevator to the eleventh floor. Sean’s report of the interview—filmed yesterday, aired in an hour—had been…complicated. Sean insisted the facts had to get out there, that people would make asinine assumptions. Handling it head on was the best way. Emerson has to trust Sean’s judgement on this.
He wasn’t sure he wanted to watch it, honestly. Sean had told him the gist, a couple barbed comments about normal people being less worthy of Sean’s time and affection. Of course people thought that. Sean was special. He deserved someone special.
When he got to his cubicle, Rob blocked the entry and stared at him with wide eyes. Emerson has been expecting this, too.
“Emerson,” Rob said like an accusation. “Why didn
