Chapter 12
It was just as well that they weren’t trying to keep anything a secret because everybody in the office knew what they were up to—again—by Monday afternoon. Grady didn’t attack him in front of God and everybody, but Colin’s self-control ran out around five o’clock, and he went to Grady’s office “just to talk,” shutting the door firmly behind him. When they emerged two hours later, everybody but Gwen was gone, and the look she shot Colin was equal parts amused and surprised. The look she gave Grady could have peeled paint, the message impossible to miss. Hurt him, her brown eyes said, and you’ll be dealing with me.
They repeated that pattern every day for the rest of the week. Colin always went to Grady’s office, never the other way around, and Colin always made the first move.
