If You're Going Through Hell Keep Going by Tinnean

Author:Tinnean
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, mm, spy action thriller
Publisher: Tinnean

Chapter 14

I walked into my outer office to find Ms. Parker with her head buried on her arms, her shoulders shaking with sobs.

“Goddammit!” I never knew what to do with crying women.

She jumped and turned her face away, sniffling and wiping her palms over her cheeks. “I’m sorry, Mr. Vincent. I didn’t want to leave the office without anyone… but now that you’re back, I’ll just—”

I handed her a handkerchief. “Come into my office, please.”

She dried her eyes and blew her nose. “I’m sorry,” she said again.

I waited until she rose and entered my office. “Sit down. Can I get you anything?”

“No, oh no, I’m fine.”

Could have fooled me.

My cell phone vibrated for the second time, and I took it out. It was Granger. I flipped it open. “Where are you?”

“And good morning to you too, Mark. I’m on five. Macintyre’s got some new gowns, and I’ve been trying them on. I want to tell you, I look pretty damn good in them! There’s this green lace number—”

“Forget about them and get your ass up to seven.”

“Is something wrong?” His voice suddenly became anxious. “Patti?”

“I’m hoping you can shed some light on this. Just get up here.” I shut the phone and put it away. “Now suppose you tell me what’s bothering you, Ms. Parker?”

Her eyes welled up with tears again. “I… it’s….” She attempted to pull herself together. “Howard had to cancel. Gershom is sending him out on some local job.”

“So did you reschedule him?”

She nodded. “W-Wednesday at the same time.”

“Okay. See? It’s not the end of the world. There’s no need to get upset.” I patted her shoulder.

Her lower lip trembled, and a single tear spilled over and ran down her cheek.

Jesus, I’d never seen my unflappable secretary so distressed.

I cleared my throat. “You’re not crying because Gershom’s an asshole, are you?”

She smiled. She probably thought it was a reassuring smile, but it missed that by a mile and a half when her face crumpled and she began sobbing again.

Someone flung open the door to the outer office, and it slammed against the wall. That’s gonna leave a dent I thought as I reached for my Glock, half expecting one of Gershom’s goons to come tearing into my office, ready to blow my head off, but it was Ms. DiNois who rushed in. She took one look at Ms. Parker and ran to her, dropping to her knees beside her. “Gabe called me.” She took the handkerchief and mopped up Ms. Parker’s eyes. “He’ll be here as soon as he gets changed.” Ms. DiNois stroked her shoulder and continued to murmur soothingly.

I stood there with my hand still inside my suit jacket. What the fuck was going on?

Finally Ms. DiNois turned to face me. “I’m sorry, Mr. Vincent. With everything that’s been happening, your call got Granger nervous, and since I’m just down the hall from your office, he asked me to make sure Patti is all right. Sweet—” She cleared her throat. “Ms. Parker, what’s wrong?”

“Nothing. I’m fine.

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