In the Grasp by Keys Cadence

Author:Keys, Cadence
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-11-29T00:00:00+00:00

TWENTY-FIVE

My knuckles rap against the sturdy wood door to Vince’s office as I make my presence known. He’s been in a million meetings this week, and every time I tried to meet with him, he seemed to disappear. As the days have dragged on, my patience has waned because I’ve been itching to talk to him about this Jack article.

I was naïve to think my feelings for Jack had been buried so deep that they wouldn’t resurface as soon as we spent time together. Even when we’ve been apart, our conversations are richer than ever. I actually forgot what it felt like to laugh as hard as he’s made me laugh the past couple of nights.

“Hey Vince, can I talk to you for a minute?”

He glances at me, his face lighting up. “Paige! Just the woman I wanted to see. How’re things going with our favorite football player?”

“Um, good. Listen Vince, I really think it would be better if I focused my efforts on another article idea. I have several already started—”

He cuts me off. “Wait, are you still trying to get out of writing the Fuller piece? I thought we handled this weeks ago.” He sits back in his chair, crossing his arms across his chest and looking at me like I just grew three heads and am speaking a language he doesn’t understand.

“I told you I wasn’t sure I was the right fit.”

“Clearly you are, if Jack’s response to you tells us anything. I’ve heard several people talking about it. There’s a lot of buzz about you since that initial press conference. It’s clear you two have chemistry. Just use that to your advantage.”

He turns back to his computer like he’s ready to dismiss me.

“I’m not sure I like what you’re implying. I’m not the kind of reporter who gets…personal with her subjects.” I’m not even going to bother telling him that Jack and I have been on a date and are talking regularly. The less fuel he has the better.

He scoffs. “I don’t care what you do in your bedroom, Paige. I care about this story.”

“I’m not doing it,” I state.

He levels me with a hard glare, a similar look to the one he gave me last week when I was convinced he knew I was lying about Jack canceling our dinner plans. When he speaks, his tone is more menacing than I’ve ever heard from a boss before. “I will get this story, whether it’s from you or from someone else.”

His threat makes me pause. If someone else gets assigned to Jack, who knows what crap they could eventually dig up and throw out there. I mean, he hasn’t shared anything that I think is particularly newsworthy—frankly, his life has been pretty consumed with football since college—but I’ve known of reporters in the past who twisted facts to fit their narrative. It’s not a respected practice in the newspaper world, but it does happen. And it’s not something I’m willing to let happen to Jack.

“Why do

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