Not On The Resume by Chloe Peterson

Author:Chloe Peterson [Peterson, Chloe]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-01-20T23:00:00+00:00

Cameron

My fingers tapped impatiently over the keyboard, the keys clicking in time with each tap.

“Where the fuck is she?” I muttered unhappily.

I craned my neck to get a view of her empty desk through the glass window next to my door. Her screensaver flickered back at me, mocking me.

The silence stretched on forever, somehow louder than the brief moments she’d spent avoiding my gaze that morning.

Her sudden withdrawal vexed me.

I reached for my phone, intent on calling her when I heard the muffled ding of the elevator doors.

Without thinking, I got to my feet and walked to the door, almost wrenching it off its hinges.

Elliot jumped, her eyes going wide as they landed on me.

“Where have you been?” I demanded.

“I was down in R&D with Ricky,” she murmured, her voice barely audible.

I frowned and glanced at my watch. “It’s already the end of the day,” I pointed out needlessly.

She nodded. “Sorry, Ms. Pierce.” She lifted her head and looked anywhere else but at me.

“I didn’t ask for an apology, Elliot,” I drawled, searching her face for any signs.

There had to be a reason why my usually chatty assistant had suddenly clammed up, right?

“There were no updates on the investigation,” she said, moving to her desk and setting her laptop and notebook down. “Ricky is going to interview the whole department.”

“Elliot, is there a reason you’re avoiding me?”

Her jaw snapped shut and her gaze fell to the floor once more.

So I was right.

“Well?” I prompted.

Her phone vibrated and she lunged for it.

“Ooh, I need to fetch your dinner order, Ms. Pierce!”

She pocketed her phone and whirled around, damn near sprinting back to the elevator.

“Wait, Elliot!” I called, but she slipped inside before I could say anything else.

Brow furrowed, I wondered why the hell she was acting so bizarrely.

With one last glance at the purse she’d forgotten to take with her, I walked back into my office and shut the door.

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