Mia Knight

Old habits die hard

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Sarai glanced at her watch. “He’s been in back to back meetings all day. You’re precisely what he needs right now. I have a conference call I can’t miss. I’ll catch up with you later.”

And with that, Sarai left her standing there. If it were up to her, she would have turned tail and run. Old habits die hard, but the choice was taken from her when Johan strode toward the office and Mo grabbed her arm as if he sensed she was on the verge of bolting. She ground her teeth and forced herself to smile at those who looked up from computers or stopped their conversations as she passed. Okay, this was seriously fucking awkward. What if Roth lectured her for interrupting? Or worse, dismissed her in front of whoever he was meeting and said he didn’t have time for her? That would be nothing new, but it would definitely erode the progress they made. If he was upset by the interruption, she would say she wasn’t staying and just stopped by to say hi. The paper bag holding the cookies crinkled as she clutched it for dear life. Fifteen minutes ago, the cookies seemed like a good idea. Now, she felt foolish.

She grabbed the back of Johan’s coat, pulling him back a step when he raised his hand to knock. “I think we should leave.”

Blond brows would have hit his hairline if he had one. Mo let out an impatient sound and reached over her head and gave the door a firm knock. She elbowed him in the stomach hard enough to make him grunt as the door opened.

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