Page 37 of Their Naughty Student
“Where are you staying?”Ben asked.
“Hotel.”
“Not very stable accommodations.”
“Just temporary.Once I figure out my plans, I’ll look for something more permanent.”
Ben nodded, glanced over at Zeke.
A second passed before Zeke pressed a button on the telephone system.“Dale, come in here.”
There was no please, no polite request in his voice.A simple command.
“Yes, Sir,” Dale said quickly.
A second later, the door opened and a young man stepped into the room.He glanced from Zeke to Ben to me, then back to Zeke.
Ben was the one who spoke up.“Could you show Mr.Cavanaugh around?We need a few minutes to chat.”
“Absolutely.”Dale smiled when his eyes came to rest on my face.“Mr.Cavanaugh, if you’ll please come with me.”
There was the polite tone.I figured someone had it.
I pushed to my feet.
“I’ll catch up with you in a few,” Zeke said curtly.
Figuring I’d been dismissed and not exactly sure how I felt about it, I followed Dale out of the conference room.He closed the door behind us, then motioned toward a set of double glass doors.
“I know you, don’t I?”I asked Dale.
Dark brown eyes swung over to meet mine.“Yes, Sir.”
I grinned.“You’re Jordan’s boyfriend.”
“Yes, Sir.”
“Relax, Dale.I don’t bite.”
He chuckled, but his shoulders visibly relaxed as he began giving me the rundown of how the company had recently renovated its space, expanding from one floor to two.Gave me a glimpse of the break room, pointed out the coffeemaker, and insisted it was what got him through the day.
“I don’t drink coffee,” I admitted.
He looked baffled, as though that wasn’t even possible.“Seriously?”
“Seriously.”
“Wow.”He stopped, pointed.“Jordan and Jane occupy this area.”
Three offices ran along the left side of the hall.I gave a quick nod to Jordan when the man looked up from his computer.He offered a smile but kept talking into his headset.
Dale started walking; I kept pace.We stopped again when he pointed toward a semicircle of offices surrounding an open seating area.“Landon, Langston, and Luci are here.”
I noticed one of the three doors was closed.The two that were open were empty.
“I think they’re in a meeting,” he said with a chuckle.“The rule around here is to knock.”
“Yeah?”
