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Makes sense. Thanks for keeping me updated. Let me know if you hear anything about Sarah?
He’d already asked that, but Yasmine didn’t mind that he’d repeated it. It just showed that he cared and was worried.
Yasmine
Of course!
That was the natural end of the conversation, even though her brain kept trying to come up with something to keep it going. Instead, while she was waiting for her dinner to finish cooking, she fed Hope, then texted her friend Claudia since tomorrow, she’d be going to Claudia’s weekly game night. She’d feel more comfortable if she could bring Hope instead of leaving her at home. Especially since Hope would be at home during the day while Yasmine was at work.
Although… maybe the dog was so well behaved that Yasmine could bring her in with her. Then she wouldn’t even have to run home to walk her.
She sent a quick text off to Amara and Veronica, asking if they’d mind having a dog in the office for a few days.
While she was eating and reading the latest Xio Axelrod book, she got texts back from everyone and grinned. She looked over at Hope, who was still lying on her bed, watching Yasmine.
“Wanna go to work and a game night with me tomorrow?”
Hope wagged her tail. Probably just because Yasmine was paying attention to her, but it still felt kind of like agreement.
Of course, Claudia wanted to know when and where Yasmine had gotten a dog.
Yasmine
I’ll tell you and the others all about it tomorrow.
Claudia
You’d better! I didn’t even know you were thinking about getting a dog.
Yasmine
It’s more like a foster situation. It’s complicated.
Claudia
Okay… can’t wait to hear about it. See you tomorrow!
Yasmine
See you then!
Claudia was probably going to yell at her about going over to do a wellness check at Sarah’s alone, much less going back as many times as she had. She was probably going to throw an absolute shit fit about Zeus.
Yasmine frowned.
Hm.
The new co-worker at Claudia’s security firm, the one she wasn’t sure she could trust, was his name Zeus? Was that why it sounded familiar? It might be. Yasmine had to admit, she hadn’t really been paying attention to the office drama stuff. She’d been kind of involved in figuring out whether she and Mason were a good fit for an arranged marriage, then having that relationship yanked out from under her, too.
Was the new guy named Zeus? Or just something really similar?
Regardless, Yasmine made up her mind then and there that she was not going to tell Claudia the neighbor’s name. He could just be the neighbor. Because if it was the same guy, that was probably just a bunch of extra drama to deal with. And it wasn’t like she was going to be seeing him much.
While she was doing the dishes, her phone rang, and she was relieved to see Grace’s name come up on the screen. Yasmine swiped to answer, putting the phone on speaker, and set it on the ledge above the sink so she could talk and keep cleaning.
“Hey, Grace, how’s it going?”
“Good, it’s good.” Grace sounded exhausted but happy. “I just wanted to update you that Sarah’s out of surgery and the doctors expect her to make a full recovery. They do want her to stay in the hospital through the weekend, but if everything goes well, she’ll be home by Monday.”
