All Through the Night: a Troubleshooter Christmas (2007)
“The end. Paul had zapped him back a quick response: Keep going, a-hole.To which Will had countered, I was invited, as a guest, into Chadwick’s home. And even if I didn’t have issues with taking advantage of his kindness, I’m NOT a food or arts & leisure or even a feature writer. Remember me, the hard-hitting investigative journalist?Paul’s response: Tough shit. I want the story. Write it.Which had led to Will’s somewhat regrettable Bite me.So here he was, dead man walking, making his last excruciatingly long trek to Paul’s corner office, so that his editor could not just bite him, but, in fact, fire his ass.Paul’s administrative assistant wasn’t at her station, and his office door was ajar, so Will not only knocked on it, he also poked his head in.His editor was at his desk, on the phone, as usual—a high-tech earpiece and mic attached to his bald head and faintly cherubic face. He waved Will in as he kept his phone conversation going, giving him a narrow-eyed look, no doubt because Wi...ll wasn’t able to contain his massive disbelief at Paulie’s freakish outfit.Instead of his usual rumpled suit, jacket off and sleeves rolled up, tie comfortably loose, the man was actually wearing bike racing gear—tight-fitting black pants and a neon blue and yellow long-sleeved shirt.MoreLess
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