Mutual Release
“he said, slowly letting go of her hair and stepping back, “I’ve arranged for a bit of an abbreviated version of the New Year’s Eve I had set up.” He slipped out of his coat, loosened his tie, took off his cufflinks and rolled up his sleeves. She stood watching, still frozen, until he put a hand to her face. “Follow me,” he said, then turned on his heel and walked into the pitch-black bedroom.
“How did you even know where I was? About this place?” she heard herself babbling as she stumbled a...fter him. “Seriously, Evan. And why did you bring my cat?”
“Seriously, Julie, I called James. I was fucking worried about you. You cannot just drop off the face of the earth and expect me not to react. And Buddy looked so sad when I made the doorman open your condo for me, I just grabbed him and rented a carrier at the airport.”
“How did you know James’ number?”
He chuckled. “Your assistant Paul was a little freaked that you had gone incommunicado, so he called me, believe it or not.”MoreLess
“How did you even know where I was? About this place?” she heard herself babbling as she stumbled a...fter him. “Seriously, Evan. And why did you bring my cat?”
“Seriously, Julie, I called James. I was fucking worried about you. You cannot just drop off the face of the earth and expect me not to react. And Buddy looked so sad when I made the doorman open your condo for me, I just grabbed him and rented a carrier at the airport.”
“How did you know James’ number?”
He chuckled. “Your assistant Paul was a little freaked that you had gone incommunicado, so he called me, believe it or not.”MoreLess
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