Something's Going On

LAYTON

Sex had never gotten in the way of my work. Not until today, anyway. Early in the morning, I called my second in command and had her handle the staff meeting. There was no real reason for me to be there anyway.

Staff meetings were knit one, slip one to me. I attended them when I could, but I was often out in the field. Being hands on in overseeing our projects was a necessity for me, sitting in on meetings about those projects, not so much.

I met with those involved in each project personally and on a regular basis. There was no need for me to rehash those meetings with the entire staff contingent.

Usually, that was why I skipped the weekly meetings sometimes. Today, however, I was simply avoiding the office. I meant what I said to Marissa about not having any regrets, but I didn’t want things to be awkward either.

I figured we both needed a little space to process what had happened before we fucked things up between us for good. It was inevitable that I would see her around th