Chapter 7

• I move through the rest of the workweek in a haze. I manage to get by without further upsetting Asher, although his cold demeanor doesn’t change in the slightest.
• When 5 p.m. Friday rolls around, I’m more than ready to get the hell out of the office and spend two whole days away from here. Ben gives me a sympathetic pat on the back before leaving, knowing what a rough start I’ve had to the new job.
• “For what it’s worth, I like you,” he says. “And don’t worry, things with Asher will work themselves out.”