Kings of Infinite Space: a Novel
“He circled the lot twice in his rattling little Colt until he was certain it wasn’t there. Inside, Preston gave him a look of manly concern, which Paul chose to ignore, and after stashing his wretched lunch in the refrigerator, he stuck his head in Building Services and asked Ray as casually as he could where Callie was. Ray’s cheeks bulged with a mouthful of breakfast burrito, and Paul had to wait until Ray swallowed, which was like watching a rat pass through a cobra.
“Out sick,” Ray said.
“A...h,” said Paul, a little less casually than before.
After an hour in his cube of listening to Olivia across the aisle working on the RFP—she tsked and hmm’d and sighed—Paul worked up the nerve to cross to her doorway and ask if she had any questions so far about the document or the project. He needed to keep this job, and if keeping the job meant swallowing shit from Olivia Haddock, then, by God, he would close his eyes and open wide. “I’d be happy to hear any suggestions,”MoreLess
“Out sick,” Ray said.
“A...h,” said Paul, a little less casually than before.
After an hour in his cube of listening to Olivia across the aisle working on the RFP—she tsked and hmm’d and sighed—Paul worked up the nerve to cross to her doorway and ask if she had any questions so far about the document or the project. He needed to keep this job, and if keeping the job meant swallowing shit from Olivia Haddock, then, by God, he would close his eyes and open wide. “I’d be happy to hear any suggestions,”MoreLess
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