“Can I help you?”
“Um, I’m looking for Mr. Rodriguez.”
“Are you from the media?”
Dana wondered how many media types carried briefcases and wore designer suits. She made an effort not to sound patronizing when she replied, “No, I’m not.”
“Just that Matt’s been kinda swamped lately, with people wanting follow-up interviews.”
“It’s a personal matter.”
“Um, okay. He’s in his office. Down that way, past the kitchen. If the door’s closed, just knock. We’re pretty informal here.”
“Thank you.” Dana walked past the woman, thinking they might be informal, but they were definitely protective. She stood a moment outside the closed door, its sign urging, “Knock and come in!” and tried to calm herself. The telltale signs of anxiety—feeling flushed, sweaty palms and rapid heart rate—that Dana had spent almost a lifetime attempting to control rose up.
She tapped once on the door and flung it open before she could change her mind. The man sitting at the desk looked up from the computer in front of him. Dana first noticed the flash of alarm in his dark brown eyes, then she saw his hands on the keyboard. She remembered those hands.
As he started to stand, she blurted out, “You saved my life.”
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ISBN-13: 9781488039812
Sweet Home Alaska
Copyright © 2019 by Lisa Deckert
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