That wasn’t unusual. It was one of the reasons Lauren went in to work early, but she also had a second, more personal objective. She was going to make a delicate appeal to Jackie.Lauren was hard at work when Jackie showed up twenty minutes later, right on time.Jackie frowned at her from the connecting doorway. “You’re here early. Is something wrong?”Lauren bit her lip and eased back from her keyboard. “I was hoping to talk to you about something this morning. Have you got a minute?”“You know I do. Ask away.”Lauren fiddled with the paperclip box on her desk, trying to get the words out. “Would you be willing to go shopping with me tonight?” she finally asked.Jackie beamed. “Are you serious?”“Dead serious.”“Well, it’s about time! Girl, I’ve been waiting for the chance to drag you around.”Lauren stared at her. “Really?”“Hell yes.”“How about after work?”“Lookin’ forward to it.”There was a look in Jackie’s eyes that actually frightened Lauren a little.
