Nate, who would normally have disappeared into his office, since the dining room was so slow, instead cleaned the already clean kitchen. Kylie knew he purposely stayed close. From where Kylie sat, she could hear the two men outside chatting, though she couldn’t make out their words. If Larry found out that she’d run into Arnold and didn’t make an effort to be noticed, he would be angry. Oh, well. She’d learned long ago not to let Larry get to her. He was just doing his job as producer. Meanwhile, she had to look out for herself. She took another bite of her chef salad and chewed slowly. Arnold Stephens’s face flashed in her mind. The fact that the man had shown up here was just a coincidence. It had to be. But was the world really this small? And did coincidences like this really happen? “Excuse me,” a deep voice said from the distance. Kylie’s head snapped up and she saw Arnold peering in from the doorway. She wiped her mouth and stood quickly, her chair tumbling behind her with the action.
