Garrett’s eyes were dark, noncommittal. It made her stomach clench but she stood her ground, shut his office door behind her. She had come here to talk and by God he was going to listen to her. However, words failed her as he stared, his gaze flat.“Garrett, I need you to know something.”He kept shuffling paper, tapping his keyboard. Doing everything he could to make her feel ignored. It worked. She stifled the surge of anger and kept talking. “He is not coming with me. I’m going by myself. Already have my ticket and a flat I’m sharing with a girl who’s been at the institute a year. I’m…excited to do this, and I wish I, well, I should have shared it with you. I don’t know why I didn’t.” The lameness of this non-excuse hovered between them. He narrowed his eyes.“Me neither. Is that all?” He went back to staring at the paper in front of him.She bit her lip. Surely he wouldn’t be this hard, this obstinate. No, Lori, that’s your job remember? She stifled a groan at the stupid mess she’d created.
