How dare you, Nathan Stryker? Have you no shame? You make love to me? Hold me in your arms? Tell me how much you love me. Knowing full well you have betrayed me?” Nate sighed hearing Erin’s angry voice rise to a near shriek. He put his hand over the speaker and turned to the young woman in front of him. “I’ll be with you in a minute. Just let me deal with this call.” He turned his head and spoke into his cell phone. “Look Erin, I understand your concerns. I’m sorry, but I can’t talk right now. I’ll call you as soon as I’m done here.” “Don’t bother. There is nothing you can say. Your actions not only make your words unnecessary, they confirm that you are a devious, underhanded—” “Erin, honey….” “Don’t call me that! Don’t call me, period. Do you hear? We have nothing to say to one another. Nothing!” The loud click and buzzing sound confirmed to the woman across from him what must be clear from the abashed expression he was sure was on his face.
