“No worries. I think I got what I need from Marshall for the moment, but as you get more details, I’d appreciate you keeping me in the loop.”
He stopped close enough for me to get a whiff of his cloying aftershave. “I’m always happy to help you out with anything you might need.” His intimate, insinuating smile was combined with his signature tongue click. “And you know where to find me.”
Good grief. It took all my willpower to bite back a cutting remark. “Thanks, Duane.”
When the door closed behind him, it suddenly seemed deathly quiet standing there alone in the small lobby listening to the solitary ticking of the clock behind the desk. Mentally bracing myself, I crossed to the office and rapped gently on the doorframe. “Okay if I come in for a minute?”
Both women looked up,
