After closing the door behind Jeff, Sarah straightened her clothes out before approaching me with an outstretched hand. I gladly accepted, and with Sarah's help I climbed to my feet. The mess that the files had made wasn't substantial, but with the intrusion it seemed so much more annoying.
"I'll get these cleaned up."
Sarah shook her head, grabbing the sleeve of my shirt as I moved to bend down. I turned to her, wondering if she was more interested in continuing where we had left off than cleaning up.
"I need you to leave for a bit, Liz."
I wanted to protest, but I could tell that something was wrong.
"Did I do something wrong?"
She shook her head vigorously.
"No, I just need to get this work done and if you stay here with me…"
I took the hint. Even though all I wanted was to th
