SO FAR, THE morning had been pretty smooth, so Faith knew something was about to blow up. Quietness at Rutherford Construction never lasted long. As she reached for another file from the stack of never-ending paperwork, she spotted Edwin as he poked his head through the doorway. A quick glance at her computer clock told her it was smoke break time. Cherish already reached into her purse for her own cancer stick. With a deep breath, Faith decided today she wouldn’t say anything.
As it turned out, she didn’t have to mention it. Edwin did.
“Faith, care to join me for a cigarette break?” He leaned against the doorframe, his powerful hand gripping the wood as he smiled at her. He didn’t even glance at Cherish.
Confused, Faith glanced back and forth between Cherish and Edwin. “I don’t smoke.”
