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When you’re expecting something, it can make time slow or speed up, depending on how much you’re dreading it. The time between when we arrived at work and ten o’clock crawled with all the speed of a snail on sedatives.
Carmen was busy with other things, but I had completed most of my work. I was looking for anything to keep me from watching the clock. I pulled out other scheduled jobs and started planning for them and organizing the permits we’d already gotten.
I distracted myself enough that I didn’t realize the pressure in the room had changed for a few moments. When I did, I looked up and saw Carmen frozen. Her face was turned to the couch. I looked over and saw Rhett sprawled on the couch.
Viola turned to the couch and scowled. This was how fast confidence in your abiliti
