"Yeah." His question caught me off guard - since when did he care about my whereabouts? "I've got some things to handle, so I'm working from home."

I'd already cleared it with Eva last night. She could call if anything urgent came up, and honestly, I could handle everything from my laptop just fine.

Besides, I thought with a hint of bitterness, Susan's probably thrilled I'm not there - one less person to challenge her little power plays.

"What's going ...