James's face goes full thunder cloud. Everyone else is holding their breath like they're underwater.

Emily's lost in the sauce when Kathy Mary whispers, "You should bounce."

"Why though?" Emily's genuinely confused. Phone's silent, meeting can roll on.

"Boss man's got a thing about noise during meetings," Kathy explains.

Seriously, James? Talk about control issues. Emily's thinking this is nuts. Like, hello? Major company decisions happening here? ...