"So, you're ready for that drink then?" he smiled.

"Actually, I have to take a rain check on that if you don't mind," Amara said. "I'm so tired, and I've got a headache in the making. Have a good weekend, Leo."

She walked towards her office door, and though he longed to beg her to stay, he knew it was hopeless. After what she thought she just saw, there was no way she was going to agree to come and have a drink with him, and if he persisted, he'd only be a creep.

"You too," he said. "And I hope ...