The first thing Rhea did upon returning to her office after the routine weekly meeting with all division heads was to look at her desk. When she saw nothing there except for a pile of documents waiting to be reviewed and signed, her eyes began scanning the room as if searching for something.

"Did he not send it today?" she muttered softly. Disappointment was clearly written on her face as she trudged over to her desk.

Trying to ignore the twinge of disappointment she felt, Rhea forced herself ...