Even when he reached for the documents in my hands, I dodged to the side on pure reflex.

Sean’s movement paused for a beat. He acted like nothing happened.

Today dragged on forever. For me, it was torture. Every time my nerves spiked, I had to force myself through another round of mental prep just to make it through.

After the three o’clock meeting ended, only Sean and I were left in the conference room.

I was organizing the materials ...