Chapter 403

Emma stood with a nod and smoothed her skirt. Her long dark hair was streaked with lighter browns and tumbled around her shoulders in big curls. His palms itched to feel the silky strands running through his fingers and he turned away to get himself under control. Thankfully they wouldn’t have to spend much time in the office together or he might slowly go mad with distraction. “This way,” he said, leading her from the room and down a short corridor to another closed and locked door. He pressed his palm against the biometric scanner and then typed in his passcode. The door unlocked and he pushed it open, stepping into the anteroom of the lab. They were separated from the lab properly by a glass wall and a clean room. Hanging along the wall were a row of white coveralls and a box held little booties to go over their shoes. Another box held a collection of hair covers that looked like shower caps. Jonathon slid his coat off and reached for his jumpsuit, indicating that Emma should choose