#Chapter 143: Running out the clock

Fiona I found myself wishing I had a couch in my office. I wanted very much to lie down for a minute after the photo exchange and everything else that happened. Then that idea got me drifting off into a fantasy about… if I did have a couch in here and Alexander came to visit the office during my workday. Hm. I really needed to get back to work, though. Quite a lot more time had lapsed than I’d planned on spending when I took my phone out. The sea of bliss that my mind and body were still swimming in, though, allowed me to forgive myself for my abuse of company time. After all, Alexander owned the company. And it didn’t seem like he had a problem with me taking breaks like this. The all-staff meeting was a breeze. I could not have been more content to sit through the hour with Conrad back in the lead, only contributing intermittently to the discussion myself. As the rest of the group filtered out of the conference room, the CEO looked at me and made a few movements wi