Chapter 56 A Difficult Position

Just as Callie was preparing to leave, the door to the rest area swung open. Nelson, freshly showered with damp hair and only half-dressed, revealing his finely sculpted collarbones, water dripping down his neck. Callie stared, unintentionally swallowing hard. Nelson, pausing in drying his hair, narrowed his eyes, “Callie? What are you doing here?” “I... uh, brought you breakfast...” Caught between staying and fleeing, Callie clumsily pointed at the food on the table. How could she explain that she hadn’t intended to intrude, especially since she hadn’t known Nelson could have a shower in his office? His suspicion apparent, Nelson approached, inspecting the note, a smile curling the corners of his mouth, “Still some conscience, then.” “But what’s with all this greasy food?” Before Callie could respond, voices from outside indicated that the secretaries had started arriving for work. Panic set in—there was no way to explain this situation. Frantically, she gestured to Nelson for