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crazy, the Mets are the greatest team on earth and you dress like a teenage boy.”
    â€œI guess I should feel honored that I feature in the world law according to Owen Fletcher.” She swung her chair around to face her desk. “Now go away. I have work to do.”
    â€œNo dress tomorrow, promise?” Owen raked a hand through his blond hair and grinned.
    â€œPromise.” She shooed him away with one hand and typed her password into her laptop.
    Already her inbox was filled to bursting with banal requests. Printer errors, missing cables, password resets and setup for the new hire. Ugh .
    She couldn’t take this job much longer before she’d go nuts. The years she’d spent at university could not be wasted on constantly advising people to restart their computers.
    â€œQuinn?” Her manager, Rhys, came out of his office and over to her desk.
    â€œMorning, boss,” she said, pushing up from her chair. “Any chance you might be free to catch up today? There’s something I’d like to discuss.”
    â€œHold that thought. I have a special project for you to work on.” He motioned for her to follow him through the IT department. “Bring your laptop.”
    Great. What’ll it be this time, a server upgrade? Someone broke a macro? A busted scanner?
    She opened the cable lock that secured her laptop to the desk and tucked the device under her arm. Scooping up her coffee with her free hand, she hurried after him.
    â€œSo I was thinking about the position you applied for recently,” he said.
    â€œOh. Really?”
    Rhys nodded to the receptionist as they walked past her and into an empty conference room where they usually met clients. “I know you were disappointed you didn’t get it.”
    â€œNo shit,” she muttered as she pulled up a chair and placed her laptop and coffee onto the table.
    He held up a hand as he usually did when Quinn was about to start ranting. “We had a better candidate.”
    â€œDid you really drag me out here to reinforce the idea I’m not good enough?” she asked, heavily ladling on the sarcasm.
    He folded his arms over his chest and took the seat across from her. The wall clock ticked loudly in the pause, the sound grating on her nerves. She inspected the remains of her black polish and made a mental note to locate the bottle of remover she kept in the IT department cupboards.
    A smile tugged at the corner of his full lips. “Now, if you could dial back the sulky-teenager act for a minute, I’d like to talk about the job I have for you.”
    â€œA job?” She tried not to appear too excited at the possibility that they’d already realized she was promotion-worthy without her having to convince them.
    â€œI want you to work a case with the new hire.”
    If she’d been able to pop Rhys’s head with sheer mind power at that moment, she would have. “What?”
    â€œWe’ve assigned him to a case involving a leak at a game design company, and we thought it would also be a great opportunity for you to stretch your wings.” He folded his hands in front of him on top of the table.
    â€œWhat exactly will ‘stretching my wings’ involve?” She chewed on the inside of her cheek.
    â€œIt will mean playing nice in the sandpit, for one.” Rhys looked at her pointedly.
    â€œAnd?” She kept her face neutral, undecided how she felt about this opportunity. It was what she wanted...kind of. However, being forced to work with the guy who’d gotten the job she deserved was not at all her cup of tea.
    â€œGetting a positive outcome. We’re briefing the case this morning, so you’ll be up to speed on all the important details.”
    â€œCan’t I work with one of the other guys? What about Jin or Owen?” She drummed her fingertips against her bare thigh. “Surely they’d do a better job with this case since they already know