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smooth and warm. He wished he could hold her fingers a little longer; he resisted the crazy temptation to kiss them. But she eventually let go. He watched her board the elevator. Though he could have left right then, he decided to linger around on the first floor. He had to see her again. He stood and waited. And he was so happy when he watched Alexis get off the elevator after she was done with her appointment.
    â€œHey there,” she said. Alexis was glad to see him, too. She thought about him all the while she was upstairs filling out paperwork. She wondered who he was.
    â€œIt’s you again. I wanted to tell you thanks for helping me.”
    â€œMy name is Rashad. What’s yours?”
    â€œI’m Alexis.”
    â€œI stuck around to make sure you’re okay. And I just had to see if you can find the right parking lot.”
    They laughed together.
    â€œPlus you’re fine as hell and you also seem like a cool chick. Can we stay in touch?”
    â€œYou seem like a cool dude, and I don’t mind staying in touch, but aren’t you too old for me?”
    â€œI’m thirty-one. That ain’t old,” he told her. “Watch this.” In a moment of spontaneity, Rashad ran up toward the side of a nearby wall, jumped off of it, and did a handstand. He balanced his weight and with great agility walked around on his hands, yelling, “I’m the king of the world.” Alexis was flabbergasted. This guy was something else. She giggled and shook her head.
    â€œYou sure are energetic . . . for an old man.”
    He got back on his feet and dusted off his hands. “Hey, baby, I would love to show you what an old man can do!”
    Alexis felt breathless.
    â€œI’d love to see that. Here’s my number, cutie. Use it. Don’t lose it.”
    Even though Alexis was nineteen, and she felt a little nervous about how she flirted back, she loved Rashad’s energetic and confident air. She could already tell that he liked her, and that they shared great chemistry.
    They talked on the phone every day. He made her laugh and gave her all kinds of compliments. She soon started working in an office on campus. They saw each other once a week and she snuck him into her mother’s house to have sex. He continued to charm her and she loved the surprise gifts he brought to her. But a year later, when there was a reduction in force, Alexis got relocated to the communications division. That’s when she found herself working for Kiara Eason. Right away, Alexis realized that her boss shared a last name with the man she’d been sleeping with. That’s when she put two and two together. She asked Rashad if he was still married. He said yes, but “it isn’t a happy marriage so please don’t hold that against me.” She got angry at him but he begged for her forgiveness. By then Alexis was sprung. She couldn’t let him go.
    Ever since then, working for Kiara kept Alexis on edge. She needed her job, but she loved and needed Rashad even more.
    And now her boss wanted to meet with Alexis. She took her time and combed her hair, reapplied her hot pink lipstick, and curled her eyelashes. She grabbed her BlackBerry then walked into Mrs. Eason’s spacious corner office, which was well lit by the sparkling afternoon sun.
    â€œYes.”
    â€œClose the door and have a seat.”
    Alexis wrestled with the fear within her belly, but she calmly sat down and crossed her legs.
    â€œUm, while I was gone from the office, I heard about a disturbing event that took place. From what I was told, you were a witness, as well as Shyla and some of the other staff.”
    â€œYes, that’s true. But what does the alleged ‘disturbing event’ have to do with me?”
    Kiara was taken aback by her tone.
    â€œI wasn’t finished yet.”
    â€œSorry.”
    â€œAnyway, what it has to do with you, as well as the others, is that I think we should