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for this
very reason — I ’ ve never had to put up
with people like you or your arrogance.   And my self-respect is worth more than your five-million-dollar contract
for my books.   If I want out of
this, all I need to do is make a call.   But you ’ re
the one who asked to edit my books.   You came after me.   So, what ’ s the issue? ”
    “ I
told you.   You look ridiculous. ”
    “ So,
all of this is just about how I look? ”
    “ How
you look will destroy our sales. ”
    “ Oh,
look.   Now I ’ m sensing a drama
queen.   But if you think that way,
does that negate what I ’ ve
written?   Does it all come down to
my looks for you?   Do the words mean
nothing? ”
    “ When
your ads hit, you ’ ll
see what you ’ re
in for. ”
    “ You ’ re out of touch.   You live in the goddamned past. ”
    “ I
guess we ’ ll
see how it goes for you, sweetheart.   Because no one is going to take you seriously when you look like that. ”
    “ Tell
that to Barbara. ”
    “ She
already knows how I feel. So, I guess we ’ ll see. ”
    “ We
will.   And when we all see just how
it goes, remind me to feed you a crow, ” I said.   “ After this, you ’ ll have no choice but
to eat it cold. ”
    “ Ms.
Blackwell, ” a
young man said.   “ We should leave if we
want to arrive on time. ”
    And Blackwell rose up to Boss.   “ If you don ’ t
get an attitude adjustment, you ’ re
finished.   Got me, boy?   I will destroy you.   Not just here, but everywhere.   You ’ re the one who went after her.   You ’ re the one who was determined to sign her.   And she did sign — out
of good faith. ”
    “ And
for five million dollars. ”
    “ She
would have made that as an indie without you.   Sorry you don ’ t like her look, but
others will.   You ’ ll see.   Now apologize to her. ”
    But Marco Boss didn ’ t.   When he passed me, he leered down at me
with a fierce look of disdain.   He
then walked out of the room, and moved down the hallway toward the bank of
elevators, which he disappeared into.

 
 
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    “ What
the hell was that? ” I
asked Blackwell, shaken.
    “ Marco
Boss. ”
    “ Did
somebody import him from hell? ”
    “ It
often feels that way. ”
    “ Who
is he to treat anyone like that?   To
make someone feel like that? ”
    “ He
knows better.   He ’ ll be hearing about
this. ”
    “ Do
I really look like a clown? ”
    “ You
look lovely.   I need you to trust me
on this. ”
    “ I
can ’ t
believe that just happened.   I
wanted to fight back right away, but I held off.   Still, I ’ m glad I eventually took him on.   I ’ m not here to be abused.   In fact, I won ’ t ever let anyone
abuse me.   What in the hell did I do
to him to deserve that? ”
    “ Nothing, ” she
said.  
    “ I
tried to hold my tongue.   I tried to
be professional.   But when he
crossed that line, I had to let him have it.   He got to a point with me that I wanted
to punch that bastard. ”
    “ Perfectly
understood.   You were under
attack.   That man can be
unpredictable at best, and a horrible person at worst.   I ’ ll deal with him later.   He may or may not be your editor going
forward.   Alex and I will decide
upon that later.   But we need to
leave.   God knows what traffic is
going to be like getting from here to the meatpacking district, and we can ’ t keep Aura
waiting.   She ’ s one of the city ’ s best editorial
photographers.   We ’ re going to be there
for most of the day.   I need to know
if you ’ re
still up for the shoot.   If you ’ re not, I can
reschedule. ”
    “ After
that?   Oh, hell yes, I ’ m up for it.   I ’ m going to prove that son of a bitch wrong. ”
    “ Well, ” she
said.   “ I do love a backbone. ”
    “ That
man just laced my backbone with steel. ”
    Her face fell for a moment.   “ I ’ m
sorry that happened. ”
    “ I
just need to understand why it happened.   How in the hell