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  I didn’t really fully panic until I saw Gail doing Vanna White hands between me and Rocco. I opened my mouth to say something but Gail started talking before I put my whole foot in my mouth.

  “Rocco, Julia will be showing you around our programs over the next few weeks. She’s the best person to do it, since she developed our new after-school program and clinic. I believe those are the areas of most interest to Mr. Sturm.”

  No wonder Gail was stressed out.

  I turned to Rocco and flashed him my best attempt at a smile as I very quickly tried to roll with the bomb Gail had just dropped on me.

  “I’ll be happy to fill you in on whatever you need to know.” I glanced over at my boss, who was starting to look a little pale.

  He dipped his head, with that smirk that I couldn’t decide whether I wanted to kiss or bite off his face. Either way, teeth would be involved.

  “Excellent.”

  I managed to produce a nod and some upward movement of my lips.

  “Sure,” I choked out as he beamed at me.

  The programs, the funding, and my job now depended on me not fucking this up. On me not making a fool of myself with this man, whose mere presence made me act like a full-on wreck.

  Forget before, this was perfectly terrible.

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  American Christmas

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