“I don’t want you to leave.” Laura looked up, startled. Had she said that aloud?
Stefan stared at her for a few moments – an eternity – then slowly walked back to her.
She edged closer to the desk until she was almost sitting on it.
He walked closer, so close that she could feel his warm breath on her face.
“What do you want Laura?” he rasped.
She reached over to the phone, never breaking eye contact. “Elton, cancel any appointments. And Elton, no interruptions.”
“Yes, ma’am!” the disembodied voice answered.
Laura turned off the intercom. “Does that answer your question?”