Trevor's eyes rested on the steady stream of people walking alongside the street. His mind was replaying random moments in his recent past. He was sur...rised to find that very few of them included Sophia, which was the one thing that should have been consistent among the memories. Instead, all that filled his mind were remorseful thoughts of Kaylin. He had let himself become infected with her poison, and now he had helped destroy the life of someone he loved.Suddenly he raised his head as if he. " Why does Marlene send you out of the office so much, anyway?"I shrugged. "No friends. Nobody at home to miss me." I'm sure someone misses you." Probably not." Don't say that. What about your friends and family?" No friends, except for work. No family except in other states."Her arms were unexpectedly around my neck, her pillow-soft breasts pressing gently against my chest.I was left speechless, standing there with my mouth hanging open. She kept holding me. I finally put my arms around her. ” When he didn’t budge and waited, she spoke quietly that cracked with emotion. “Your mom.” He stood in the doorframe looking at her, trying to comprehend what she had said. “When did she give you the ball?” “That day I met them for the game, your Mom and I exchanged emails. She had wanted to see pictures of my work. We started messaging and she sent out the football about a week later, I guess.” When he didn’t speak, it encouraged her to keep talking. “After we…I left…I couldn’t sleep and. "I was hoping for more. Bert lost eight in salary because of it. I wanted to make that up," pleaded Agnes."Give me more, and I'll give you more, Mrs. Loehman," Grafton spat out in a tougher tone.Agnes hesitated again."Final offer—three thousand," Grafton sneered. "Tax free, of course," he added with no small amount of sarcasm."The drawings are locked in Paul Crane's office," said Agnes. "A young woman brought them to him. I don't know her name. Bert got in trouble for sending them to you the.