He stops me with a firm grasp around my forearm, dropping the pencil onto the floor as he does. I had only just gotten those thoughts out of my head… “Hey, Odette? I’m so sorry to interrupt, but my colleague, Fred, just reminded me of a meeting that’s already started without me. So I’ll have to let you go.” He nods, his eyes stuck on his computer screen and his hand still clasped around me.
