Sydney gave him a slight smile and said, “Yeah, I’m fine. Can I ask you for a favor?” Here it comes, Evan thought. She’s going to ask me to go easy on him or to let him go. He sighed and nodded at her. Sydney asked, “Can you charge my iPod?” “Your iPod?” “Yeah. The battery’s almost dead again.” “Oh, um… Yeah. Yeah, I can do that.” They shared a smile, then Evan began to laugh. Dominic could see that his boss was blushing. He stayed quiet, though. He didn’t dare insult him out of fear of ending up like Frederick.
