(Olivia)
I sat in Derek's office after he told me to keep his company. We were talking and laughing about a couple of random things, trying to take our minds off work for a couple of minutes.
I wanted to talk to him yesterday about Mr. Hargrove, but I chickened out. So I guess now was the better time to get it over and done with.
“I wanted to talk to you about something else that is important,” I said, after taking a deep breath. He raised an eyebrow, silently questioning what I meant.
“What is it?” He gestured to the sofa, and we both sat down, side by side, the space between us feeling small yet comforting. Taking a deep breath, I began.
“Mr. Hargrove came to visit me the other day,” I said. Derek kept silent as I continued to talk.
“He showed me a picture… of a woman who look
