Page 86 of Dial L for Lawyer

---

I don't know. Maybe. Probably. Fuck. I don't know.

Layla:

That's a yes.

Audrey:

That's definitely a yes.

Layla:

When do we get to see you together properly? Like not at a club where you disappear to bang in bathrooms?

Me:

LAYLA

Layla:

You weren't exactly subtle.

My face burns, but I'm laughing.

Me:

I was living in the moment.

Layla:

Is that what they're calling public indecency these days?

Me:

Whatever. Let's talk about Audrey. How'd your 'technical meeting' go with Logan? Is he any good? I bet he likes to spank...

Audrey:

OMG. Stop! It's not like that. And there was NO spanking of any kind!

We literally reviewed data. ALL NIGHT.

Me:

Wait, what?

Layla:

You were together—ALONE—all night? And nothing happened?

Audrey:

He got so excited about the neural mapping applications that we went to the lab. We worked until 4 AM on predictive modeling for addiction recovery.

Me:

That's... awful. I'm sorry, Audrey.

Audrey:

---