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of situation.”
    “Just tell them I am away on an urgent matter and I will be returning soon. Put yourself on lockdown and refuse to see anyone you don’t absolutely have to see. Pretend I’m on vacation. Lock your office door if you have to.”
    She sighed. “Please just give me a hint at where you are.”
    “I’m fine, and that's the last I'm going to talk about it." His jaw flexed. "Now, has there been anyone unscheduled who wanted to see me, outside media and the police?”
    Silence on the other end. “Once news got out," she said, frustration in every word. "There were a great many calls, of course.”
    “But nothing unusual?”
    “It’s all quite unusual!" Another silence. "Give me something, or I will have to call the police. You are not acting at all well.”
    Landon sat up straight. "Don't you dare. I'm fine!"
    "None of this is fine!"
    "Do you really want to test me?"
    He waited as she seemed to consider. Finally, she sighed. "No. But this is most irregular."
    "I understand, and I promise you will have my full apologies when all this is over. For now you have to trust me."
    "I see. I will appreciate those apologies if they ever come."
    "They will. Please do as I've asked. If the board wants a meeting, schedule it as far out as possible. And no comment with the media, please. I’ll call you again when I have more information.”
    "I understand."
    "And do not mention this call to the police unless you are under oath. Understood?"
    "Understood."
    "Thank you. Goodbye, Ms. Bruman."
    There was silence on the other line for a moment. After waiting for several breaths, he ended the call.
    That had been all but useless.
    He should have known she would react poorly to an unstructured situation like this. But threatening to go to the police? That was a bit much, even for her. He would have to keep in touch with her reasonably often or else she might go off and do something well-intentioned. That was the last thing he needed.
    It was only a few minutes before he heard the apartment door unlock. Just as he looked over from the couch, Kristina walked through the door.
    ***
    Kristina walked into the apartment and set her bags down by the door. She found Landon sitting on the couch in the living room, his comm still in his hand. He’d showered since she left, and was wearing a pale green t-shirt that hugged the muscles of his arms and a pair of midnight blue jeans filled out by full, muscular thighs.
    It was a very casual, very sexy look.
    “That was quick,” he said. He stood up and walked over to where she stood. He smelled very clean, like fresh pine trees.
    “Trying to be fast,” she said, keeping her voice neutral. Something seemed different about the way he was carrying himself, but she couldn’t quite place it. “I see you showered.”
    He nodded. “So what do we do to get started?”
    She dug through the bag and pulled out a box. “I think we start with a base skin tone change,” she said, holding up the tanner. ”Have you ever used tanning solution before?”
    He shook his head.
    “Didn’t think so. This one is just about top-of-the-line. Custom synthesis.”
    “Custom synthesis? Using one of those consumer-facing tablet setups to effect chromism changes?”
    She narrowed her eyes. “Does that mean color?”
    “Yes, sorry. I’ve read the literature about how this is used in cosmetics, but it isn’t a field my company is in currently.”
    “Why not?” she asked, mildly curious.
    “To be honest, because it’s not a field I know very well. Maybe that’s obvious. We have other growth sectors we’re exploring.”
    She nodded. Why did she even ask, really? “Right. Well, we can use this tanner to change your skin tone for up to seventy-two hours at a time.”
    “Sounds good.”
    “I agree. Are you ready to get started?”
    “When you are."
    She motioned to the couch for them both to sit down. “Okay, we need to get this set up on the tab to choose the tone and synthesize the tanner first.