Executive

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Waiting for her flight to board was going to be a while. The incoming flight was late, and the gate was already crowded by loud, impatient travelers. She found a remote corner and sat on the floor. Connecting her laptop, she checked on the emails she didn't review while at Steve's cabin.

There was only one message that caught her interest, but it was troubling.

His biggest technology problem? What could that be? Alex felt a chill down her spine. Was that email about her? Had she become Walker's biggest technology problem, which had to be dealt with immediately?

Whoa, she thought, trying to curb her paranoia, there's no reason to think that. The technology problem on Walker's mind could be anything. On the other hand, he was emailing HR about it, so the technology problem was, most likely, an employee, not a printer, or a paper-jammed copier. But was he emailing an HR leader? Or a lover? Did he want the employee fired? Or hurt?

She got so engulfed in her thoughts that she nearly missed the final boarding call for her flight. She grabbed her things in a hurry and, as she was boarding the undersized, crammed aircraft, she decided it was safe to assume Walker's email was indeed about a person. Her.