Chapter 174

As he walked into the office, he slid his hand into his pocket for his phone and realized he never did find it last night. He swore as he stepped into the elevator. He would need to get Patricia to find him a temporary one until he could find his. He’d been off the grid for over twenty-four hours; that had to be a record for him. He couldn’t go another day without a phone. He stepped off the elevator and greeted Patricia, who was already at her desk. “I seem to have lost my phone,” he said and her eyebrows popped up in surprise. “That’s not like you,” she said. “Things have been… a little messy at home the last couple of days. It’s probably there somewhere, I just haven’t had a chance to find it. Could you possibly organize a temporary one for me until I can locate it?” She nodded, and he felt a small bit of relief at her efficiency. If only the rest of the women in his life could be so easy to control. When Abby woke, she was cranky. She didn’t know why, she just knew that she was unh