Meeting Adjourned

"Excuse me?" Vance held the phone slightly away from his ear, looking utterly bewildered.

"She called you 'heartless', Mr. Sterling," Nolan whispered beside him, leaning in.

"I couldn't find you last night, and I can't find you today either. Were you in Corvallis? Where the hell are you? Did I just pick up some free gigolo? You sleep with me and then just ghost me? If you regret it, just say so. A