The Forbidden Visitor

“Sir, someone is here to see you.”

Gwen set the black coffee on my desk. I kept my eyes locked on the quarterly projections glowing on my monitor. I had meticulously blocked out this entire Tuesday morning.

“I do not have any appointments scheduled for today, Gwen. You know my calendar better than I do.”

“It is not an appointment. She walked in off the street.” Gwen shifted her weight, her hand