"Skylar!" Elise's booming voice carries through the Red Room.

"Nothing," I lie to Reid, instincts prevailing. There's a niggling at my intuition that Reid knows more than he's letting on, and I'll use my knowledge as a weapon as well.

"Hi Reid," Elise greets us. "I'll have the same," she says, gesturing to the martini he's mixing, which he doubles.

Reid shakes our drinks into frosted glasses, as Elise launches into a full description of her weekend with Dave. I have to admit, it sounds nice. It's been forever since I've dated anyone.

"So, how was your first day as a librarian?" Elise changes the subject.

"Great. The work's interesting and there's lots of time to start my own projects. I started a bl...

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