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�I�m going to go check on those files,� I said, needing to get away from Bill before I did something that would probably be detrimental to my career and would almost certainly ruin my manicure.
Harm, however, took my need to leave differently. �Meg, stay,� he said, his voice filled with desperation. I paused and Harm turned his attention to Bill once he was sure I wasn�t going to bolt. �Bill, not only am I not going to try to break up whatever Dana and her partner have, but I�m also not going to let you do anything that might cause Dana any kind of pain. Now, if you�ll excuse us, Meg and I were in the middle of something when you decided to revert to caveman status.�
�No, really, we�re good where we left things, sir,� I said, emphasizing the sir. �I�m going to go get those files. The results of our discussion hinge on what is in there, anyway.� My need to get out of there no longer stopped at my growing desire to hit Bill Scully. �You two obviously have a lot of stuff to talk about.�
�Meg,� Harm pleaded. It was clear that he thought I was upset with him.
�Really, Harm, we�re good. I�ll talk to you later. You take care of� this,� I said, waving my hand vaguely in the direction of Bill, �and then you and I can deal with our aforementioned decision.�
I flashed him a smile and then left, closing the door and pretending I didn�t hear Bill beginning a second plea for Harm to sleep with Dana.
It was still a little early for the files to have arrived so I spent a little time wandering around and watching the planes taking off and landing again. It wasn�t the same without Harm�s usual running commentary and critique of each pass, but, then again, everything seemed to be different when Harm was around.