Still, I’d rather be safe than sorry.
“Okay, give me a few minutes. I’m going to go get Mr. Colson’s side of things.”
Gabby shakes her head. “That’s really not necessary. Really, just let me get back to work. It won’t happen again.”
I raise my brow. “Last time I checked, I’m the one who decides that. Hold tight.”
I leave the girls' lounge and head to my office. As soon as I step inside, I see Kado, standing guard.
Mr. Colson turns toward me as the door clicks shut. “Is she okay?”
Ignoring him, I walk around my desk and take a seat.
As I wait him out, he squirms.
“She’s fine, please sit,” I say, finally putting him out of his misery.
I watch him carefully as he does what I asked. He genuinely looks like he feels bad and like he cares.
“Can you tell me what happened?”
He runs a hand through his hair as he takes a deep breath. “I don’t know. One minute she was sitting there, pretty as a peach, and the next she was falling backward.”
“What happened leading up to that?”
His brows furrow as he thinks. “I was wrapping up a discussion with another man. He said something funny, and I laughed. It should be all on camera since it happened on the floor.”
“It is, and I’ve watched it. It looked like everything was fine one minute, and then the next, one of my girls went down.”
“Is she okay? If she’s hurt, I’d like to pay for it,” he says earnestly.
“She’s fine and already ready to get back to work, but I take my girls’ well-being seriously, and I needed to talk to both of you.”
“Am I in trouble?”
I start shaking my head before he even finishes asking. “No, you aren’t in trouble. I just ask that you tone it down so this doesn’t happen again.”
He blushes as I continue. “You’ve never been a problem before, so your membership here is still in good standing. I just ask that you be aware of your surroundings.”
“Of course.”
I tip my head toward Kado. “He will see you out. If you want, Gabby can meet you back on the floor for you two to make plans.”
“Would it be okay if I paid her for the night without doing anything? This kind of killed the mood.”
“I’m sorry you feel that way, but yes. You can pay her for her time.”
“Thank you.”
I stand as he does and shake his hand. “I’ll be seeing you.”
“Goodbye.”
I watch as he walks out with Kado trailing behind him. When the door clicks shut, I relax into my chair and shut my eyes.
If it’s not one thing, it’s another.
It doesn’t help that it’s the holidays, and it’s like everyone has gone mad.
