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again.
     
    "Kimber!" yelled the man, who pulled on her
arm to stop her from walking away. She turned and their eyes met.
The man stared into her face, absorbing it all into his mind to
make sure it matched up with his long-ago memory. It was a
match.
     
    Emily turned and looked him into his eyes.
Oh, God, she thought. I remember. But I can't let on. She could
never forget that face. She was petrified. She had to react quickly
and confidently.
     
    "Excuse me?" she asked the man. She paused
without saying anything more, hoping he would realize his mistaking
her for someone else.
     
    "You're Kimber, right? Aren't you Kimber?
Don't you remember me?" he said with fierce determination. He
continued staring at her blue eyes. The nightmare she had prayed to
avoid was about to begin.
     
    "No, I'm not Kimber. You have me confused
with someone else. My name is Emily Chastain. I'm with NobleCor,"
she replied, hoping to confuse him and get him to back off. It did
confuse him. He let her go.
     
    "Sorry. I must have confused you with someone
I knew a long time ago. Who did you say you were with? NobleCor?"
he asked.
     
    "Yes, NobleCor," she answered. "I'm the VP of
Molecular Biochemistry." She added her title as a way of completely
confusing him. It worked. He rubbed his mouth in dismay. Also
complicating matters was that X-3850 was the drug that his company,
Millennium Pharma, wanted to buy. He waved an apologetic hand to
her as she departed.
     
    "My name's Mitch Ashton, Jr. by the way.
Sorry!" he said as she made quick distance from him.
     
    Emily was thunderstruck. All of a sudden, she
realized the perfect storm she was now in.
     
    ****
     
    Robert woke alone from his nap. Groggy, he
made himself a cup of coffee and showered to help wake him up. He
got dressed, this time without a tie, and made his way down the
elevator to the floor of the conference. His thoughts were consumed
with Emily and their romantic encounter in his room. What a day, he
thought to himself. X-3850 might be purchased from a big pharma
company and I sleep with Emily. Well, he also thought, he didn't
actually complete their lovemaking, but he was on the delightful
receiving end of it. He felt bad for falling asleep after his
orgasm. He couldn't help it, he thought, having spent all night on
the presentation. With a smile he thought he would apologize to her
and try to make up for it. Wonder is she'll be interested, he asked
himself, knowing pretty sure what Emily's answer would be.
     
    Mitch Ashton, Jr. spotted and ran up to
Robert with a curious look on his face. Shaking his hand far too
long, he complimented Robert again on the stellar clinical trial
results and how he presented them to the attendees. Mitch spoke of
the process, including having received permission from their board
to make such a large investment in his company. He said his
company's board of directors were especially "hands-on" and often
dictated actions and directions for Millennium Pharma. Both the
board as well as his father wanted to see this happen, Mitch said.
As an officer of the company, Mitch, Jr. assumed responsibility for
their intent to buy.
     
    The two chatted while all the commotion of
the industry's foremost conference went on around them. Mitch Jr.
was a talkative type, Robert thought, and never ran out of things
to say or subjects to discuss. Robert thought Mitch had a strong
slimy element to him. Finally, after the obligatory pleasantries
were over, he got to his point.
     
    "Hey, Robert, can I ask you a question?"
Mitch didn't wait for an answer. "Who was that woman you were with
last night at the bar? Looked like you guys were having a good
time. She looks very familiar to me. I think I've seen her before.
What was her name? Emily something?" His dark eyes looked deep into
the Robert's. Mitch paused for his answer. He got none. Robert
heard him but was already conveniently saying hello to another
attendee.
     
    As Mitch let go of his conversation with
Robert to