The Alex Chronicles:Girlfriends & Secrets (9 page)

I walked
up to the desk and inside one of the trays was a black folder
with
“
Gabriella
”
written on it. I picked up the
folder and went back to my office.

“
I have
it.
”

“
Do you
see an itinerary?
”

I opened
the folder and thumbed through the pages searching for the
document.
“
No.
”

“
Crap!
I
’
m sorry. This thing in
Seattle caught me off guard. You and I will be visiting the offices
I asked you to get information on before coming home. After a brief
break, we
’
ll be heading
to London and Paris to look for new office space. We have to attend
the Marshall Pediatrics Spring Gala while we
’
re in Charlotte. I apologize for throwing
all of this on you at the last minute. Do you need a couple of
extra hours to get packed?
”

Couple of hours? How about a couple of days!
The last time I had
on an evening gown, was the prom.
“
That would help.
”

“
If you
need a dress, when you go to Brockman
’
s tell Cameron I said to fix you up with whatever
you need.
”

“
That
won
’
t be
necessary.
”

“
I
insist. Consider it my way of apologizing for the crazy first
day.
”

“
Thank
you.
”

“
I
’
ll see you
tomorrow at three.
”

“
Bye.
”

She
probably thinks I
’
m the
worst boss in the world. I hope she doesn
’
t regret working with me. Truth is, when I read
her resume, I was very impressed and didn
’
t need to meet with her. Anyone with her
intelligence willing to work as a floater until something becomes
available, understands what it means to work here. She has the kind
of loyalty I want on my team.

Tony
’
s security
check didn
’
t turn up
anything for me to be concerned about which pleased me even more. I
would, however, have preferred someone a couple of years older, but
her dedication to the company convinced me to give her a
chance.

I hope
she likes her office. I worked closely with my decorator to make
sure it was filled with things she liked. Tony is thorough in his
research. How he found out her favorite colors was beyond me. It
was perfect that we have very similar tastes, because it makes for
a cohesive work environment. Her love of art was one of the other
reasons I hired her. We
’
ll be doing a lot of traveling and I like visiting museums
and art galleries. It will be nice to have someone I can share that
with.

First
things first, I
’
ve got
to get this company healthy.

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