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Fisher & Morrison.”
“Thank you Mr. Fisher,” Claire said to before turning to us. “Good morning, everyone,” Claire said with a stiff smile as she looked around the room. “Why don’t we go around the room and introduce ourselves before we get started?”
It took only a few minutes for the 15 of us to introduce ourselves to the group.
“Ms. Wilson will be running the orientation today,” Mr. Fisher said as he got up. “It was very nice meeting you all, and I look forward to working with everyone soon.” Mr. Fisher smiled again, and this time, I could see a dimple appear on his aged face. He must have been a handsome man when he was younger , I thought.
After Mr. Fisher left, Ms. Wilson went over office protocol and rules for the rest of the morning. At noon, lunch was brought into the conference room and we took a 30-minute break.
As we ate our lunch, the guy from across the table from Sarah and me looked over at us.
“Hi, I’m Josh,” a guy with blond hair and blue eyes said as he extended his hand over the table towards me.
“Hi, I’m Emma,” I said with a smile, “and this is Sarah.” I gestured at Sarah.
“Hi Sarah,” Josh said as they shook hands.
“So not that I was eavesdropping or anything earlier,” Josh said sheepishly, “but I heard you guys say that you’re both in Group B. So am I.”
“Great,” Sarah said, her eyes twinkled with excitement. “I wonder which marketing manager is going to be our group leader.”
“I heard Group B will be led by the son of the CEO who was here this morning, Joseph Fisher,” Josh said.
“Oh really?” Sarah’s voice went up an octave and a group of people chatting nearby looked over at us. “Oh really?” Sarah said again in a softer voice as she looked around with an apologetic expression on her face.
“Yup,” Josh said with a nod. “I don’t know anything about the guy though.”
“I do,” Sarah said and her face turned bright red.
“Why, what do you know about him?” My curiosity piqued.
Sarah quickly glanced at Josh and shifted uncomfortably. “Well, I had heard that he’s really attractive, and well … I Googled him,” Sarah said, her last few words barely audible.
“Oh man, you stalked our group leader?” Josh said with a laugh, “That’s hilarious.”
Sarah’s face turned redder. “I wasn’t stalking,” she said defensively. “I was just being … being,” Sarah’s voice trailed off, at a loss for words.
“She was just doing her homework,” I said in her defense, “Why wouldn’t you do a little research on your future boss if you could? I only wish I thought of that myself.”
Josh shrugged. Sarah looked over at me with a grateful smile.
“So what did you find out about him,” I asked.
“Oh, I found out a lot about him online. Even though he’s the son of the F&M’s CEO, it looks like he earned his position here. He went to Harvard for undergrad and then Stanford for business school. And he was in the top of his class at both,” she eagerly said.
“Wow, that’s impressive,” I said. Josh nodded in agreement.
“And, Emma, I saw some pictures of him, and—” she paused for dramatic effect, “—let’s just say, if he’s half as good looking in real life, I’m not sure I can concentrate on our projects with him as our group leader.”
I laughed, and looked over at Josh. “Well Josh, if what Sarah’s saying is true, you may have to take one for the team when Sarah and I lose focus,” I teased. Sarah stifled a giggle.
“Hey, how is that fair?” Josh protested.
“Who said anything about fair?” I shot back with a laugh.
“But what if I find him distracting too and can’t concentrate? What then?” Josh countered, trying to sound serious.
“Are you sure you want to go there?” I asked with amusement, “I got the impression you liked girls,” I teased. I quickly glanced at Sarah, who was blushing.
“Fine, you win,” Josh said with resignation, “I’ll come save
“Thank you Mr. Fisher,” Claire said to before turning to us. “Good morning, everyone,” Claire said with a stiff smile as she looked around the room. “Why don’t we go around the room and introduce ourselves before we get started?”
It took only a few minutes for the 15 of us to introduce ourselves to the group.
“Ms. Wilson will be running the orientation today,” Mr. Fisher said as he got up. “It was very nice meeting you all, and I look forward to working with everyone soon.” Mr. Fisher smiled again, and this time, I could see a dimple appear on his aged face. He must have been a handsome man when he was younger , I thought.
After Mr. Fisher left, Ms. Wilson went over office protocol and rules for the rest of the morning. At noon, lunch was brought into the conference room and we took a 30-minute break.
As we ate our lunch, the guy from across the table from Sarah and me looked over at us.
“Hi, I’m Josh,” a guy with blond hair and blue eyes said as he extended his hand over the table towards me.
“Hi, I’m Emma,” I said with a smile, “and this is Sarah.” I gestured at Sarah.
“Hi Sarah,” Josh said as they shook hands.
“So not that I was eavesdropping or anything earlier,” Josh said sheepishly, “but I heard you guys say that you’re both in Group B. So am I.”
“Great,” Sarah said, her eyes twinkled with excitement. “I wonder which marketing manager is going to be our group leader.”
“I heard Group B will be led by the son of the CEO who was here this morning, Joseph Fisher,” Josh said.
“Oh really?” Sarah’s voice went up an octave and a group of people chatting nearby looked over at us. “Oh really?” Sarah said again in a softer voice as she looked around with an apologetic expression on her face.
“Yup,” Josh said with a nod. “I don’t know anything about the guy though.”
“I do,” Sarah said and her face turned bright red.
“Why, what do you know about him?” My curiosity piqued.
Sarah quickly glanced at Josh and shifted uncomfortably. “Well, I had heard that he’s really attractive, and well … I Googled him,” Sarah said, her last few words barely audible.
“Oh man, you stalked our group leader?” Josh said with a laugh, “That’s hilarious.”
Sarah’s face turned redder. “I wasn’t stalking,” she said defensively. “I was just being … being,” Sarah’s voice trailed off, at a loss for words.
“She was just doing her homework,” I said in her defense, “Why wouldn’t you do a little research on your future boss if you could? I only wish I thought of that myself.”
Josh shrugged. Sarah looked over at me with a grateful smile.
“So what did you find out about him,” I asked.
“Oh, I found out a lot about him online. Even though he’s the son of the F&M’s CEO, it looks like he earned his position here. He went to Harvard for undergrad and then Stanford for business school. And he was in the top of his class at both,” she eagerly said.
“Wow, that’s impressive,” I said. Josh nodded in agreement.
“And, Emma, I saw some pictures of him, and—” she paused for dramatic effect, “—let’s just say, if he’s half as good looking in real life, I’m not sure I can concentrate on our projects with him as our group leader.”
I laughed, and looked over at Josh. “Well Josh, if what Sarah’s saying is true, you may have to take one for the team when Sarah and I lose focus,” I teased. Sarah stifled a giggle.
“Hey, how is that fair?” Josh protested.
“Who said anything about fair?” I shot back with a laugh.
“But what if I find him distracting too and can’t concentrate? What then?” Josh countered, trying to sound serious.
“Are you sure you want to go there?” I asked with amusement, “I got the impression you liked girls,” I teased. I quickly glanced at Sarah, who was blushing.
“Fine, you win,” Josh said with resignation, “I’ll come save
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