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right?”
“Yeah, man. I’m already on the job hunt. Hoping to land something here in San Francisco.”
“That’s good. And how’s that going for you?”
Rob looked down at this drink. “Not too great. But I’ve got a few interviews lined up over the next month. I’m hoping to find something by the time school lets out. Definitely before I graduate.”
“And what your what was your major again?”
“Business. With a minor in operations research.”
“Yeah? That’s an interesting combination. I think one of my staff has an operations research degree.”
“That’s cool. I always thought I’d end up in management or some consulting firm somewhere.”
“Makes sense. You know, we may be hiring.”
“Really? I never thought to ask you. What kind of work do you do?”
“You don’t know?”
“No. Well you told us you were a doctor.”
“I was. I work with my father now.”
“Doing what?”
Andrew shook his head. Clearly Abby didn’t say much to the others. “He owns Carrington’s. I thought Abby would have mentioned it…”
“We don’t talk about things like that. I barely see her, and we go to different colleges. So, you mean that big retail chain?”
“Yes.”
“Wow.”
“I can check with HR in New York, if you’re curious about what openings we have out here…And I may actually have something coming up. It’s a pilot project my team is working on. How much did your program cover branding strategy?”
“I did two advance marketing courses that covered branding last semester. They seemed cool.”
“Just cool?”
“Well, I’m trying to be mellow here, Andrew. This is as close as I’ve gotten to a real job lead.” He motioned with his hands and smiled. “Inside, I’m doing cartwheels.”
Andrew couldn’t help but laugh. “Email me your resume. I’ll see what I can do.”
Rob turned to him. “You do that for me?”
“Sure. Why not? I’ve seen you work. If you’re as hard-working in a job as you were around the cottage, you’ll do fine.”
“Wow. Thanks Andrew. That’s great to hear. I…I really appreciate that.”
“No problem.” Andrew finished his drink. “Was there something else?”
“I really just came to give you the gift basket. And to stay in touch, you know? You seemed cool at the cottage. That’s pretty much it. Well, maybe there is something else.”
“What’s that?”
Rob swallowed a big gulp of his drink and turned to Andrew. “I’m not great at this dating thing. Ruth and I started going out.”
Andrew held up his hand. “Hold on, Rob. I don’t think I’d be a good person to give you advice on this.”
“How do you mean? You and Abby seem to be doing well.”
Andrew gazed down at the ice in his drink. “Not really. But I don’t want to get into it.”
“Why? Haven’t you seen her? I thought you two were doing really well.”
The question killed Andrew. He took a breath, swallowing back his nerves. He turned to Rob, cementing a serious gaze on him. “Things aren’t always as simple as that.”
Rob agreed with a nod, and swirled around the last of his drink. “Well, I should probably get out of your hair. You’re working tomorrow, right?”
“Yes. First thing in the morning. And I should probably be going now.” He stood up and shook Rob’s hand again. “Thanks for the gift. And for coming by.”
“Talk to you later, Andrew.”
He waited for Rob to leave and headed back upstairs. It didn’t sound like Rob had spoken to Abby for a while. Slowly but surely, Abby entered his thoughts again. He hoped she was going to be alright. He went to bed thinking about her and woke up the next morning with her still on his mind.
***
Andrew went to campus early and delivered his final lecture without a hitch. When the session was over, he packed up and left. The limousine would be waiting. He walked briskly through the hallway, headed toward the parking lot. He was close to the exit when he felt a hand on his shoulder. His
“Yeah, man. I’m already on the job hunt. Hoping to land something here in San Francisco.”
“That’s good. And how’s that going for you?”
Rob looked down at this drink. “Not too great. But I’ve got a few interviews lined up over the next month. I’m hoping to find something by the time school lets out. Definitely before I graduate.”
“And what your what was your major again?”
“Business. With a minor in operations research.”
“Yeah? That’s an interesting combination. I think one of my staff has an operations research degree.”
“That’s cool. I always thought I’d end up in management or some consulting firm somewhere.”
“Makes sense. You know, we may be hiring.”
“Really? I never thought to ask you. What kind of work do you do?”
“You don’t know?”
“No. Well you told us you were a doctor.”
“I was. I work with my father now.”
“Doing what?”
Andrew shook his head. Clearly Abby didn’t say much to the others. “He owns Carrington’s. I thought Abby would have mentioned it…”
“We don’t talk about things like that. I barely see her, and we go to different colleges. So, you mean that big retail chain?”
“Yes.”
“Wow.”
“I can check with HR in New York, if you’re curious about what openings we have out here…And I may actually have something coming up. It’s a pilot project my team is working on. How much did your program cover branding strategy?”
“I did two advance marketing courses that covered branding last semester. They seemed cool.”
“Just cool?”
“Well, I’m trying to be mellow here, Andrew. This is as close as I’ve gotten to a real job lead.” He motioned with his hands and smiled. “Inside, I’m doing cartwheels.”
Andrew couldn’t help but laugh. “Email me your resume. I’ll see what I can do.”
Rob turned to him. “You do that for me?”
“Sure. Why not? I’ve seen you work. If you’re as hard-working in a job as you were around the cottage, you’ll do fine.”
“Wow. Thanks Andrew. That’s great to hear. I…I really appreciate that.”
“No problem.” Andrew finished his drink. “Was there something else?”
“I really just came to give you the gift basket. And to stay in touch, you know? You seemed cool at the cottage. That’s pretty much it. Well, maybe there is something else.”
“What’s that?”
Rob swallowed a big gulp of his drink and turned to Andrew. “I’m not great at this dating thing. Ruth and I started going out.”
Andrew held up his hand. “Hold on, Rob. I don’t think I’d be a good person to give you advice on this.”
“How do you mean? You and Abby seem to be doing well.”
Andrew gazed down at the ice in his drink. “Not really. But I don’t want to get into it.”
“Why? Haven’t you seen her? I thought you two were doing really well.”
The question killed Andrew. He took a breath, swallowing back his nerves. He turned to Rob, cementing a serious gaze on him. “Things aren’t always as simple as that.”
Rob agreed with a nod, and swirled around the last of his drink. “Well, I should probably get out of your hair. You’re working tomorrow, right?”
“Yes. First thing in the morning. And I should probably be going now.” He stood up and shook Rob’s hand again. “Thanks for the gift. And for coming by.”
“Talk to you later, Andrew.”
He waited for Rob to leave and headed back upstairs. It didn’t sound like Rob had spoken to Abby for a while. Slowly but surely, Abby entered his thoughts again. He hoped she was going to be alright. He went to bed thinking about her and woke up the next morning with her still on his mind.
***
Andrew went to campus early and delivered his final lecture without a hitch. When the session was over, he packed up and left. The limousine would be waiting. He walked briskly through the hallway, headed toward the parking lot. He was close to the exit when he felt a hand on his shoulder. His
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