Read Online Finding Her Way by Riley Jefferson - Free Book Online

 
    Leaning her back against the door, she sighed in relief. She had made it to the safety of her office. She rushed to her desk. The laptop only took seconds to load, quickly clicking the mouse to get into e-mail. Scanning the inbox, she didn’t see anything from Devin. Should she e-mail her or call? Jerrica decided that e-mail would be safer. Opening a blank form, she began composing a letter when her intercom buzzed.
    “Ms. Kerrison, there’s a courier here with a package for you,” Jaime’s voice whispered from the speaker.
    “Could you please sign for it and bring it in?”
    “I’m sorry, I can’t. The package has to be signed for by you only.”
    “Send him in,” Jerrica said with frustration, completely losing her train of thought.
    A scrawny young man entered the office with a large box in his hands. He placed the box on the desk.
    “That’s fine right there.”
    “Please sign here.”
    She signed the clipboard and handed it back. “Who sent this package?”
    The deliveryman stopped just as he put his hand on the doorknob, “I’m not sure, Miss. A door attendant gave it to me and gave me instructions to deliver it directly to you. I was paid a lot of money to make sure you received it early this morning.”
    She thanked him as he exited her office. She grabbed the letter opener off her desk, slicing open the tape on the top of the box. Inside, wrapped in pretty tissue paper, was her briefcase with a letter sitting on top. Jerrica grabbed the letter and slid it under her computer. Pulling the case from the box, she moved the carton to the floor beside her desk. Jerrica touched the soft leather on the top of the case. Clicking the latches on the side, she opened it. With considerable shock, Jerrica reached in and picked up the new smart phone that was sitting on top of her files. She flipped it around in her hand to get a detailed look at it. She carefully placed the phone on her desk, then drew her attention to the contents of her briefcase. Satisfied that everything was still there, she placed the case on the floor. Bringing her attention back to the phone, she moved it to the middle of her desk.
    “I have to send this back,” she mumbled.
    When in the hell did she have time, between last night and this morning to get this phone?
    “Wait…where’s my other cell phone,” she questioned aloud.
    Not finding her other cell phone under the files, she grew annoyed. Damn you, Devin, what kind of game are you playing now. Jerrica picked up the new phone, placing it in the top drawer of the desk. At that moment she was not curious enough to turn it on. Not wanting to deal with this current mess, she decided to focus her attention on work.
    In her non-caring style, Lauren knocked while entering the office. Leaving the door open behind her, Lauren moved quickly to the front of Jerrica’s desk. “So, what was in the box?” Lauren inquired leaning on the desk.
    “I don’t really want to talk about it right now.”
    Lauren obviously could see the frustration in her eyes, so she instantly called off the drill of multiple questions.
    “Lauren, trust me. When I’m ready to talk about it, I’ll come to you first.”
    Lauren sensed it was time to leave. Showing an understanding smile, she left.
    Jerrica put her head in her hands in defeat.
    “Ms. Kerrison.” The quiet voice emanated from the speaker phone.
    “Yes, Jaime,” Jerrica sighed softly.
    “Mr. Bisset is out here and he would like to see you.”
    “Well, send him in.”
    “Umm…he would like you to come out here. He has guests.”
    “I’ll be right out, ” she said, cursing under her breath.
    This isn’t going to be my day, she thought.
    She lightly tapped her forehead on her desk in aggravation. Jerrica sighed heavily, then headed out of her office. Once out in the main floor she noticed John standing near Jaime’s desk.
    He turned to see Jerrica approaching, instinctively holding out a hand to her. “Well, the board accepted my