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anyone?”
“No.” She made a face. “I was seeing a guy, not serious, we just went out a few times, but it fizzled.”
“That’s too bad.”
“Eh. It’s okay. I’m busy. I work long hours some days, and I have great friends. I’ll introduce you to them…we’ll have a welcome to Chicago girls’ night.”
“That would be awesome. Anyway, I didn’t feel I could stay working at Kleinheinz after we broke up. It was awkward.”
“So what are you going to do here? Are you looking for a job?”
“Actually, I’m looking for clients.” Lovey met her friend’s eyes. “I’m trying to start my own business.”
“Really? Cool!”
It was Lovey’s turn to make a face. “Yeah. I’m not making much money yet. So it’s kind of scary. But it’s what I really want to do.”
“Marketing?”
“Yeah, sort of. It’s social media consulting. I was doing some of that for Kleinheinz and I really enjoyed it, but that wasn’t a full-time job for them. When I left, I offered them my consulting services and they agreed.”
“I guess you can do that kind of work from anywhere.”
“Yes, that’s right. Although one of my biggest prospective clients is here in Chicago. And I have a couple of other small companies that wanted to have a social media presence but didn’t have the resources to do it.”
“That’s great!”
Lovey nodded, a small swell of pleasure expanding inside her. “I hope I can make it work. I know I didn’t like the nine-to-five desk job, but the trade-off is less security, obviously. No steady paycheck every two weeks. I have some savings to keep me going for a while, but…well, living in Chicago is expensive.”
“You’re staying with your brother, right?”
“Yeah, thankfully. But he keeps saying I can’t stay there long.” She rolled her eyes. “I’m interfering with their wild bachelor lifestyle, apparently. However, he has agreed to let me move some of my things into his spare room, so he’s kind of accepted that I’m not moving into my own place next week.”
“Hmmm. If I hear of anyone looking for a roommate, I’ll let you know. Leigh and I have no room in our little apartment, unfortunately.”
“Ah, that’s okay, and thanks. A roommate would be a good idea. Unless I can convince Duncan to let me stay permanently.” She grinned. Living in that gorgeous condo would be nice, but even she had to admit that staying with her brother long-term was not going to work.
They chatted more through dinner and then walked to the arena in time to watch the pre-game skate.
“I’ve come to a couple of games here and watched from our suite,” Jillian said once they were in their seats right behind the Aces bench, with drinks in hand. “That’s pretty cool.”
“Oooh, a suite, yes.”
“Moens Breweries owns seventy percent of the team,” Jillian continued. “I have this idea for an ad campaign that would feature some of the players.”
“Hey, there’s Duncan.” Lovey pointed to her brother on the ice, then scanned the surface looking for Marc. She spotted him near the boards on the other side of the ice, no helmet, talking to another player. Guns N’ Roses blasted through the arena as fans began to fill the seats.
Jillian was interested in Lovey’s business. “What’s the name of your company?”
“Big Cheese Media.”
Jillian’s head whipped around and then she burst out laughing. “I love it!”
Lovey raised a shoulder, pleased by Jillian’s reaction. “Thanks. I made it myself.”
Jillian giggled. They chatted more about both their jobs and caught up on other news as the game got under way, then Lovey got wrapped up in the excitement. Jillian enjoyed hockey, but Lovey found herself explaining things to her, like why the Bruins got a delay of game penalty when one of their players shot the puck over the glass, and why Jared Rupp didn’t get to come out of the penalty box when the Bruins scored a minute and a half into a double minor for high
“No.” She made a face. “I was seeing a guy, not serious, we just went out a few times, but it fizzled.”
“That’s too bad.”
“Eh. It’s okay. I’m busy. I work long hours some days, and I have great friends. I’ll introduce you to them…we’ll have a welcome to Chicago girls’ night.”
“That would be awesome. Anyway, I didn’t feel I could stay working at Kleinheinz after we broke up. It was awkward.”
“So what are you going to do here? Are you looking for a job?”
“Actually, I’m looking for clients.” Lovey met her friend’s eyes. “I’m trying to start my own business.”
“Really? Cool!”
It was Lovey’s turn to make a face. “Yeah. I’m not making much money yet. So it’s kind of scary. But it’s what I really want to do.”
“Marketing?”
“Yeah, sort of. It’s social media consulting. I was doing some of that for Kleinheinz and I really enjoyed it, but that wasn’t a full-time job for them. When I left, I offered them my consulting services and they agreed.”
“I guess you can do that kind of work from anywhere.”
“Yes, that’s right. Although one of my biggest prospective clients is here in Chicago. And I have a couple of other small companies that wanted to have a social media presence but didn’t have the resources to do it.”
“That’s great!”
Lovey nodded, a small swell of pleasure expanding inside her. “I hope I can make it work. I know I didn’t like the nine-to-five desk job, but the trade-off is less security, obviously. No steady paycheck every two weeks. I have some savings to keep me going for a while, but…well, living in Chicago is expensive.”
“You’re staying with your brother, right?”
“Yeah, thankfully. But he keeps saying I can’t stay there long.” She rolled her eyes. “I’m interfering with their wild bachelor lifestyle, apparently. However, he has agreed to let me move some of my things into his spare room, so he’s kind of accepted that I’m not moving into my own place next week.”
“Hmmm. If I hear of anyone looking for a roommate, I’ll let you know. Leigh and I have no room in our little apartment, unfortunately.”
“Ah, that’s okay, and thanks. A roommate would be a good idea. Unless I can convince Duncan to let me stay permanently.” She grinned. Living in that gorgeous condo would be nice, but even she had to admit that staying with her brother long-term was not going to work.
They chatted more through dinner and then walked to the arena in time to watch the pre-game skate.
“I’ve come to a couple of games here and watched from our suite,” Jillian said once they were in their seats right behind the Aces bench, with drinks in hand. “That’s pretty cool.”
“Oooh, a suite, yes.”
“Moens Breweries owns seventy percent of the team,” Jillian continued. “I have this idea for an ad campaign that would feature some of the players.”
“Hey, there’s Duncan.” Lovey pointed to her brother on the ice, then scanned the surface looking for Marc. She spotted him near the boards on the other side of the ice, no helmet, talking to another player. Guns N’ Roses blasted through the arena as fans began to fill the seats.
Jillian was interested in Lovey’s business. “What’s the name of your company?”
“Big Cheese Media.”
Jillian’s head whipped around and then she burst out laughing. “I love it!”
Lovey raised a shoulder, pleased by Jillian’s reaction. “Thanks. I made it myself.”
Jillian giggled. They chatted more about both their jobs and caught up on other news as the game got under way, then Lovey got wrapped up in the excitement. Jillian enjoyed hockey, but Lovey found herself explaining things to her, like why the Bruins got a delay of game penalty when one of their players shot the puck over the glass, and why Jared Rupp didn’t get to come out of the penalty box when the Bruins scored a minute and a half into a double minor for high
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