me?”
“Save it, Vivian. You don’t tell me who to love or who to marry. That’s not what I pay you for.”
Vivian stalked off in a fury. Seth looked at his entourage and decided it was time some boundaries were set.
“Everybody listen up, because I am only saying this once. Anybody who has a problem with my wife or how I live my life, I am happy to accept your letter of resignation right now. If I find anyone is responsible for spreading hurtful gossip about her, you will be terminated immediately.”
* * *
Morgan arrived at her appointment with Dana Schmidt early, eager to have no reason for the woman to reschedule. The Reading Rainbow Initiative had a far reaching hand in the community and would help tremendously to get the ball rolling again on the reading hour at the library. With funding getting cut left and right for city programs, Morgan prayed that the library would be spared and it had suffered several near misses in the past two years. But now, the reading hour for the toddlers and the book club for the young adult readers were on the chopping block.
She smiled, remembering the look on Seth’s face when she had emerged from the walk in closet in her power suit. Her best effort to look professional was met by a horny football player who wanted to play hide and seek before she left this morning. After promising to pick up where they left off, he had wished her luck and told her he loved her.
“Ms. Schmidt will see you now,” the receptionist said.
She escorted Morgan down a long corridor, the clicking of Morgan’s heels echoing through the sparsely decorated hall.
Dana waved them in when they reached the open door of her office. “Morgan, come in!”
“Thank you for meeting with me, Dana.”
“Thank you for being so committed. My goodness you’re not a teacher and you have this tenacious drive about the library’s programs.”
Morgan tried to hide a smile. “As a bookstore owner, I am still vested in education. Just like I am vested in this community.”
“Of course. I think it’s admirable that you want to keep programs going for our youth.”
Morgan handed her a proposal. “Not just our youth readers. Although, I do think it’s crucial to get them interested at a young age. My youngest attendee at the reading hour is two years old. But there are still a number of adults who do not know how to read because of things like learning disabilities that weren’t detected when they were younger and they’re too ashamed to admit it. And people who are new to this country that have difficulty learning English. There should be an outreach to people of all ages who want to read.”
“So what do you propose?” Dana flipped through the file.
“Keeping those programs funded at the library is a start. Then we could have other outreach organizations build a small platform within their community.”
“We need something to spark an interest. How would you feel about incorporating a celebrity to endorse this?”
“That would be great. It definitely wouldn’t hurt.”
“You’re married to Seth Blake aren’t you? Do you think he would consider being our celebrity endorser?”
Morgan shifted uncomfortably in her seat. “My husband and I don’t get involved in each other’s work lives.”
“But surely he would do it for you. The two of you being married must have been the best kept secret in this city. I met him a few years ago at a charity event, and he is off the charts gorgeous. He said hello and I got heart palpitations.”
Morgan’s fingers itched to grab the proposal out of Dana’s hand and cram it down her throat. She didn’t know what enraged her more, the fact that Dana talked about Seth like he was a piece of meat or that he would readily be the poster boy just because she was married to him. And Dana’s transition to girlfriend mode so swiftly while Morgan was trying to achieve something good was unprofessional.
“I’m afraid coming here was a mistake,
“Save it, Vivian. You don’t tell me who to love or who to marry. That’s not what I pay you for.”
Vivian stalked off in a fury. Seth looked at his entourage and decided it was time some boundaries were set.
“Everybody listen up, because I am only saying this once. Anybody who has a problem with my wife or how I live my life, I am happy to accept your letter of resignation right now. If I find anyone is responsible for spreading hurtful gossip about her, you will be terminated immediately.”
* * *
Morgan arrived at her appointment with Dana Schmidt early, eager to have no reason for the woman to reschedule. The Reading Rainbow Initiative had a far reaching hand in the community and would help tremendously to get the ball rolling again on the reading hour at the library. With funding getting cut left and right for city programs, Morgan prayed that the library would be spared and it had suffered several near misses in the past two years. But now, the reading hour for the toddlers and the book club for the young adult readers were on the chopping block.
She smiled, remembering the look on Seth’s face when she had emerged from the walk in closet in her power suit. Her best effort to look professional was met by a horny football player who wanted to play hide and seek before she left this morning. After promising to pick up where they left off, he had wished her luck and told her he loved her.
“Ms. Schmidt will see you now,” the receptionist said.
She escorted Morgan down a long corridor, the clicking of Morgan’s heels echoing through the sparsely decorated hall.
Dana waved them in when they reached the open door of her office. “Morgan, come in!”
“Thank you for meeting with me, Dana.”
“Thank you for being so committed. My goodness you’re not a teacher and you have this tenacious drive about the library’s programs.”
Morgan tried to hide a smile. “As a bookstore owner, I am still vested in education. Just like I am vested in this community.”
“Of course. I think it’s admirable that you want to keep programs going for our youth.”
Morgan handed her a proposal. “Not just our youth readers. Although, I do think it’s crucial to get them interested at a young age. My youngest attendee at the reading hour is two years old. But there are still a number of adults who do not know how to read because of things like learning disabilities that weren’t detected when they were younger and they’re too ashamed to admit it. And people who are new to this country that have difficulty learning English. There should be an outreach to people of all ages who want to read.”
“So what do you propose?” Dana flipped through the file.
“Keeping those programs funded at the library is a start. Then we could have other outreach organizations build a small platform within their community.”
“We need something to spark an interest. How would you feel about incorporating a celebrity to endorse this?”
“That would be great. It definitely wouldn’t hurt.”
“You’re married to Seth Blake aren’t you? Do you think he would consider being our celebrity endorser?”
Morgan shifted uncomfortably in her seat. “My husband and I don’t get involved in each other’s work lives.”
“But surely he would do it for you. The two of you being married must have been the best kept secret in this city. I met him a few years ago at a charity event, and he is off the charts gorgeous. He said hello and I got heart palpitations.”
Morgan’s fingers itched to grab the proposal out of Dana’s hand and cram it down her throat. She didn’t know what enraged her more, the fact that Dana talked about Seth like he was a piece of meat or that he would readily be the poster boy just because she was married to him. And Dana’s transition to girlfriend mode so swiftly while Morgan was trying to achieve something good was unprofessional.
“I’m afraid coming here was a mistake,
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