Read Online My Tomorrow by Megan Nugen Isbell - Free Book Online

been hired.  Congratulations.  Welcome to Taylor and Saben.  I’ll let Leslie know you’re here.”
    “Thanks.”  I smiled and sat down in the same gray chair as yesterday.  A few minutes later, Leslie appeared.  Today her curly brown hair was pulled back and she was wearing a gray suit with a pink blouse.  I wasn’t sure why, but she intimidated me more today than yesterday.
    “Good morning.  Please come back,” Leslie said and I stood and followed her into the maze of the office. “How are you today?” Leslie asked as we walked past the conference room we’d met in the day before. 
    “I’m great.  I’m very excited to be here.”
    “We’re glad to have you,” Leslie answered, but I didn’t think her feelings matched her words.  “James, he’s head of HR, is on a conference call right now, so I’ll show you to your desk.  You can meet with him once he’s done.”
    “Sounds good,” I replied as we kept walking past my engrossed co-workers. They all looked focused and I wondered if it was always this serious.
    “Here we are,” Leslie said, stopping at a small oak desk.  There were two other desks near mine and their occupants looked up when they heard Leslie’s voice. “This is Natalie Vasser.  She’ll be filling the temporary position as one of Mr. Saben’s assistants.  Natalie, this is Court Mayhew and Anna Beth Yang.  They can fill you in on daily routines and responsibilities and I’ll let you know when James is available.”
    “Thanks, Leslie,” I said and Leslie smiled before turning and heading back to her office.
    I just stood there feeling like a sideshow circus freak as Court and Anna Beth stared at me.  I hadn’t expected Leslie to just drop me off.  I expected some more guidance, some kind of orientation, but she’d just left and now I didn’t know what to do.  I thought for a second and then decided I’d start by placing my purse on the desk I assumed was mine.
    “So, you’re our new team member?” Court said, standing up and walking over to me.  He was tall and skinny, with perfectly manicured blonde hair and bright blue eyes. He had a baby face with deep dimples when he smiled.  His gray slacks were pressed perfectly and his black shirt and silver tie coordinated exactly. 
    “I am.  Good to meet you,” I said, trying to sound more confident than I felt.
    “Likewise,” Court said, holding out his hand to me.  I shook it and I knew I was going to like Court.  “Like Leslie said, that’s Anna Beth.”  Anna Beth had pencil straight black hair that hung to her shoulders and dark almond shaped eyes. 
    “I’ll bet you didn’t expect an Asian girl named Anna Beth,” she looked up with a half-smile from her desk.  “My parents moved here from China before I was born and wanted me to have an American name.  You can’t get more American than Anna Beth, although I feel like I should be wearing a prairie dress and milking cows all day.”  We all started laughing and I thought I’d probably like Anna Beth too.
    “Yes, Anna Beth and I both have name issues,” Court piped in.
    “What’s your name issue?” I asked. “I mean, Court is a little unusual, but what’s wrong with it?”
    “It’s short for Courtney,” he grinned. “It’s an old family name.  They might as well have named me Lisa,” he laughed. “And they wonder why I turned out the way I did.”
    “What do you mean?” I asked, confused.
    “He’s gay,” Anna Beth chimed in.
    “Oh, that’s cool,” I said, again not knowing what kind of a reaction he expected.  I didn’t care about his sexual orientation.
    “It figures,” Anna Beth continued. “The cute ones always are.”
    “She wants me.  She has since she first started working here.”
    “One more thing you should know about Court is that he’s crazy,” Anna Beth said, rolling her eyes and I just laughed.
    “Stop denying it.”
    “In your dreams, Court.”
    “In your dreams,” he teased and then