happens with men and their secretaries. Once we’re working closely together every day, pulling late nighters and working over lunch, we’ll fall in love. That’s how these things work.
Theresa m ight not have been in love before but she was no idiot. She knew how these things worked. She had to align herself with Andrew and things would fall into place. She hoped things would move faster now that she was in his division. She had worked for six months in legal, hoping Andrew would notice her. The few times they’d interacted, he smiled at her and she just knew he felt that connection between them, too. But then he would go back to his division and she would be out of sight again. Out of sight, out of mind.
Well Theresa was damn tired of being out of his sight. She was going to make sure he couldn’t forget about her now. Their connection was too strong.
“This afternoon, Patty is going to show you how to use the data entry systems we use. Just let her know when you’re back from lunch and she’ll get you started on the training,” Katelyn said.
God … Babble much, lady?
“Sounds great, Katelyn,” Theresa said through her fake smile.
“Hey, Katelyn. Hi, Theresa.” Andrew offered Theresa his hand. “I think we’ve met before. Welcome to the team.”
There’s that zing. He feels the connection, too. I can see it in his eyes. It’s cute the way he’s so professional in front of everyone. He’s trying to pay as much attention to Katelyn as he does to me, but I can see the difference.
“You getting Theresa all settled in?” Andrew asked Katelyn.
“You bet. I’m about to send her to lunch and then she’ll be working with Patty for a few days. We probably won’t be able to show her everything before the quarterly finance meeting but we’ll get her started,” Katelyn said.
Theresa turned and beamed at Andrew. “Quarterly meeting? I can help with that,” she said to Andrew. Perfect opening for me.
“Oh, don’t worry. We’re all set for that. Debbie always has everything all set a week in advance and then we just plug in any changes at the last minute.” Andrew turned his smile to Katelyn. “These guys run like a well-oiled machine. You can watch things this time. By the time the next quarterly comes around, you’ll be able to pitch in.”
I’m not waiting that long! There was no way she’d wait three months to show Andrew what she could do for him.
“Sure, sounds good. I’ll just watch this time.” Theresa repeated back his instructions to keep up appearances while she began to run through scenarios. He probably didn’t know how to get her closer to him without it looking odd to everyone else. If he just pulled her right onto his team, issues of seniority would arise. They needed to be more subtle than that. She’d take care of it for him, though. She’d come up with some way to get herself in that meeting, to get them working more closely together.
“Great. I’m meeting Chad for lunch. Katelyn, do you have everything you need for the conference call with Parker Industries?” Andrew asked as he stepped toward the door.
When Katelyn nodded, he gave a final wave and left the office.
Soon, Andrew. I’ll figure out a way for us to be together soon.
Chapter Thirteen
Andrew parked in front of Jill’s house and rang the bell. He opened the door and walked in when she called out to come in.
Jill stood in the living room off the front hallway, bent over a tripod and camera that was aimed at the fireplace. The room was lit with several large, professional, photography lights complemented by large white umbrellas that seemed to angle the light toward the fireplace. Andrew supposed he should have been looking at the large photograph over the fireplace but all he could do was focus on Jill.
She was immersed in her work. Jill focused only on the camera and whatever magic she saw through the lens. The lights in the room were soft and they bounced off her blond hair and framed her
Theresa m ight not have been in love before but she was no idiot. She knew how these things worked. She had to align herself with Andrew and things would fall into place. She hoped things would move faster now that she was in his division. She had worked for six months in legal, hoping Andrew would notice her. The few times they’d interacted, he smiled at her and she just knew he felt that connection between them, too. But then he would go back to his division and she would be out of sight again. Out of sight, out of mind.
Well Theresa was damn tired of being out of his sight. She was going to make sure he couldn’t forget about her now. Their connection was too strong.
“This afternoon, Patty is going to show you how to use the data entry systems we use. Just let her know when you’re back from lunch and she’ll get you started on the training,” Katelyn said.
God … Babble much, lady?
“Sounds great, Katelyn,” Theresa said through her fake smile.
“Hey, Katelyn. Hi, Theresa.” Andrew offered Theresa his hand. “I think we’ve met before. Welcome to the team.”
There’s that zing. He feels the connection, too. I can see it in his eyes. It’s cute the way he’s so professional in front of everyone. He’s trying to pay as much attention to Katelyn as he does to me, but I can see the difference.
“You getting Theresa all settled in?” Andrew asked Katelyn.
“You bet. I’m about to send her to lunch and then she’ll be working with Patty for a few days. We probably won’t be able to show her everything before the quarterly finance meeting but we’ll get her started,” Katelyn said.
Theresa turned and beamed at Andrew. “Quarterly meeting? I can help with that,” she said to Andrew. Perfect opening for me.
“Oh, don’t worry. We’re all set for that. Debbie always has everything all set a week in advance and then we just plug in any changes at the last minute.” Andrew turned his smile to Katelyn. “These guys run like a well-oiled machine. You can watch things this time. By the time the next quarterly comes around, you’ll be able to pitch in.”
I’m not waiting that long! There was no way she’d wait three months to show Andrew what she could do for him.
“Sure, sounds good. I’ll just watch this time.” Theresa repeated back his instructions to keep up appearances while she began to run through scenarios. He probably didn’t know how to get her closer to him without it looking odd to everyone else. If he just pulled her right onto his team, issues of seniority would arise. They needed to be more subtle than that. She’d take care of it for him, though. She’d come up with some way to get herself in that meeting, to get them working more closely together.
“Great. I’m meeting Chad for lunch. Katelyn, do you have everything you need for the conference call with Parker Industries?” Andrew asked as he stepped toward the door.
When Katelyn nodded, he gave a final wave and left the office.
Soon, Andrew. I’ll figure out a way for us to be together soon.
Chapter Thirteen
Andrew parked in front of Jill’s house and rang the bell. He opened the door and walked in when she called out to come in.
Jill stood in the living room off the front hallway, bent over a tripod and camera that was aimed at the fireplace. The room was lit with several large, professional, photography lights complemented by large white umbrellas that seemed to angle the light toward the fireplace. Andrew supposed he should have been looking at the large photograph over the fireplace but all he could do was focus on Jill.
She was immersed in her work. Jill focused only on the camera and whatever magic she saw through the lens. The lights in the room were soft and they bounced off her blond hair and framed her
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