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Mr. Flander 's number , pressed in the extension and took several deep breaths as she waited for him to come on the line.
Within minutes, she was scheduled for the interview. Excited butterflies filled her stomach as she rushed into the bathroom to shower and dress. It was going to be her day — she could feel it. She hadn’t settled by selling her body. There had to be some kind of reward for that.
She left the apartment thirty minutes after taking the call and climbed into her car , taking a moment to breathe deeply because her hands were shaking so badly.
“Calm down. You don’t want to blow this interview. You are smart, confident and made for this job. It was meant to be,” she told herself as she started the engine and pulled from the small complex.
Arriving in downtown San Francisco, Ari found parking with astonishing ease and made her way to the modest five-story building. Sunstream Electronics provided home and business security for much of California and all across the States. It was a successful company offering great benefits and job security.
The position was for an assistant, really just a glorified secretary, but she didn’t care. She wasn’t above taking dictation and typing letters all day long. It was a good place to work. When the elevator announced her arrival, she gave herself a few final words of encouragement: Chin up, shoulders back, stomach in. With that, she plastered a smile on her face and walked confidently into the room.
Chapter Seven
With a bounce in her step that had been missing for months, Ari practically waltzed down the hallway at the hospital. She was now officially employed as a personal assistant to the vice president of Sunstream Electronics. She was getting a great salary, allowing her the financial freedom to pay her mother’s medical bills. She could feel her life turning around. She might even manage to make it back to school and finish her degree.
A smile parted her lips as she turned a corner and hit a solid body with enough force that she bounced off and went flying to the floor, landing hard on her butt. The fall sent a sharp pain up her spine and her glasses went flying. Before she got her bearings, she leaned over and felt them smash beneath her hands.
She cringed as she lifted them, to see if they were fixable. They weren’t. It wasn’t that she needed them; they were only a piece of her armor to hide behind, but she was so used to the things that she felt naked without them.
“I’m so sorry,” she gasped as she attempted to stand, struggling because the pain in her back rendered it a difficult maneuver.
“Are you OK?”
Ari’s body froze as her eyes traveled up the exquisitely encased legs of none other than Rafe Palazzo. What was he doing at her mother’s hospital? Had he followed her there? When she encountered his eyes, his concerned expression made her forget all about her bruised tailbone.
“What are you doing here?” she gasped.
“I could ask you the same,” he answered as he bent down and ran his hands over her legs. “Can you stand?”
Not if you keep running your hands across me, she nearly said before stopping herself. “I’m fine.”
“Are you sure? You fell pretty hard. I t would be wise to get an X-ray,” Rafe asserted, causing her temper to override the shock of seeing him.
“I said that I’m fine. Just back off so I can have some room to stand,” she practically snarled. His lips quirked as he stood and held out a hand. She thought about ignoring it, but her tailbone was really smarting, so with reluctance she placed her hand in his and let him lift her.
“Mr. Palazzo, is everything all right, sir ?” a man in a suit asked as he came skidding up to the two of them.
Ari wanted to turn to the little weasel and say, Gee thanks, I’m just fine, but managed to hold her tongue. Rafe wasn’t the one who’d hit a solid wall of chest and plummeted to the floor. It was nice to see the staff so concerned about her! She
Within minutes, she was scheduled for the interview. Excited butterflies filled her stomach as she rushed into the bathroom to shower and dress. It was going to be her day — she could feel it. She hadn’t settled by selling her body. There had to be some kind of reward for that.
She left the apartment thirty minutes after taking the call and climbed into her car , taking a moment to breathe deeply because her hands were shaking so badly.
“Calm down. You don’t want to blow this interview. You are smart, confident and made for this job. It was meant to be,” she told herself as she started the engine and pulled from the small complex.
Arriving in downtown San Francisco, Ari found parking with astonishing ease and made her way to the modest five-story building. Sunstream Electronics provided home and business security for much of California and all across the States. It was a successful company offering great benefits and job security.
The position was for an assistant, really just a glorified secretary, but she didn’t care. She wasn’t above taking dictation and typing letters all day long. It was a good place to work. When the elevator announced her arrival, she gave herself a few final words of encouragement: Chin up, shoulders back, stomach in. With that, she plastered a smile on her face and walked confidently into the room.
Chapter Seven
With a bounce in her step that had been missing for months, Ari practically waltzed down the hallway at the hospital. She was now officially employed as a personal assistant to the vice president of Sunstream Electronics. She was getting a great salary, allowing her the financial freedom to pay her mother’s medical bills. She could feel her life turning around. She might even manage to make it back to school and finish her degree.
A smile parted her lips as she turned a corner and hit a solid body with enough force that she bounced off and went flying to the floor, landing hard on her butt. The fall sent a sharp pain up her spine and her glasses went flying. Before she got her bearings, she leaned over and felt them smash beneath her hands.
She cringed as she lifted them, to see if they were fixable. They weren’t. It wasn’t that she needed them; they were only a piece of her armor to hide behind, but she was so used to the things that she felt naked without them.
“I’m so sorry,” she gasped as she attempted to stand, struggling because the pain in her back rendered it a difficult maneuver.
“Are you OK?”
Ari’s body froze as her eyes traveled up the exquisitely encased legs of none other than Rafe Palazzo. What was he doing at her mother’s hospital? Had he followed her there? When she encountered his eyes, his concerned expression made her forget all about her bruised tailbone.
“What are you doing here?” she gasped.
“I could ask you the same,” he answered as he bent down and ran his hands over her legs. “Can you stand?”
Not if you keep running your hands across me, she nearly said before stopping herself. “I’m fine.”
“Are you sure? You fell pretty hard. I t would be wise to get an X-ray,” Rafe asserted, causing her temper to override the shock of seeing him.
“I said that I’m fine. Just back off so I can have some room to stand,” she practically snarled. His lips quirked as he stood and held out a hand. She thought about ignoring it, but her tailbone was really smarting, so with reluctance she placed her hand in his and let him lift her.
“Mr. Palazzo, is everything all right, sir ?” a man in a suit asked as he came skidding up to the two of them.
Ari wanted to turn to the little weasel and say, Gee thanks, I’m just fine, but managed to hold her tongue. Rafe wasn’t the one who’d hit a solid wall of chest and plummeted to the floor. It was nice to see the staff so concerned about her! She
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