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“We’ll see what we can do about this video. I’m not promising anything but…we’ll see.”
She smiled a wicked grin and drew another puff of her cigarette despite being politely told that it was a no smoking zone, she carried her own ashtray with her. That was satisfying enough. She would stop at nothing to get part of that inheritance.
13
“You got what?” Trina gaped at her friend, Sophie, across the table at Starbucks.
“I got fired.” The lump in Sophie’s throat almost closed off her airway as she uttered those painful words. She felt as if she would suffocate in her regret. Damn that Carlos! Why did they have to have a chemical attraction to each other? Why?
“But how? What happened?”
“Carlos happened. That’s what happened.” She held on tight to her coffee cup not feeling up to putting it to her lips. She didn’t think she could keep anything down right now.
Sophie explained everything to her best friend in the busy café amidst the noise of lunch time patrons. She’d been there all morning. She called her friend to meet her there on her friend’s lunch break so that she could talk and have company.
“Girl that is so messed up. I’m sorry to hear that. That old goat woman can’t get away with firing you like that.”
“Oh, yes she can. And she did. I violated their policies and I’m on probation. Right there in the clause it says either party can terminate the agreement within the probationary period without warning with one week’s pay.”
“Oh? What are you going to do now?”
“If I had enough money, I’d skip town. But I love my volunteer work at the centre,” she said in a low voice.
“Wow, what a coincidence that his sister is a new client there.”
“I love working with little Bria , but Carlos is just….not for me.”
“Whoa there, sister. This man is perfect for you. You yourself even said so. It’s not your fault he chose you over that heiress. You talk about him a lot and it seems as if you think about him nonstop. I’d say go for it.”
“Go for it? Are you crazy? I can’t do that!”
“And why not?”
“Because…”
“Listen, you already got fired for smooching with the guy may as well go all the way now. What have you got to lose?”
My heart to this guy I fell in love with and it scares the bejeezus out of me.
“Wait a minute. Does he even know what happened to you this morning?”
Sophie gave her friend a look that said it all.
“Okay, Sophie, first thing’s first, call him. Visit him and get this out in the open.”
“But it’s his fault I got fired. Sort of. I mean what am I going to say? You got me fired can you help me out now?” Though it hurt like hell to be fired from a job, the matchmaking agency was still a way to survive and fund her real dream. She hoped to gain her Master’s degree then open up her own school for children with special needs, particularly autism spectrum disorders.
“No, girlfriend. You’re going to admit everything you feel for him. You’re going to start over.”
“Start over? What’s that supposed to mean?”
Trina gave her a knowing grin as she narrowed her eyes. Trina had an idea. Her ideas made Sophie very, very nervous.
14
Sophie sat in the open reception area of Bradley Inc. flipping through a magazine. Her eyes glossing over the pages not taking anything in. She was just killing time or perhaps calming her nerves.
“Mr. Bradley will see you now, Ms. Wilson,” the young receptionist with beautiful braided hair down her back called out to her. Her smile was as wide as her desk. She was very pleasant and eased the tension. She was a new receptionist. Last week, Carlos had another woman at the desk. “His office is straight down the hall.”
“Thank you,” Sophie answered quietly as
“We’ll see what we can do about this video. I’m not promising anything but…we’ll see.”
She smiled a wicked grin and drew another puff of her cigarette despite being politely told that it was a no smoking zone, she carried her own ashtray with her. That was satisfying enough. She would stop at nothing to get part of that inheritance.
13
“You got what?” Trina gaped at her friend, Sophie, across the table at Starbucks.
“I got fired.” The lump in Sophie’s throat almost closed off her airway as she uttered those painful words. She felt as if she would suffocate in her regret. Damn that Carlos! Why did they have to have a chemical attraction to each other? Why?
“But how? What happened?”
“Carlos happened. That’s what happened.” She held on tight to her coffee cup not feeling up to putting it to her lips. She didn’t think she could keep anything down right now.
Sophie explained everything to her best friend in the busy café amidst the noise of lunch time patrons. She’d been there all morning. She called her friend to meet her there on her friend’s lunch break so that she could talk and have company.
“Girl that is so messed up. I’m sorry to hear that. That old goat woman can’t get away with firing you like that.”
“Oh, yes she can. And she did. I violated their policies and I’m on probation. Right there in the clause it says either party can terminate the agreement within the probationary period without warning with one week’s pay.”
“Oh? What are you going to do now?”
“If I had enough money, I’d skip town. But I love my volunteer work at the centre,” she said in a low voice.
“Wow, what a coincidence that his sister is a new client there.”
“I love working with little Bria , but Carlos is just….not for me.”
“Whoa there, sister. This man is perfect for you. You yourself even said so. It’s not your fault he chose you over that heiress. You talk about him a lot and it seems as if you think about him nonstop. I’d say go for it.”
“Go for it? Are you crazy? I can’t do that!”
“And why not?”
“Because…”
“Listen, you already got fired for smooching with the guy may as well go all the way now. What have you got to lose?”
My heart to this guy I fell in love with and it scares the bejeezus out of me.
“Wait a minute. Does he even know what happened to you this morning?”
Sophie gave her friend a look that said it all.
“Okay, Sophie, first thing’s first, call him. Visit him and get this out in the open.”
“But it’s his fault I got fired. Sort of. I mean what am I going to say? You got me fired can you help me out now?” Though it hurt like hell to be fired from a job, the matchmaking agency was still a way to survive and fund her real dream. She hoped to gain her Master’s degree then open up her own school for children with special needs, particularly autism spectrum disorders.
“No, girlfriend. You’re going to admit everything you feel for him. You’re going to start over.”
“Start over? What’s that supposed to mean?”
Trina gave her a knowing grin as she narrowed her eyes. Trina had an idea. Her ideas made Sophie very, very nervous.
14
Sophie sat in the open reception area of Bradley Inc. flipping through a magazine. Her eyes glossing over the pages not taking anything in. She was just killing time or perhaps calming her nerves.
“Mr. Bradley will see you now, Ms. Wilson,” the young receptionist with beautiful braided hair down her back called out to her. Her smile was as wide as her desk. She was very pleasant and eased the tension. She was a new receptionist. Last week, Carlos had another woman at the desk. “His office is straight down the hall.”
“Thank you,” Sophie answered quietly as
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