05 Desperate Match by Lynne Silver

Author:Lynne Silver [Lynne Silver]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Coded for Love
Published: 2014-03-22T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Have you ever worked retail before?”

Jill had to shake her head. “But I’m a fast learner and a hard worker. I’m also very creative.”

“Mm hmm,” the Ikea manager made a noncommittal sound.

This was her first trip to the large furniture store located only a few miles from The Program campus. Emma had let her use her computer and walked her through the online application process. Amazingly enough, she’d heard back from the store within a few days and scheduled an interview. Today, she’d used three of her precious dollars to take the bus down the road to Ikea, and from there it was an easy one–block walk to the large blue and gold store.

Thea had loaned her an appropriate work outfit. She’d protested, but in the end acknowledged she couldn’t go to the interview in jeans and an old sweater, which was the extent of her wardrobe. She resolved to buy one fancier outfit with her first paycheck. If she got the job.

“We don’t have any openings for visual managers right now, but you never know what opens up, especially for hard workers.” The manager smiled at her for the first time, and she smiled back.

She held her breath and crossed her fingers, hoping and praying his next words were “you’re hired.”

“No, we don’t have room for another visual manager, but we do need a sales floor staff member in the lighting department.”

“I’ll take it,” she blurted and received a chuckle.

“I appreciate the enthusiasm. Are you available at nights and weekends? We expect employees to be able to close at least two or three nights a week.”

“Absolutely. This job will be my first priority.”

“Great. As soon as your background check comes through, we’ll get a start date on the calendar.”

“I can start tomorrow.”

Again he laughed. “And we could use you tomorrow, but we have to get the HR paperwork completed first.”

“Oh,” she said. “What kind of paperwork?”

“Simple forms, and of course we’ll need two forms of identification.” He reached into a drawer at his right. She was tickled to note it was the same desk on display in the store, only a little messier. A white paper form was slid across the desk to her. She stared at it blankly. Now was probably the time to tell him the last name she’d used on the job application was not her legal name.

“If you have a passport, that’s easiest, but driver’s license and birth certificate will work. You are legally allowed to work in the US?”

“Um, I guess so,” she said with a sinking feeling. This was the problem of not having ever had a real job. She had no idea how to fill all the boxes out, and she definitely did not have a passport. “Mr. Singh, I…I have to tell you something.”

Her new boss paused, his pen tapping, and looked at her.

“Blacker isn’t my real last name.”

“Is there a reason you’re using the wrong last name?” he asked, sounding a lot less friendly.

She bit her lip, not sure what to tell him.

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