A Novel Holiday by L.L. Diamond & C.S. Bowes (editor)

Author:L.L. Diamond & C.S. Bowes (editor) [Diamond, L.L. & Bowes, C.S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Pride and Prejudice & Related Fandoms, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
ISBN: 9781960057129
Goodreads: 221983179
Published: 2024-12-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

One week after Thanksgiving

“Lizzy?”

I blinked.

“Lizzy?” It was said louder this time, making me startle.

“Sorry?”

“Where were you?” asked Gracie, who was laughing. “I started discussing my ideas for a Christmas promo, and you completely zoned out.”

I shook my head. “I’m sorry. I’m interested. I am, but you do know that I trust you, don’t you?”

The younger woman sat up a bit straighter. “You do?”

With a laugh, I sat up at my desk. Gracie had come to the house to update me on what she was working on. She liked to do it, even though I’d never told her she had to. “You’ve run a bunch of campaigns and made posts to update our customers and bring them into the store for three years now. I believe you started your sophomore year at NYU. Richard Fitzwilliam, the head of marketing at Pemberley Books would steal you out from under me if I was willing to tell him how to get in touch, which I’m not. He raved on Thanksgiving about your ideas.”

“He did?” Gracie’s cheeks turned pink.

I pointed at her. “Don’t get any ideas!”

She held up her hands, palms out. “Hey, I’m not interested in Pemberley Books. This has been a family to me since I came to the city. I love it here. Nothing they could offer would induce me to leave.”

“I’m glad to hear that,” I said. “Now, about that office. Come with me.” I waved her to follow me to the elevator. We took it down a floor where I led her off and through a locked door to the left. “When we built the offices on this floor, we didn’t use the entire space. I’ve been trying to figure out where to put you when I was told this by my uncle’s former assistant, Mr. Stone. Turns out we have the skeletons of the remaining apartments on this floor that we’d never renovated.

“The door was installed to keep people from entering.” The hallway wasn’t long but creepy since it needed work and the window at the end gave an eerie glow to the worn wooden floor.

“I asked that they finish the corridor. The remaining apartments will be gutted, and more offices and a new larger conference room will be put in. Our management team has never been big, but with the addition of the online store last year, we’ve filled the existing offices we already had. We’ll also have a few changes on the other side to maximize our space.”

When I opened the door on the first apartment to the right, I let Gracie walk in ahead of me. “I’ve given instructions that this entire apartment be renovated with a large gathering space in the living room here for you to meet with management or anyone we might hire to join your team. The fireplaces will be inspected and repaired if needed, the bathroom will be updated. I thought it might be helpful since you sometimes change to film different content. The kitchen will be taken out, but you’ll have a cabinet installed for a coffee station and a mini-fridge.

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