A Reason to Love by Alexis Morgan

Author:Alexis Morgan [Morgan, Alexis]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, United States, Romance, Contemporary
Amazon: B00FX7UMPI
Publisher: Signet
Published: 2014-05-05T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Melanie made it to lunchtime without falling asleep at her desk, but it was a close call. She’d make it through the day if it killed her, and right now she was afraid it just might. On the other hand, she couldn’t bring herself to regret a single second of the time she’d spent with Spence: sitting on his porch and talking, her first ride on a motorcycle, and, well, the kiss that had come afterward. What an amazing night!

Too bad she didn’t have anyone to confide the details in right now. Talking to Callie was clearly out of the question, and she couldn’t involve Bridey without putting her in the awkward position of having to keep secrets from Callie.

A knock on her office door snapped her attention back to the present. “Come in.”

Mrs. Cuthbert stepped into the room, clenching a file folder in her hand, her expression grim. “I’m sorry, Ms. Wolfe, but there’s a problem with the paperwork we sent to the bank.”

Melanie frowned. “Did I make a mistake when I filled it all out? I double-checked all the figures before I gave it to you to fax back to them.”

“No, that’s not the problem. They say they never got the paperwork at all, and now we’ve missed the deadline.”

Being tired didn’t stop Melanie’s temper from flaring hot. “But we sent it over in plenty of time. Get me the confirmation from the fax, and I’ll call the loan officer myself.”

If anything, Mrs. Cuthbert looked even more upset. “I don’t have a confirmation.”

“Why not? If you didn’t get one, you should’ve just resent the whole package to the bank. Better that they get duplicate copies than none at all.”

The older woman was already shaking her head. “I couldn’t get the fax machine to work even though I tried. Since the mail carrier was due in a few minutes, I stuck the paperwork in an envelope and sent it to the bank that way. It should’ve gotten there the next day.”

Okay, they’d deal with the fax problem later. Right now Melanie needed to find some way to salvage the situation. “Did you asking for tracking on the envelope so that we can prove when the paperwork reached the bank?”

She knew the answer before the woman even opened her mouth, but she let her speak. “I’m sorry, but we’ve never had trouble with the mail before. There was no reason to spend the extra money for special handling.”

Melanie fought the urge to throw something. “It costs less than a dollar to include tracking, Mrs. Cuthbert. Considering the importance of getting that paperwork to the bank on time, I think we could’ve sprung for that much. If I’d been told there was a problem, I would have faxed the paperwork myself or even driven the damn things to the bank. At the very least, you sure as hell should’ve said something at the time.”

Mrs. Cuthbert gasped. “Melanie Wolfe, you should be ashamed of yourself! Your father never uttered one curse word in all the years I worked for him.

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