A Spanish Engagement by Kathryn Ross

Author:Kathryn Ross
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2003-09-30T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

THE Monday morning meeting was always stressful—everyone sitting around the boardroom table vying for José’s attention, trying to outwit and outmanoeuvre each other by coming up with bigger and better ideas for promoting clients’ products.

Usually Carrie was in there, fighting her corner. She could think fast when under pressure, and she always did her research and her homework well. It was how she had won a lot of contracts each week. But this morning she really didn’t have the inclination to join in with the battle of wits. In fact as she sat at the table and listened to the raised voices and the constant backstabbing she found herself thinking how pathetic the whole war of words was.

Did it really matter that Mel’s idea for the soap powder company didn’t sound as zany as the idea Gustavo had come up with? It was hardly of earth-shattering importance. And who knew? Maybe the public would like Mel’s idea. Maybe the public were tired of zany ideas.

Carrie listened as José ruthlessly tore into Mel’s work, making her feel about two inches high. She could see Mel was getting increasingly upset but José didn’t seem to notice; he was preaching the policy of Images with all the vengeance of a zealous minister chastising a total sinner.

He was getting very worked up about nothing, Carrie thought angrily. What mattered was that Molly’s nanny, Silvia, had come back to work this morning and had handed in her notice.

‘I must leave in two weeks,’ she had said firmly when Carrie had asked her to stay to the end of the month. ‘My boyfriend is going back to Granada and he has asked me to go with him.’ Joy had radiated from the girl’s eyes. The contrast between her red-rimmed eyes and tearstained face last week and the way she had looked this morning had been remarkable.

Love had a lot to answer for, Carrie thought grimly. She hoped things worked out for Silvia, because that boyfriend of hers had been letting her down for months. He didn’t seem the reliable type at all.

But that was Silvia’s problem, and meanwhile she was left with the dilemma of having no child-cover in two weeks.

It was a shame as well, because Molly had really liked Silvia, had got used to her. It was another change in her small life that she didn’t need.

‘How are things going with the Santos contract?’ José asked her suddenly, his voice booming down the table, breaking into her thoughts.

‘It’s all under control, José,’ she said confidently. ‘Max Santos is signing the contract today.’

‘I thought you said he’d sign on Friday?’

‘It will be on my desk today,’ Carrie reiterated. ‘I’m organising a camera crew to get up to the vineyard this week because Max is keen to get things started straight away.’

José looked sceptical.

She hoped that Max would bring the contract in today. That he wouldn’t start to play games.

For a moment the memory of the way Max had kissed her last night flashed vividly into her mind.

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