All Dressed Up (Purely Pleasure Book 2) by Skylar Hill

Author:Skylar Hill [Hill, Skylar]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2017-08-21T04:00:00+00:00

Nat

They parted ways after shopping, each with their own garment bags stuffed full of designer duds. Nat took Petra up on her offer and stopped by the Enchanted Forest, the salon she owned. The salon was a lot like Petra—loud and over the top and colorful. It was designed to look like, well, an enchanted forest, complete with a fountain, a grotto and whimsical pan-flute music. The stylist had patiently tamed her curls into some semblance of order, coaxing them into gentle, loose waves that fell dramatically down her back.

By the time she got back to her apartment, with her hair already done, it was time to get dressed up. As she put the finishing touches on her makeup, her phone began to ring. She glanced down and saw it was her best friend, Maddy, who still lived back in Portland.

“Hi!” she said excitedly, answering it.

“Hey sweetie,” Maddy said. “I hadn’t heard from you in a few weeks and I thought I’d give you a call and see how things are. Still helping the women of the world get theirs?”

“You know it,” Nat said with a laugh. “How’s your work?”

“Fine. Kind of boring. What are you up to?”

“I am, if you believe it, getting ready for a ball,” Nat said with dry humor as she slicked an opalescent gloss over her lips.

“A ball?” Maddy asked. “You didn’t turn into Cinderella when I wasn’t looking, did you?”

“I kind of feel that way,” Nat confessed. “I got a job offer.”

“From who?”

“Petra Harrison, I’ve told you about her, haven’t I”

“The cosmetics mogul?”

“The very one,” Nat said. “She wants me as VP on a track to take over as CEO.”

“Oh my god! Nat! That’s huge!” Maddy shrieked.

“I know! I couldn’t believe it.”

“But do you want to leave Purely Pleasure?” Maddy asked. “I know how much you love it. And your boss—he seems like a good guy.”

“Carter’s great,” Nat said. “And I love my job. But Maddy, our VP stepped down a month ago and I dunno…maybe it was egotistical to think that I’d be Carter’s natural choice for the spot…”

“It’s not egotistical to think that!” Maddy interrupted. “You are amazing. And you would make an amazing VP and CEO. Don’t let that imposter syndrome thinking get you down. You deserve VP. If Carter can’t see that…”

“Well, that’s the thing, I don’t even know!” Nat said. “He’s been distracted by life stuff and I hate to bug him, but now with this offer from Petra…I feel like I need to make a decision. But I can’t, not without knowing if Carter would be willing for me to take a larger role in the company.”

“He’d be stupid not to do everything he could to keep you,” Maddy said. “He’s a reasonable guy, right? Every time you talk to me about him, you’re singing his praises. So go to him. Be honest. Tell him you have this exciting offer. See if he matches it with an equally exciting offer.”

Maddy was right. She needed to talk to Carter. It was just such a bad time.

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