Billionaires and Baby Rattles

Author:Rose, Dahlia & Lockwood, Tressie [Rose, Dahlia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Amira Press
Published: 2013-10-18T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Three

Kenzie stood in front of the mirror in her bedroom and reexamined her dress. The material, decorated in fall leaves and muted shades of green, brown, blue, and white, appeared whimsical, but she’d paired it with a denim jacket, dark tights, and high-heeled lace-up boots. The braided tote bag would complete the outfit, giving her an appearance of casual elegance—not too dressy but not bumming it either.

Clothing, makeup, and hair done, she gave a critical eye to her earrings. She’d loved the small diamond studs, a gift to herself, but after Easton’s comment, they lost a bit of their appeal. Why did he have to say anything?

Sighing, she removed the earrings and opted for bronze leaf ones. Let him say something about those. She left the condo soon after and made her way over to State Street by way of the Red Line. The short trip didn’t take too long, and after speaking with the guard in the lobby, she took the elevator up to Easton’s floor. From the moment the bell dinged and the doors slid open, she knew she’d entered a whole different world—monetarily at least.

A receptionist occupied the desk at the entrance to the floor, and behind her a sign on the wall held the name Tremaine Financial in gold letters. If Kenzie had doubted Easton’s station, the company name did away with such reserves.

She squared her shoulders and stepped forward. “Hello, you must be Judy, right?”

The young woman glanced up and smiled with obvious pleasure. “Welcome to Tremaine Financial, and you’re…Kenzie? I recognize your voice from when you phoned.”

“In the flesh. My friend Easton is expecting me.” At her choice of words, the receptionist cast Kenzie a curious look. She had no idea why she’d describe the man as such, but it didn’t matter. No one needed to know their real relationship, that she’d just met him and was more like a consultant.

“Yes, he called down just a few minutes ago. If you’ll follow me, I’ll lead you to the waiting area. There’s coffee and tea and some pastries if you’d like them. Ordinarily, I would take you to his office, but they’ve had meetings all morning. It’s pretty hectic when Easton and Ethan come in.”

Judy rambled on, but Kenzie was busy glancing around, taking in the office. Workers scurried about on the way to who knew where, and others met over important-looking papers at their desks. A ticker sign ran along the top portion of one wall, displaying numbers she recognized as something to do with Wall Street. The noise level was minimal, and although she passed a water cooler, no one milled about it. All the employees dressed in business attire, most of the women in skirts. Kenzie cringed. She missed her shop with all its noise, calling out orders, and people laughing.

“Here we are,” Judy announced. “I’ll let Mr. Tremaine know you’re here.”

“Thanks, Judy. Greatly appreciate it.” Kenzie grabbed a seat, forgoing the refreshments offered.

With nothing better to do, she people watched.

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