It's Not a Date by Heather Blackmore

Author:Heather Blackmore [Blackmore, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781635551501
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2018-02-19T05:00:00+00:00

Kade—something’s come up. I’m so sorry I can’t make the meeting with Brian. Will reschedule posthaste. Please apologize for me. –J

Instant relief at knowing Jen was alive and apparently well flooded her, then vanished as quickly. Jen didn’t seem any worse for wear, which Kade was grateful for, but the poor—rather, complete lack of excuse—chafed. Several seconds passed, yet oddly enough, Kade’s continuous scowl failed to change the contents of the message. She swiped it off the screen and returned to her call in progress. “Something’s come up. She’s cancelling.” Kade took a deep breath, and it, too, failed to change the fact that they were late, a situation she loathed.

“At least she’s okay,” Holly said.

Kade ended the call. Yes, she was thankful Jen seemed to be in one piece, but Kade had put her reputation on the line for her. A big deal. Kade’s word was her bond. Her word meant far more to her than any object she could own. She wasn’t about to let someone who obviously didn’t share her priorities negatively affect her standing in the industry.

No, it was wrong to jump to conclusions. Jen cared deeply about Creative Care and wouldn’t jeopardize its future for something trivial.

Kade returned to Brian’s office with a choice to make. Having gotten up to speed on Creative Care, she could take the meeting herself with the same goals of getting his hospital to refer patients to the company and spreading the word that his part-timers could likely find supplemental work by registering on the platform. Or she could do what she should have done in the first place: get off Creative Care’s board and focus on the job she was paid to do at Matlock.

It was like having a little cartoon angel on one shoulder to Kade’s devil on the other. The angel’s argument was aided by Kade’s loyalty to Charles, since his unresponsiveness to her messages likely meant he wasn’t bouncing back as well as he’d hoped. And so even though part of her wanted to remove all traces of having ever been associated with this meeting, she listened to the part that fundamentally believed in what Creative Care was building. “Brian, unfortunately Jen has to deal with an emergency and won’t be able to make it. She apologizes profusely and would be here if she could. If you’ll indulge me, I still think it’s well worth your time to learn about the Creative Care platform, even though I’m a poor substitute for her.”

The satisfaction that usually accompanied a successful meeting eluded Kade that evening. Picking disinterestedly at lukewarm leftovers, her mind refused to give her reprieve from thoughts of Jen.

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