One Look At You by Hartwell Sofie

Author:Hartwell, Sofie [Hartwell, Sofie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-07-30T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 9

Jen will be happy to know that, thus far, I’ve been able to control myself when I’m around Tony. I steal a glance every now and then or breathe in his scent when I’m standing close, but other than that, I’m doing my best to move out of the ‘stalking’ zone. I think I deserve some pity applause for the effort.

After I was done with the trending analysis for the new food items in Europe, I just had a second to step away, and then I had to start with a run-down of the committee assignments for the ball. I’ve been besieged with requests and even little bribes for placement into some of the committees. However, Tony wants assignments to be delegated on a department basis, so there’s little wiggle room for me. The most coveted spot is in the celebrity coordination committee because, as their name suggests, anyone assigned there will be in charge of special arrangements for the big names who’ll be attending.

Traditionally, the CFO’s assistant heads the welcoming committee. We have the dismal task of making sure that incoming guests are given their badges. What’s terrible is that we don’t even take part in the festivities inside since we stay put at our station and welcome those who come in late. A lot of people do come in midway through the affair. We also need to take care of those who have problems with their seat assignments. It’s a thankless task, but someone has to do it.

“Friend!” Grace greets me over the phone. I haven’t spoken to her in weeks, but with that one-word greeting, I know what she wants.

“Grace, whatever it is, you’re not getting it,” I say firmly.

“What?” she says in an innocent tone. “Can’t I be calling you just because?”

“Uhh, no, considering that you’re always on the road with Bill and I haven’t heard from you in a long time.”

“Livie! Please. Every year we get the same crappy assignment. Can’t you try to put me into something more exciting?” It’s true. The Real Estate Department always gets the bad assignments, mainly because they travel a lot and they won’t be able to do any serious follow-ups when they’re not at the office.

“Sorry, but no can do. Boss’s orders.” I conveniently use Tony as a shield when I’m getting flak.

“Is it really? Something tells me you’re just using him as an excuse.”

“Would you like to take it up with him? I can connect you now.” Tony’s not in his office and I’m lying through my teeth.

“Fine. Just assign me to the garbage committee,” she says with resignation.

“You mean the clean-up committee. One of the most important ones, you know.” Since I won’t be wielding this kind of power when I go back to John, I may as well do a little tripping now.

“I’m gonna have to demote you from friend to less-than-friend,” she says half-jokingly.

“See you later, less-than-friend,” I say with a smile. I put down the phone and immediately see that my boss has just stepped out of the elevator.

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