Sweet Heat at Bayside (Sweet with Heat by Addison Cole

Author:Addison Cole
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance
Publisher: Addison Cole
Published: 2018-08-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

“GIVING UP THE legwork makes me feel like I’ll walk out of here half dressed,” Serena said semi-jokingly to Laura and Spencer Friday morning. She’d gotten to know them over the last few days, and her earlier impression was right: They were eager and easy to work with.

“That could be interesting,” Spencer said with a snicker. He leaned back in his chair, one arm hanging down beside him as he drummed a beat on the edge of his chair with his other hand.

Laura rolled her eyes. “He’s trying to get fired for sexual harassment.”

“Is that true?” Serena couldn’t hide her shock. “You want to be fired?”

“No. I’m just a line crosser, and Laura’s not, so she likes to point it out.”

“You probably do have to be careful in big companies like this. We joked around all the time at my last job, but we knew each other really well.” And now I’m sleeping with my previous boss, so there’s that.

“You know I didn’t mean it that way, right?” Spencer leaned forward, picked up a pen, and began doodling. “Seriously, though. You don’t trust our abilities?” His eyes flicked up to hers. “The previous two senior designers tossed work on our desks and never looked back.”

“Oh, no. It’s not like that at all,” Serena assured him. “I’ve looked through your portfolios, and you do great work. I’m just used to doing jobs from start to finish. If it seems like I’m micromanaging as we get moving on our projects, I’m really not. You can tell me to back off if it gets annoying. The client counts on us to get this right the first time. How can we do that if we’re not all involved?”

Laura had a wary look in her eyes. “You mean, you actually care.”

“Of course I care. Didn’t the last person who had this job?” Serena asked.

Spencer scoffed. “They loved their lunch hours and client dinners. But like the long line of people who held the position before you, it was a stepping-stone to other opportunities or they got burnt out.”

“You’re in the hot seat,” Laura explained. “As a senior designer, you get all the luxuries of corporate life, and you get to take credit for your team’s work. But did the previous designers care about the work?” She shrugged. “They seemed too busy to care about much beyond their next opportunity.”

“Well, that’s their loss. Or maybe their clients’ loss.” Serena had known plenty of people like that. She straightened her spine, looking directly at the two of them, so they would know she had nothing to hide, and said, “I can assure you, I will give credit where credit is due, and if anything, you’ll see me in the trenches with you, not looking down at you.”

“Certain people won’t like that,” Spencer said under his breath.

“That’s too bad. Consider me the rebel of KHB, because unless you want to see me lose my sanity, I can’t be that hands-off. The very definition of team is a group working together toward a common goal.

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