The Three Mrs. Wrights: A Novel by Linda Keir

Author:Linda Keir [Keir, Linda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-09-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

LARK

Celebrate each success with every member of the team.

—“How I Lied about My Name and Discovered My Truth,” a TED Talk by Jon M. Wright

Lark hung up the phone, pounded her desk until her palms hurt, and let out a yell that probably startled the shit out of someone upstairs.

She picked up her cell and called Trip. Straight to voice mail.

She texted, TARGET SAID YES!!!!!

A moment later, she added, 22,000 units, and more if they start moving.

He didn’t answer right away, which meant he was on a flight. It was frustrating how often he was in the air lately. And now, finally, she had good news to share!

Unfortunately, Sandro, her part-time assistant and first hire—he hadn’t even met Trip yet—wasn’t in the outer office because he was on an audition. Highly personable, hyperarticulate, and fanatically organized, he was also a talented dancer trying to piece together a living in show business. Lark knew he would have been more than happy to toast the first big success of Larkspur Games, but he wouldn’t be back until tomorrow morning.

Lark grabbed her phone and keys and practically jogged out of the office. She texted Callie as the elevator made its slow, one-story descent.

Meet me at my office ASAP. Big new$!!!

Her response came after Lark had made it down the block, turned the corner, and was crossing the street to the liquor store.

Congrats! So exciting! Just got home . . . was going to put my feet up for a few.

Callie’s job as an apartment leasing agent had irregular hours. Lark suddenly wondered whether she could hire Callie to do something. Larkspur would definitely need more people right away, and her roommate—who happened to have a degree in marketing and communications—deserved a reward for putting up with her this whole time. She would definitely have to think about it. Meanwhile: celebration.

Girl PLEASE?!? This is HUGE. I mean it!

Callie responded with an emoji of an arrow hitting a target and a question mark.

Lark, standing in front of the liquor store, which looked kind of sketchy now that she thought about it, sent her a wink.

After a beat, Callie replied, Be there as soon as I can.

YAY!!!

Lark felt a twinge of regret at cajoling her roommate into coming out when she was tired, but good news like this didn’t arrive every day. It might happen only once in a lifetime. And she didn’t want to celebrate at home—she wanted to celebrate in her new office. After Trip, Callie was the person she wanted to be with.

The glass door to the liquor store was protected with serious-looking security bars, and when she went inside, an old-fashioned bell jingled over an electronic beep. They were covering all the bases. The cooler up front was stocked with comically large cans of beer, suggesting much of their business was day drinkers chasing a cheap buzz, but farther back there were rows and rows of wine and liquor that included some expensive bottles on the dusty top shelf.

There were exactly

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