The Wedding Date by Jennifer Joyce

Author:Jennifer Joyce [Joyce, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781474047449
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2016-08-25T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

Confession Time

Text Message:

Ryan: I’m never drinking again

Delilah: Why are you giving up this time?

Ryan: Drunkenly texted a girl I like, telling her I have a crush on her. Sent it to the (male) head teacher by accident

Delilah: Ha! Ha! Ha! Also, WHO IS THIS GIRL???

‘How was the go-karting?’ Adam asks as soon as I step into the Brinkley’s office on Monday morning. Katey-Louise is sitting at her desk (editing a YouTube hair tutorial) so I can’t be entirely honest with my answer.

‘It was amazing. I really enjoyed it.’ This part is true; it’s just what happened next that was a blow to both my ego and the now-defunct Project Wedding Date. I’ve had the remainder of the weekend to recover but I’m still feeling pretty miserable about the whole thing.

‘Didn’t I tell you you’d enjoy it?’ Adam’s smile is infectious and I find myself returning the gesture despite feeling jaded by the weekend. ‘Maybe we can put it down as one of your interests in the ‘get to know you’ section of the blog.’

‘The what?’ I sit down at my desk and switch on my computer. I can see the clock cards glaring at me from my in-tray, ready for their Monday-morning input into the payroll report. Yipee.

‘I told you about the new section I’m planning on the blog, right?’ I shake my head at Adam. I have no idea what he’s talking about. ‘I’m going to highlight an employee each week – not just the office staff but down on the shop floor, delivery, development, everyone – so they can tell us all about themselves: what their job is within the company, what their favourite parts of the job are. If they have any.’ Adam winks at me and I get a bit fluttery. ‘As well as some personal stuff: hobbies, favourite film, that kind of thing.’

‘Ooh, ooh.’ Katey-Louise has been listening in and is currently bouncing up and down in her seat with her arm up in the air. ‘Can I have a go?’

Adam nods. ‘Everyone can if they want to.’

‘Can I go first?’

‘I don’t see why not. I’ll email you the questionnaire. Answer any of the questions you want to and leave any you don’t want to and then send it back.’

‘Do you want me to attach a photo?’

Adam grabs his camera from his desk drawer. ‘I was going to take a photo of the employees within their work environment.’ Adam switches the camera on but Katey-Louise shrieks, holding her hands up in front of her face, shying away from the camera like a vampire avoiding exposure to sunlight.

‘Not yet.’ Katey-Louise jumps from her seat and widens her eyes at Adam, her hands ready to shoot up again should she need to protect herself. ‘I haven’t touched up my makeup and look at my hair.’ I look at it. It looks fine to me. In fact, I will grudgingly admit that it looks very pretty. ‘Give me five minutes.’ Katey-Louise grabs her handbag before dashing off in the direction of the loo.

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