Beyond the Last Horizon by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: -
Publisher: Windy City Publishers
Published: 2015-12-18T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 20

Gina met Carrie at the Westin hotel on Union Square for lunch, wearing red faux snakeskin sliders, a skirt that skimmed over her slender hips and flat stomach before flaring out at the knee, and a fitted, long-sleeved cotton blouse that accentuated her bust line. Her long hair was pulled softly into a high ponytail, leaving tendrils around her oval face. Carrie wore comfortable loafers, beige Capri pants and a plain white tailored shirt cinched at the waist by a colorful, cloth belt. She hid her slender frame under a bulky cardigan the same color as the blue in the belt. Her fine hair was loose and hung straight to the top of her shoulders.

“We’re going to have some fun today!” Gina exclaimed when she first saw Carrie. There was no judgment in her expression about how Carrie was dressed. All Gina saw was her friend coming toward her with a mixed expression of fear and excitement. “What’s the budget?”

“No budget. I want to do this right.”

“That’s good. Do you know how hard it was to get a last minute appointment at Chez Feliz? And Feliz never works on Sunday—except for celebrities, and then he gets top dollar. That’s our first stop. After your haircut, we’ll go to Saks and the boutiques on Maiden Lane.”

It was an exhausting day for both women and Carrie had never had so much fun. Gina was an expert in fashion and even made a few suggestions to Feliz about Carrie’s hair and makeup. He balked at Gina’s interfering suggestions a few times, but finally agreed Gina had a good feel for how to bring out Carrie’s best features.

It was a new Carrie striding through the lobby of Kendall Technologies on Monday morning. She even got a few double-takes from the guys in sales when she stopped in to talk about their new client in London.

“Wow, Carrie! What happened to you?” Benton Swank was the first to voice his appreciation. Everyone else was professionally respectful of their future boss.

“Thanks, I think, Benton. I’ll assume that’s a positive reaction to my haircut.”

“It’s more than the haircut, Carrie. You look great and rested too. Must have been a good weekend.”

“I decided that while some changes are needed here, that I should start with myself and that’s all there is to it.” Carrie wasn’t going to discuss her personal makeover with anyone, especially with Benton, where the sabotage of her credibility had all begun.

“Good morning, Gina,” Carrie said with a straight face while passing Gina’s desk.

They were back to the charade.

Gina stood up from her bogus letters and followed Carrie. Closing the office door, Gina said, “You look fantastic!”

“I feel fantastic.” Carrie let herself laugh. “I feel so good!”

“What’s going on today? How are we going to get this thing moving with Baker?”

“I gave it a lot of thought last night. Would you check with Benita, Baker’s assistant, about his schedule this week? See if she’ll tell you where he’ll be and when. The pretense is that I’ll schedule myself to attend those meetings, but back out and send you instead.

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