Chasing Julia (Rhode Island Romance #2) by Sophia Renny

Author:Sophia Renny
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2015-02-24T00:00:00+00:00

For the next two weeks, Julia put all her focus on her work. Or, at least she tried to. She had a small corporate function during the last week of September that had gone off without a hitch. And her plans for Audrey’s party were coming along with just over two weeks to go before the event. She fielded calls from the woman on an almost daily basis. Audrey had decided to expand the event to include an open house for the public earlier in the day, concluding with the private party in the evening.

“We might as well, given all the work you and Tony are putting into the décor,” Audrey insisted. “How’s he doing, by the way? I haven’t seen him since that day you both visited the factory.”

“Oh, fine.”

“He is planning to come to the party, right?”

“As far as I know.”

“Now Julia, I know you’ll have to work setting up this event, but once that’s all done, you’ll be able to relax and enjoy yourself, won’t you?”

Ah, the naiveté of those unfamiliar with the world of event management; they never seemed to notice all the work that was happening behind the scenes. “I’m not sure,” Julia hedged. “I have to keep an eye on the caterers, the alcohol consumption, make sure the band comes back from their break, be available if there are any snafus, etcetera…”

“Don’t you have assistants for that?”

“Yes. I have two. They’ll be just as busy as me.”

“Sylvie had a great idea. Why don’t you hire a couple of interns from Johnson and Wales? They have an excellent event management program there.”

“There’s a thought.”

“Do it. I insist that you enjoy my party.”

“Not sure I can find interns with just two weeks’ notice.”

“Don’t you worry about it. I’ll have Sylvie make some phone calls.”

The woman was a steamroller. “Okay. I’m sorry. I have to hang up now. My other line is ringing.”

Julia rubbed her forehead as she punched the button on her desk phone to answer the second line. “Hello?”

“How’s everything going?”

“Tony. What’s up?” She put him on speaker phone so she could rub her temples.

“Now there’s a warm greeting for someone you haven’t seen in two weeks.”

“I’ve been busy. You know that. How’s the rigging coming along?”

“That’s one reason I called. It’s all done. I got a call from the fabric supplier. Everything should be ready by Monday. And I’ll have Audrey’s display cases ready by the end of next week.”

“Good. What’s the other reason for your call?”

“What’s the matter, Jules? You sound stressed.”

“Because I am stressed. Audrey’s been calling me every day. She’s changed her mind at least three times about which appetizers she likes best. She needed to listen to demos from every band I’ve put in front of her, plus she’s turned this into an all-day event. Did you know that?”

“Yeah. She called me earlier. I’m surprised you’re not taking this all in stride. You must’ve had clients who are worse than she is.”

Oh, yes she had. But that was Before Tony—that serene time in her life when her every waking thought hadn’t been occupied with him.

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