Fanny Bower Puts Herself Out There by Julia Ariss

Author:Julia Ariss [Ariss, Julia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Julia Ariss
Published: 2014-01-08T00:00:00+00:00

7

"If someone seems too good to be true, they probably are," Evie said, shaking her head and shrugging half-heartedly.

Fanny sat grimacing in the change room at work as Evie's fingers dug into her shoulders in an attempt to undo another back-breaking piloxing session. But Evie was no Richard.

"So yes, it turns out Richard bats for the other team. Who knew?" Evie quipped, kneading harder.

"I guess it must have put a damper on things for you, after you connected the dots. At your party, I mean," Fanny said, wincing. But Evie was never one to drown in the black waters of despair.

"Not a chance. One of his friends brought a life size cut-out of Adele and someone else carted in a karaoke machine. Oh, and one of the guys tried to improve the chocolate fountain with Grand Marnier and it turned into gobs of molten curds and barf so they uploaded it to Youtube and now it's gone viral. These people are serious partiers. God, I wish you could have been there. Oh, but I forgot. How was your date with what's-his-name?"

"I did say sort-of date. We're keeping things... tidy. Strictly business. He started a non-profit foundation a while back and he wanted my input which I'm pretty sure he doesn't actually need, but still... flattering. Huge success already, apparently. But it's nice being consulted on the bigger issues. Balm for the ego. Perked me right up. We had dinner at the C.N. Tower and talked into the wee hours." Fanny saw no reason to set off any alarm bells about the new job yet until everything was properly settled, closer to the date. She found herself in the enviable position of being recruited while still employed, but she dared not burn her bridges. Thus far he'd only talked the talk.

"Really? Odd choice. I mean...touristy, but I suppose the city views must have been worth it. Was there at least a bottle of wine involved?"

"At least. I know how to pick 'em."

"Well I hope he had the decency to get you home safely after all that free advice you gave him."

"It was complimentary. I mean my feedback. And yes, he was very courteous and conveyed me...safely," Fanny said, growing crimson.

"But mixing business and pleasure. Is that wise, Fanny? And don't think I haven't noticed you squirming," she observed, as she plunged her fingers in deeper.

"All on the up and up."

"Mm hmm. Just don't sign on the dotted line until you've read the contract."

Despite feeling keyed up about her prospects for the future, her enthusiasm was tempered by cautious optimism and a sense of gloom about how she was going to fill the void without Evie. Evie was an engaging colleague, a comrade-in-arms, reliably brimming over with all manner of advice, as unreliable as it was. George definitely wasn't too good to be true. She'd checked. He'd been true to his word and kept things professional, with nary a text all week-end, so she'd set about doing a quick background audit. She

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