Lambert's Peace by Rachel Hauck

Author:Rachel Hauck [Hauck, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-62029-217-4
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2006-08-24T04:00:00+00:00

thirteen

By Friday noon, Taylor and Markie had mapped out their work flow and created a project plan that started with the day they purchased the new system to “go live.”

Happy with the plan and the demo HBS gave them earlier in the week, Taylor recommended Lambert’s Furniture purchase HBS for their accounting, timekeeping, and inventory system.

“Knock, knock.” Will smiled and held up the papers in his hand. Harry followed, his tail wagging.

“Come in.” She returned his smile, remembering her Monday morning promise to lighten up with Will yet maintain a safe distance. She had concluded that playing the gruff, once-rejected woman didn’t fit her character or God’s.

But it took until Thursday evening to stop daydreaming about their Sunday afternoon basketball game and eating burgers afterward at Sam’s in front of the fire.

They’d had a great time that day. Being in Will’s company always felt like coming home at the end of a hard day: peaceful, warm, and sheltered.

She drew a deep breath. “Did you sign the HBS deal?”

Will walked over to the fireplace and turned on the gas. “It’s always colder on this side of the building.” Harry sniffed Taylor’s leg then passed by to curl up by the stone hearth.

“That’s why I wear a parka and drink ten cups of coffee.”

He laughed and handed her a copy of the contract. “You are an excellent negotiator. The salesman couldn’t stop telling us how amazing you were.”

“Let’s see if he put in my last request for changes to the terms and conditions.” She skimmed the contract down to the fine print. “Yep, he did.”

“If you wanted a job with HBS, Taylor, you could probably get one.”

She snapped her head up. “What?”

“He asked about you. I told him that you were only consulting.”

“Thank you, but I know some things about HBS internally. Not my cup of tea. They make a great product, but I wouldn’t want to be on the inside.”

He nodded.

“Thank you, anyway, again.” She looked down when their eyes met.

“You’re welcome,” Will said then left.

Taking her wide desk chair, Taylor felt disappointed with the simple, straightforward business conversation she’d just had with Will. Was she crazy or did she really want him to pursue her? Never mind her continuous song of “I’m not available”?

Her phone rang just as she reaffirmed, again, that falling in love with Will did not fit her agenda. “Taylor, it’s Indiana.” She smiled. “I was going to call you.”

“I have a job lead for you.”

She stood, shooting her chair across the hardwood floor. “Really? Where? What?”

“Boswell Global in Sacramento is looking for a CFO.”

“You’re kidding.” Boswell Global was a hot new dot-com company.

“A friend, Alex Cranston, is their human resource director. We were talking, and he wanted to know if I knew any qualified financial officer candidates.”

Taylor sank toward her seat, which she realized wasn’t there, so she perched on the edge of the desk. “Did you tell him about me?”

“I did. They’re looking for young, chic, savvy executives. You’re perfect for the job.”

“Indiana, that’s incredible,” Taylor said.

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