call her on a Saturday at her
office. It was tax season, and she had to brace herself for the
swarm of business that was sure to ensue.
Beth had not made it in yet, so she picked up
the phone. “This is Connie Jacobs.”
“Ooh Constantina your voice sounds so sexy
over the phone. From one workaholic to another I thought that you'd
be working on a Saturday.”
Connie was ticked off and elated that Thomas
called. “Thomas, I’m surprised to hear from you. We didn’t exactly
depart on a good note last week.”
“I just thought I’d give you a little time to
calm down. I was serious about the land swap deal I mentioned last
month. If you're serious about the Cabbage Patch Foundation
expansion, you need to hear me out.”
She twirled the pen in her hand as she tried
to calm down. “What do you want?”
“That’s a loaded question sweetheart. I
thought we’d check out the property today.”
Connie was going to turn him down when
thoughts of expanding the foundation filled her head. The need for
a new group home far outweighed her personal feelings about Thomas.
“Sure Thomas, I’d like to view the property. If it suits the
foundation’s needs I may sign the contract today, give me the
address, and I’ll meet you there around one o'clock.”
Thomas gave her the address, his mind was
running rapid for ideas to spend more time with her. “Okay, I’ll
see you at one.”
She made up her mind that this meeting with
Thomas would be professional, and she would not fall for his charm.
That damn Thomas was too charming! He was just looking for another
toy. Men like Thomas were always looking for something new to play
with. She would be strong and vigilant and stay out of his cross
hares.
The property Thomas wanted Connie to look at
was a couple of minutes away from her house. She figured it would
take her about 15 minutes to get there from her office if she took
the North Freeway. Beth came in 20 minutes later looking sad and
upset. "What's wrong Beth?"
"A bunch of us went out to celebrate Chad's
birthday, and he acted like a jerk all night. He flirted with every
woman he met. I'm through trying to get his attention Connie."
Connie had known for some time that Beth had
a serious crush on Chad. She thinks Chad is sweet on her too, but
like most men his age he didn't want to settle for one woman. Beth
reminded her of Kelly Ripa; short, spunky and serious about her
man. "You're a beautiful woman Beth, you're young, and maybe you
should forget about Chad and start dating. I know for a fact that
Mark the UPS delivery guy stops by every day whether he has a
package or not."
"I like Mark, but I don't get that zing from
him that I get from Chad. You're right about one thing I'm through
wasting my time. Have you hired anyone for the part-time position
yet? If not, I have a cousin itching for the job, her hours just
got cut from her job, and she could use the money."
"What's her name?"
"Carrie Ann, she attends the Nebraska College
of Business. So it's not as if she's not an idiot or anything."
"Have her come by on Monday, and I'll explain
the position to her, usually I would have hired someone before
now." They worked in silence for the rest of the morning, stacking
forms and getting the office ready for the tax season rush.
***
Connie was a few minutes early, but Thomas
still beat her to the property. He walked to her car and opened the
door for her. He had on a white sweater, black leather jacket, and
a pair of jeans that was taking unfair advantage of her eyesight.
He looked good enough to eat, literally. “Hello Thomas.”
“Good afternoon Constantina. Get out of the
car and look around. I have a feeling you’re going to like what you
see.” Thomas always tried to find a reason to touch her, he reached
grabbed her hand helping her out of the car. He held onto her hand
as they viewed the property.
“Oh Thomas there’s so much land out here!”
She was lost in a trance of possibilities. The Cabbage
office. It was tax season, and she had to brace herself for the
swarm of business that was sure to ensue.
Beth had not made it in yet, so she picked up
the phone. “This is Connie Jacobs.”
“Ooh Constantina your voice sounds so sexy
over the phone. From one workaholic to another I thought that you'd
be working on a Saturday.”
Connie was ticked off and elated that Thomas
called. “Thomas, I’m surprised to hear from you. We didn’t exactly
depart on a good note last week.”
“I just thought I’d give you a little time to
calm down. I was serious about the land swap deal I mentioned last
month. If you're serious about the Cabbage Patch Foundation
expansion, you need to hear me out.”
She twirled the pen in her hand as she tried
to calm down. “What do you want?”
“That’s a loaded question sweetheart. I
thought we’d check out the property today.”
Connie was going to turn him down when
thoughts of expanding the foundation filled her head. The need for
a new group home far outweighed her personal feelings about Thomas.
“Sure Thomas, I’d like to view the property. If it suits the
foundation’s needs I may sign the contract today, give me the
address, and I’ll meet you there around one o'clock.”
Thomas gave her the address, his mind was
running rapid for ideas to spend more time with her. “Okay, I’ll
see you at one.”
She made up her mind that this meeting with
Thomas would be professional, and she would not fall for his charm.
That damn Thomas was too charming! He was just looking for another
toy. Men like Thomas were always looking for something new to play
with. She would be strong and vigilant and stay out of his cross
hares.
The property Thomas wanted Connie to look at
was a couple of minutes away from her house. She figured it would
take her about 15 minutes to get there from her office if she took
the North Freeway. Beth came in 20 minutes later looking sad and
upset. "What's wrong Beth?"
"A bunch of us went out to celebrate Chad's
birthday, and he acted like a jerk all night. He flirted with every
woman he met. I'm through trying to get his attention Connie."
Connie had known for some time that Beth had
a serious crush on Chad. She thinks Chad is sweet on her too, but
like most men his age he didn't want to settle for one woman. Beth
reminded her of Kelly Ripa; short, spunky and serious about her
man. "You're a beautiful woman Beth, you're young, and maybe you
should forget about Chad and start dating. I know for a fact that
Mark the UPS delivery guy stops by every day whether he has a
package or not."
"I like Mark, but I don't get that zing from
him that I get from Chad. You're right about one thing I'm through
wasting my time. Have you hired anyone for the part-time position
yet? If not, I have a cousin itching for the job, her hours just
got cut from her job, and she could use the money."
"What's her name?"
"Carrie Ann, she attends the Nebraska College
of Business. So it's not as if she's not an idiot or anything."
"Have her come by on Monday, and I'll explain
the position to her, usually I would have hired someone before
now." They worked in silence for the rest of the morning, stacking
forms and getting the office ready for the tax season rush.
***
Connie was a few minutes early, but Thomas
still beat her to the property. He walked to her car and opened the
door for her. He had on a white sweater, black leather jacket, and
a pair of jeans that was taking unfair advantage of her eyesight.
He looked good enough to eat, literally. “Hello Thomas.”
“Good afternoon Constantina. Get out of the
car and look around. I have a feeling you’re going to like what you
see.” Thomas always tried to find a reason to touch her, he reached
grabbed her hand helping her out of the car. He held onto her hand
as they viewed the property.
“Oh Thomas there’s so much land out here!”
She was lost in a trance of possibilities. The Cabbage
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