with a tiny hole in the middle. After
connecting the two parts and twisting it tight, suddenly she had TV.
Which meant she'd had it all along.
Back to Holly's door. “You forgot to reconnect the
cable TV the last time you moved the furniture.”
“ No, I'm pretty sure I connected it.”
Charity glared at the door and resisted an urge to kick
it. She needed to save her strength for the often protracted episode
of Finding of the Remote. There was no point in asking Holly. She
wasn't a fan of TV in general and probably hid the remote and
unconnected the cable in a fit of artistic passive-aggression.
Charity eventually located it behind a potted plant.
Standing in front of the now-working TV set, she made
her way through a series of channels and decided there was a
conspiracy where all stations aired commercials at the same time.
Desperate for a channel that wasn't selling miracle cookware or male
enhancement medication, she ended up at a local news station.
The news anchors began
a story about some company contracting with Metro for a new water
treatment plant. Charity wondered if the miracle cookware commercial
might be more interesting. Until she saw Daniel. She blinked and
leaned closer. No way .
Some interviewer had a mic shoved in his face as they stood outside a
building under a sign that said Applied Innovations. His building.
“ Has your company addressed the issues that came up
the last time they did a project for the city?”
“ Applied Innovations met all the requirements on that
project, finishing not only early, but under budget as well.”
Charity blinked again and sagged into the chair.
Except it wasn't there. She crashed onto the floor
instead.
“ That sounds like spin, Mr. Tabor. Taxpayers footed
the bill for overages caused by faulty plumbing couplers. Have your
engineers addressed that issue?”
Rubbing her bottom, Charity slid toward the TV on her
shins, too preoccupied to find a chair at the moment.
“ No project goes off without a hitch, as I'm sure you
know. When problems present themselves, they're dealt with. All bids
have contingencies built in and the last contract was no different.
All changes were signed off on as we went, and in the end, we came in
under budget, all things considered.”
“ I'm sure you can appreciate the taxpayers' concerns
for government waste in a down-turned economy.”
“ Absolutely. And let me remind you Applied Innovations
is just one of many private business contracted out by the city for a
variety of projects. All tax concerns should be directed to Metro.”
“ We'll be keeping an eye on this project, Mr. Tabor.
Thank you for your time.”
Daniel disappeared,
replaced by a woman anchor, who went on to explain more details of
the story. Charity wondered why she was so surprised to see him on
TV. I supposed it would've helped to actually ask him what
he did for a living . So, he was
a spokesman for a company who made water treatment plants. That was
pretty cool.
But what worried her was the fact that he looked good on
TV. Really good.
Too good for a coffee shop girl.
“ Hey, Holly,” she yelled. “Quit moving the
furniture!”
Chapter Six
“ You did pretty good, I have to say.”
Pretty good .
Daniel waited for the rest of the critique as he sat in his boss's
office. He was thankful for the air conditioning because he'd
definitely worked up something of a sweat during his first on-camera
interview.
“ Not bad at all for your first run.” Haversham
rubbed his forehead, his Rolex glinting in the light slanting through
the window blinds.
But...
“ But we heard from the mayor's office. He didn't care
for the comment about contacting Metro over tax questions.”
Daniel tried not to let
his frustration show. “I believe Metro is where
tax issues are addressed.”
“ Oh, you're exactly
right. It wasn't the words, so much as the tone .”
His boss pocketed his hands. “The tone. As in, 'hey that's not our
problem'. It smacked of
connecting the two parts and twisting it tight, suddenly she had TV.
Which meant she'd had it all along.
Back to Holly's door. “You forgot to reconnect the
cable TV the last time you moved the furniture.”
“ No, I'm pretty sure I connected it.”
Charity glared at the door and resisted an urge to kick
it. She needed to save her strength for the often protracted episode
of Finding of the Remote. There was no point in asking Holly. She
wasn't a fan of TV in general and probably hid the remote and
unconnected the cable in a fit of artistic passive-aggression.
Charity eventually located it behind a potted plant.
Standing in front of the now-working TV set, she made
her way through a series of channels and decided there was a
conspiracy where all stations aired commercials at the same time.
Desperate for a channel that wasn't selling miracle cookware or male
enhancement medication, she ended up at a local news station.
The news anchors began
a story about some company contracting with Metro for a new water
treatment plant. Charity wondered if the miracle cookware commercial
might be more interesting. Until she saw Daniel. She blinked and
leaned closer. No way .
Some interviewer had a mic shoved in his face as they stood outside a
building under a sign that said Applied Innovations. His building.
“ Has your company addressed the issues that came up
the last time they did a project for the city?”
“ Applied Innovations met all the requirements on that
project, finishing not only early, but under budget as well.”
Charity blinked again and sagged into the chair.
Except it wasn't there. She crashed onto the floor
instead.
“ That sounds like spin, Mr. Tabor. Taxpayers footed
the bill for overages caused by faulty plumbing couplers. Have your
engineers addressed that issue?”
Rubbing her bottom, Charity slid toward the TV on her
shins, too preoccupied to find a chair at the moment.
“ No project goes off without a hitch, as I'm sure you
know. When problems present themselves, they're dealt with. All bids
have contingencies built in and the last contract was no different.
All changes were signed off on as we went, and in the end, we came in
under budget, all things considered.”
“ I'm sure you can appreciate the taxpayers' concerns
for government waste in a down-turned economy.”
“ Absolutely. And let me remind you Applied Innovations
is just one of many private business contracted out by the city for a
variety of projects. All tax concerns should be directed to Metro.”
“ We'll be keeping an eye on this project, Mr. Tabor.
Thank you for your time.”
Daniel disappeared,
replaced by a woman anchor, who went on to explain more details of
the story. Charity wondered why she was so surprised to see him on
TV. I supposed it would've helped to actually ask him what
he did for a living . So, he was
a spokesman for a company who made water treatment plants. That was
pretty cool.
But what worried her was the fact that he looked good on
TV. Really good.
Too good for a coffee shop girl.
“ Hey, Holly,” she yelled. “Quit moving the
furniture!”
Chapter Six
“ You did pretty good, I have to say.”
Pretty good .
Daniel waited for the rest of the critique as he sat in his boss's
office. He was thankful for the air conditioning because he'd
definitely worked up something of a sweat during his first on-camera
interview.
“ Not bad at all for your first run.” Haversham
rubbed his forehead, his Rolex glinting in the light slanting through
the window blinds.
But...
“ But we heard from the mayor's office. He didn't care
for the comment about contacting Metro over tax questions.”
Daniel tried not to let
his frustration show. “I believe Metro is where
tax issues are addressed.”
“ Oh, you're exactly
right. It wasn't the words, so much as the tone .”
His boss pocketed his hands. “The tone. As in, 'hey that's not our
problem'. It smacked of
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