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back too. Don’t worry about anything, Roz, and it’s totally fine if Dex wants to move in. It will be more company for when you are gone and Wes is…Wes. But just so you know, Dex hasn’t been talking to any other girls and only talks to Aspen when he has to. He really missed you if that’s worth anything.” Molly waves and bounces out of the office.

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    CHAPTER TWO
     
     
    A few hours later Andi and Judy come into my office for our meeting.
    “Thank you ladies for meeting with me since I know you both are terribly busy. It’s an odd request to make of you, Andi, but you seem to be very gifted in this area and I wasn’t sure who to get to help Judy and me.”
    “I’m happy to help in any way I can, Roz.”
    “Thank you. While I know this isn’t much notice, we are on an extremely tight schedule. I need to put together a lunch for the heads of all the departments in the Ministry. It doesn’t have to be fancy at all, just a place for them to eat something while I talk to them about something important. I would like this to take place this Friday around noon. Do you think it’s possible? You can bring in anyone you need to help you, of course.”
    Andi smiles and looks over at Judy, who nods.
    “I’d be happy to help Judy with anything she needs. You’re right, this sounds right up my alley. Do you have a preference on food, flowers, or décor?”
    She is so sweet, and completely misses my “low key” element. Not that all those things wouldn’t be nice, though after springing it on them like this I’d be happy to have chairs.
    “You are too sweet, Andi. Seriously, I don’t have any expectations at all. This is last minute, however it’s a very important meeting. I’m putting your uncle on security so we should have several guys making sure the doors are secure from people wandering in. All I need are some tables and chairs, a microphone and speaker set up, and something to feed everyone. Other than that it’s completely up to you. You can go as minimal or as fancy as you’d like.”
    Andi grins. “Oh, this will be fun! Judy, how about you get in touch with IT and make sure the sound and podium are set up? I’ll go over security with Kevin and do all the decorations and food. If you want to make sure maintenance has a room set up with enough tables and chairs as well, that would be great.”
    Judy smiles widely, glad to have someone to share the work, I’m sure. “That sounds wonderful, Andi. We can meet Thursday to finalize. If there’s nothing else, I really need to get back to my office now.”
    “That’s all, Judy. I’m sorry, I know I’ve been running you ragged lately. As soon as things let up I plan on giving you a few days off.”
    “Oh nonsense, Miss Roz, I’m so happy you’re back.” She is out the door before I can blink.
    “She is such a life saver I would be totally lost without her. You’ve been amazing too, Andi. Thank you again for helping out with this, I really appreciate it.”
    Andi has a beautiful smile. She is rather plain and hides behind her glasses a bit, but she is a sweet girl and I really hope Wes and she can figure something out eventually.
    “Well, if that is all I’ll get started on this right away. Thank you for having me help. I love to do parties and things like this. Getting stuck down in Guest Services tends to become pretty mundane after a while. If you ever need any help at all please let me know.” She waves and with my thanks she is on her way.
    With that taken care of, I have one more thing I need to do and then I can head home. I still haven’t heard from Dex with the contact info for Grace’s teacher and I refuse to let this go. Although I might be a little sensitive on the subject due to being such good friends with Wesley, I don’t believe a child should ever be pigeon-holed. If you can’t teach them your way, you find another way until you reach them. I’m not going to take this lightly and if Dexter