referring to the Men’s NCAA championship tournament currently being played out all over the country.
“Duke?” She was so amazed at how his smile transformed his face, she couldn’t grasp the message in his words. His smile changed his face from incredibly handsome to devastatingly attractive.
“Yes, the basketball team,” he said patronizingly , explaining his favorite team’s sport. He looked back down at her resume, dismissing the topic and trying to come up with another question to put to her so he could end this farce of an interview .
“You didn’t bet on them, did you?” she asked, a small smile on her lips.
He glanced up from reading and watched her eyes change back again to a soft, green glow. He wasn’t sure if her eyes or her words were more intriguing . Did this delicate beauty follow basketball? It was not possible so he tried to dismiss the idea immediately. But a niggling sensation remained and he had to find out if she knew anything about his favorite sport . Leaning over his desk, he shook his head and explained, “I put twenty dollars into the office pool, with them taking it all home.”
Victoria smiled gently . “But why?”
Thomas blinked in astonishment. “Why? Because they have a great team.” The pity he recognized in her eyes fascinated him. He chided himself for liking the fact that she was pitying him. What an idea!
He saw her shoulders visibly relax. “They used to be a good team until their center broke his finger in the playoffs. Now, they haven’t had the psychological edge the tip off allows them. Besides, they aren’t versatile enough to go all the way this year.”
Thomas could only stare and shake his head. How could this graceful beauty disagree with him on basketball ? “But I went to Duke , ” he replied, as if that made all the difference in their playoff chances.
Victoria shook her head in commiseration , her eyes showing her misfortune for his plight . “I’m sorry.”
“You’re sorry?” he asked, pushing away from his desk and coming around to the front , hardly noticing the polished surface.
Victoria nodded , crossing her hands over her knee, “They need a better center and left guard. I think they have some great players in the queue but you’ll have to wait a few more years for a championship contention.”
He smiled, fascinated. “Who are you betting on?”
Victoria blushed. “Oh, I never bet. It makes me a little ill. But if I were, I’d go for Gonzaga or Oklahoma State . They have shown definite resiliency over the past few games.”
Thomas was getting a whole different impression of the woman now.
“So how does my birthplace fit into the position? ” she asked.
Thomas laughed. “I’m not sure it does anymore,” he said and glanced down at her resume. “You’ve worked for your current company for over four years. Why do you want to change?”
Victoria smiled wistfully , looking down at the luxurious carpeting in order to shield her eyes from his too perceptive gaze . “Well, this might be a little silly but being an accounta n t, I don’t get many opportunities to travel the world . I want to travel and things get a little too hectic to take time off where I am currently.”
“Where would you like to go?” Thomas asked softly , putting her resume on the desk behind him and sitting down on the corner , one leg draped over the side to swing below while the other balanced him . He knew he was getting off track again but was fascinated by the woman and found himself wanting to know more about her personally rather than professionally.
“Oh, anywhere,” she said, shrugging her shoulders and looking off into the distance as if she could see her dream vacation. “ I was born in Massachusetts but I’ve lived here in Washington , D.C . ever since my parents moved us
“Duke?” She was so amazed at how his smile transformed his face, she couldn’t grasp the message in his words. His smile changed his face from incredibly handsome to devastatingly attractive.
“Yes, the basketball team,” he said patronizingly , explaining his favorite team’s sport. He looked back down at her resume, dismissing the topic and trying to come up with another question to put to her so he could end this farce of an interview .
“You didn’t bet on them, did you?” she asked, a small smile on her lips.
He glanced up from reading and watched her eyes change back again to a soft, green glow. He wasn’t sure if her eyes or her words were more intriguing . Did this delicate beauty follow basketball? It was not possible so he tried to dismiss the idea immediately. But a niggling sensation remained and he had to find out if she knew anything about his favorite sport . Leaning over his desk, he shook his head and explained, “I put twenty dollars into the office pool, with them taking it all home.”
Victoria smiled gently . “But why?”
Thomas blinked in astonishment. “Why? Because they have a great team.” The pity he recognized in her eyes fascinated him. He chided himself for liking the fact that she was pitying him. What an idea!
He saw her shoulders visibly relax. “They used to be a good team until their center broke his finger in the playoffs. Now, they haven’t had the psychological edge the tip off allows them. Besides, they aren’t versatile enough to go all the way this year.”
Thomas could only stare and shake his head. How could this graceful beauty disagree with him on basketball ? “But I went to Duke , ” he replied, as if that made all the difference in their playoff chances.
Victoria shook her head in commiseration , her eyes showing her misfortune for his plight . “I’m sorry.”
“You’re sorry?” he asked, pushing away from his desk and coming around to the front , hardly noticing the polished surface.
Victoria nodded , crossing her hands over her knee, “They need a better center and left guard. I think they have some great players in the queue but you’ll have to wait a few more years for a championship contention.”
He smiled, fascinated. “Who are you betting on?”
Victoria blushed. “Oh, I never bet. It makes me a little ill. But if I were, I’d go for Gonzaga or Oklahoma State . They have shown definite resiliency over the past few games.”
Thomas was getting a whole different impression of the woman now.
“So how does my birthplace fit into the position? ” she asked.
Thomas laughed. “I’m not sure it does anymore,” he said and glanced down at her resume. “You’ve worked for your current company for over four years. Why do you want to change?”
Victoria smiled wistfully , looking down at the luxurious carpeting in order to shield her eyes from his too perceptive gaze . “Well, this might be a little silly but being an accounta n t, I don’t get many opportunities to travel the world . I want to travel and things get a little too hectic to take time off where I am currently.”
“Where would you like to go?” Thomas asked softly , putting her resume on the desk behind him and sitting down on the corner , one leg draped over the side to swing below while the other balanced him . He knew he was getting off track again but was fascinated by the woman and found himself wanting to know more about her personally rather than professionally.
“Oh, anywhere,” she said, shrugging her shoulders and looking off into the distance as if she could see her dream vacation. “ I was born in Massachusetts but I’ve lived here in Washington , D.C . ever since my parents moved us
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