here about twenty five years ago.”
“Why not just take a vacation? Why take a job that will have you traveling nine months out of the year.”
She nodded her agreement with his point but shrugged her shoulders slightly before answering, “Well, I don’t think anyone really gets to know a place until they live there. And I guess working there would be the next best thing, right? If I only go someplace for a few days, I’ll only see the tourists traps.”
Thomas agreed with her. It was one of the reasons he liked his job so much. He didn’t delve into the lifestyle philosophy of her answer though. “You understand we work most of the time. The schedule usually doesn’t allow much time to see the places we’re staying.”
Victoria nodded but there wasn’t any sadness or disappointment in the acknowledgement. In fact, she seemed to become more enthusiastic in the topic. Her shoulders leaned forward almost imperceptibly and her hands curled into tiny fists on her lap , revealing her excitement . “I understand. But even an hour off in each place will allow me to see more than I would otherwise. I could just walk outside in Italy and eat a sandwich, watching the sunset. But at least I’d be in Italy . That’s something to tell my grandchildren. Right now, I don’t have many stories,” she said, her eyes turning sad at the idea .
After a moment, he realized that she was finished and he was just staring at her lovely face . He scrambled quickly to come up with his next question. “What do you like about accounting?”
Victoria shrugged her slim shoulders. “Numbers make sense to me. I like the challenge of finding the story they are telling.”
Good answer, Thomas thought. He wasn’t doing a very good job of disqualifying her. “Have you ever found a story you didn’t like?”
She laughed and Thomas held his breath at her beautiful smile and warm laughter. When she smiled, her whole face l it up and the sound seemed to soothe something inside his soul he hadn’t known was wrong.
“Sure! I’ve had to go into meetings to report losses. But I consider that someone else’s story so I just present the data.”
“What’s your story?” he asked suddenly.
Victoria was taken aback at the question. She didn’t know how to answer his question. She didn’t want to admit to this dynamic, overwhelmingly gorgeous man that she didn’t really have a story. She’d lived her life quietly without incident and that was part of the problem, part of the allure of this job. She wanted more out of life than what she currently had.
“I’m not sure, ” she faltered, wondering what the best answer to his question should be. But he interrupted her before she could come up with an intelligent, witty answer.
“ Never mind,” he said and rubbed the back of his neck. Not an appropriate interviewing question, he reminded himself. Get on the ball and find something to disqualify her. And stop looking at her long, sexy legs! Thomas turned and faced the window. Unfortunately, he could still see her lovely reflection in the glass so that didn’t help. “ What would be your top places to visit ? ”
“ Paris ,” Victoria said immediately and nodded her head for emphasis . “ Or Italy – but no specific city. I took French and Italian in college and loved the la nguages. During history class , I always loved the Roman Empire period. I’d be depressed for weeks after the fall in school .”
Thomas threw back his head and laughed at the unexpected answer. “I loved history as well but probably not that much .”
“But you didn’t major in it,” she said as if it were a matter of fact.
“No.”
“Why not?”
“Because it didn’t make sense,” he replied , a charming grin on his face as he threw back her previous answer and was rewarded by
“Why not just take a vacation? Why take a job that will have you traveling nine months out of the year.”
She nodded her agreement with his point but shrugged her shoulders slightly before answering, “Well, I don’t think anyone really gets to know a place until they live there. And I guess working there would be the next best thing, right? If I only go someplace for a few days, I’ll only see the tourists traps.”
Thomas agreed with her. It was one of the reasons he liked his job so much. He didn’t delve into the lifestyle philosophy of her answer though. “You understand we work most of the time. The schedule usually doesn’t allow much time to see the places we’re staying.”
Victoria nodded but there wasn’t any sadness or disappointment in the acknowledgement. In fact, she seemed to become more enthusiastic in the topic. Her shoulders leaned forward almost imperceptibly and her hands curled into tiny fists on her lap , revealing her excitement . “I understand. But even an hour off in each place will allow me to see more than I would otherwise. I could just walk outside in Italy and eat a sandwich, watching the sunset. But at least I’d be in Italy . That’s something to tell my grandchildren. Right now, I don’t have many stories,” she said, her eyes turning sad at the idea .
After a moment, he realized that she was finished and he was just staring at her lovely face . He scrambled quickly to come up with his next question. “What do you like about accounting?”
Victoria shrugged her slim shoulders. “Numbers make sense to me. I like the challenge of finding the story they are telling.”
Good answer, Thomas thought. He wasn’t doing a very good job of disqualifying her. “Have you ever found a story you didn’t like?”
She laughed and Thomas held his breath at her beautiful smile and warm laughter. When she smiled, her whole face l it up and the sound seemed to soothe something inside his soul he hadn’t known was wrong.
“Sure! I’ve had to go into meetings to report losses. But I consider that someone else’s story so I just present the data.”
“What’s your story?” he asked suddenly.
Victoria was taken aback at the question. She didn’t know how to answer his question. She didn’t want to admit to this dynamic, overwhelmingly gorgeous man that she didn’t really have a story. She’d lived her life quietly without incident and that was part of the problem, part of the allure of this job. She wanted more out of life than what she currently had.
“I’m not sure, ” she faltered, wondering what the best answer to his question should be. But he interrupted her before she could come up with an intelligent, witty answer.
“ Never mind,” he said and rubbed the back of his neck. Not an appropriate interviewing question, he reminded himself. Get on the ball and find something to disqualify her. And stop looking at her long, sexy legs! Thomas turned and faced the window. Unfortunately, he could still see her lovely reflection in the glass so that didn’t help. “ What would be your top places to visit ? ”
“ Paris ,” Victoria said immediately and nodded her head for emphasis . “ Or Italy – but no specific city. I took French and Italian in college and loved the la nguages. During history class , I always loved the Roman Empire period. I’d be depressed for weeks after the fall in school .”
Thomas threw back his head and laughed at the unexpected answer. “I loved history as well but probably not that much .”
“But you didn’t major in it,” she said as if it were a matter of fact.
“No.”
“Why not?”
“Because it didn’t make sense,” he replied , a charming grin on his face as he threw back her previous answer and was rewarded by
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