her melodic laughter in response. For some reason, he felt privileged to have made her laugh . Her laughter seemed almost like a gift that she gave out to only the most worthy of people.
Get a grip, Thomas told himself. He wasn’t making sense. The woman didn’t strike him as the type to hoard her laughter. She was just a normal female with what appeared to be a superior knowledge of auditing procedures.
Thomas cleared his throat and looked back down at her resume. “ Can you wait outside? I need to talk to Margie another moment, then she’ll need to speak to you again ,” he said and stood up, reaching out to shake her hand.
Thomas took her shaking hand in his and a protective feeling washed over him. He wanted to reassure her that everything would be okay. But since he wanted to date the woman, rather than hire her, he couldn’t give her any reason to relax.
Chapter 2
As soon as she walked out to the lobby, he felt like the sun had disappeared behind the clouds. What was wrong with him, he asked himself, turning away from the door she’d just exited.
He picked up her file and went down the hallway to find Margie and tell her that Victoria Anderson would not work out.
Entering Margie’s office, he tossed her file down onto her desk. “Find someone else.”
Margie leaned back in her chair , not touching the file. “Why? She’s perfect for the job and you know it.”
“No, she’s not.”
“First of all, why are you in a foul mood all of a sudden ? And second, what’s wrong with her?” Margie demanded. Not many people dared to stand up to Thomas. But he allowed it with Margie and a few others simply because they’d been around for so long, and they were usually right.
“Don’t worry about my mood,” he snapped despite the fact that he was acting unusually surly . “As for Victoria Anderson, she’s not strong enough. We work long hours and she’s too dainty. She’d never last a month, much less my required year.”
“She’s not too dainty. She’s a strong, effective person with a spirit and drive that is unusual in someone that young. You’re just too much of an ogre to realize that fact so step back and take a closer look. She also has all the experience you need. I’ve given her several different kinds of tests and her personality fits into your team ’ s better than anyone else. Good grief, she’s basically a perfect match for you.”
Initially Thomas was stunned by her last comment. But then he considered the idea and realized he liked the way that sounded too much. Unfortunately for his current predicament, he wanted to sleep with the woman, not work with her. Well, not sleep with her exactly . His mind instantly pictured several images of what he’d like to do with her and none of them included sleeping. As soon as he realized where his mind was going, he shook his head and immediately pushed those thoughts aside in order to deal with Margie and the subject of his missing auditor for the team.
Margie stood up, trying to reason with her boss. “What’ s wrong, Thomas? She has a boyfriend who is basically her fiancé and he is willing to let her travel all over the world. What are the odds you’ll find someone else with her skills and attitude in addition to an understanding significant other ? She’s excited about traveling, more than willing to take on the challenges, has all the experience you need and, from what her previous employers say, she has the financial intuition to go along with that experience. Give me a reason to reject her and I will.”
The only thing Thomas heard was that she had a fiance . That idea made him want to punch the wall but it also gave him the perspective he needed to see the woman more clearly. Having a boyfriend, no a fiancé, he corrected, made all the difference in the world in his mind. That made
Get a grip, Thomas told himself. He wasn’t making sense. The woman didn’t strike him as the type to hoard her laughter. She was just a normal female with what appeared to be a superior knowledge of auditing procedures.
Thomas cleared his throat and looked back down at her resume. “ Can you wait outside? I need to talk to Margie another moment, then she’ll need to speak to you again ,” he said and stood up, reaching out to shake her hand.
Thomas took her shaking hand in his and a protective feeling washed over him. He wanted to reassure her that everything would be okay. But since he wanted to date the woman, rather than hire her, he couldn’t give her any reason to relax.
Chapter 2
As soon as she walked out to the lobby, he felt like the sun had disappeared behind the clouds. What was wrong with him, he asked himself, turning away from the door she’d just exited.
He picked up her file and went down the hallway to find Margie and tell her that Victoria Anderson would not work out.
Entering Margie’s office, he tossed her file down onto her desk. “Find someone else.”
Margie leaned back in her chair , not touching the file. “Why? She’s perfect for the job and you know it.”
“No, she’s not.”
“First of all, why are you in a foul mood all of a sudden ? And second, what’s wrong with her?” Margie demanded. Not many people dared to stand up to Thomas. But he allowed it with Margie and a few others simply because they’d been around for so long, and they were usually right.
“Don’t worry about my mood,” he snapped despite the fact that he was acting unusually surly . “As for Victoria Anderson, she’s not strong enough. We work long hours and she’s too dainty. She’d never last a month, much less my required year.”
“She’s not too dainty. She’s a strong, effective person with a spirit and drive that is unusual in someone that young. You’re just too much of an ogre to realize that fact so step back and take a closer look. She also has all the experience you need. I’ve given her several different kinds of tests and her personality fits into your team ’ s better than anyone else. Good grief, she’s basically a perfect match for you.”
Initially Thomas was stunned by her last comment. But then he considered the idea and realized he liked the way that sounded too much. Unfortunately for his current predicament, he wanted to sleep with the woman, not work with her. Well, not sleep with her exactly . His mind instantly pictured several images of what he’d like to do with her and none of them included sleeping. As soon as he realized where his mind was going, he shook his head and immediately pushed those thoughts aside in order to deal with Margie and the subject of his missing auditor for the team.
Margie stood up, trying to reason with her boss. “What’ s wrong, Thomas? She has a boyfriend who is basically her fiancé and he is willing to let her travel all over the world. What are the odds you’ll find someone else with her skills and attitude in addition to an understanding significant other ? She’s excited about traveling, more than willing to take on the challenges, has all the experience you need and, from what her previous employers say, she has the financial intuition to go along with that experience. Give me a reason to reject her and I will.”
The only thing Thomas heard was that she had a fiance . That idea made him want to punch the wall but it also gave him the perspective he needed to see the woman more clearly. Having a boyfriend, no a fiancé, he corrected, made all the difference in the world in his mind. That made
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