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undercover?” she smiled.
“Yup,” I grabbed a bottle of water from my mini-fridge.
     
“Wait... what does her sexy-ass nephew have to do with it?” she looked at me
curiously. “Why was he here?”
    “Because this 'sexy-ass' nephew of hers is a 'player',” I smirked. “So I would
seriously re-think the perverted thoughts,” I chuckled. I really do like Maria.
She is silly, funny, and well... a player too. She has about ten boyfriends at
the moment.
“I'll be right back,” I said quickly then ran toward the door, down the
hallway, and right to Ellen's office. A brilliant thought had come to mind.
     
I knocked lightly. “Mrs. McGurthy?”
     
“Yes?” she said as I opened the door.
     
“I have a grand idea,” I smiled.
    “Come in, come in... sit down,” she said as she concentrated on her
paperwork. “I am busy, so you might need to repeat yourself a few times, but
I will try my hardest to listen.”
    “Thank you,” I said politely then took a seat in the chair Ben had sat in. I
slowly leaned back then tilted my head and took a deep breath in. You could
still smell the scent of Dior lingering. I lightly shook my head. “I was
thinking that my secretary, Maria-”
    “If you want to hire a new one, I am okay with that, is that all?” she mumbled
with furrowed brows as she concentrated on the few papers she had in her
hands.
    “Oh-uh, no,” I said bewildered. “Maria is fine, it's just that she herself is a
player and I feel she would do great at this new piece,” I crossed my legs and
my fingers. Hoping to be rid of this boy... Ben.
“You don't like my nephew,” she stated as she looked up at me removing her
glasses.
    “Your nephew is f-fine,” I stuttered. “I-I mean, he is nice. I just don't think I
am the right person to do this,” I felt my confidence take a flying leaf from
Ellen's windows. It plummeting at incredulous speed and ending with a
splatter upon the busy streets of Manhattan.
    “Vanessa,” Ellen had rose from her seat then walked over to me, she offered
me her hand. I hesitantly took it and stood up. “You're beautiful, kind, smart,
and have class,”
I blushed. “Well... thank you, Ellen,”
    “I wouldn't have asked you if I wasn't confident that you could do this,” she
lead me to the door with her hand on my lower back. Ellen was trying to get
rid of me.
    She opened the door. “I have faith that this will be the greatest piece Glow
has seen in awhile,” she gave me a light shove. “Update, next Friday.” she
shut the door in my face. And like that, I was right. She wanted me out of her
office.
“Shit,” I groaned. What am I going to do?
     
I drug my feet to my office. That's it, there is nothing I can do about this
article. I have to suck it up and just do it.
     
“Vanessa? Your mom is on line-one,” Maria gave me an 'I'm sorry' look. I
wasn't sure who was more upset... myself or Maria.
     
I couldn't help but laugh. “Send it through,” I waved dismissively.
     
I rushed to my desk, the phone was already ringing. I picked up the receiver.
“Vanessa Montello,”
     
“Darling! Hello,” my mother chirped.
     
“Hi, mother,” I rolled my eyes. I love her dearly but I already knew why she
was calling me.
    “You know mine and your fathers Anniversary dinner is tomorrow and we
are doing a head count. Are you bringing anyone with you?” she questioned.
“Anyone special?” she continued to pry.
    “No, mom, I am coming alone,” I said for the trillionth time. My mother
already knows that I am coming alone as she has already asked me if I were
bringing someone- five times.
“It's okay, your brother is having one of his old friends from grade school
come over, you might remember him,”
     
“I don't know who you are talking about,” I sighed.
    “You know that boy that Ethan was always with when you were in sixth
grade? Oh, what was his name?” she paused for a few seconds. “But, any
who, he had moved away and your brother ran into him a few weeks