Katie's Glimpse (The Glimpse Series) Read Free

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okay? So if anything comes up, let me know and we can work it out,” he stated.
    “Yes sir,” I
replied.
     He dipped his chin,
his eyes becoming serious. “Please don’t call me sir. I’m just Levi.”
     “Yes
sir..um..Levi,” I stammered out and felt a blush creep up my face. Good
grief, keep it together Crane. This is your new boss.
    He chuckled softly
and stood. “Well, I’ll show you around and tell you a little about what the job
entails. If you’re still interested, then it’s all yours.”
    He took my coat from
the door and held it open to me. I rose and turned, slipping my arms into the
sleeves. He ran his hands over my shoulders, smoothing down the wool, before I
could step away. I stilled at his touch, but managed to hold it together. I
turned, giving him a small smile and caught a whiff of men’s cologne. It was a
clean, woodsy smell and I realized it was coming from my coat. The scent was
intoxicating, but somehow I resisted the urge to bury my nose in the collar for
another sniff. Levi turned and lifted the other coat from the door and shrugged
it on. Oh, that’s his cologne! How am I supposed to concentrate with
his smell all around me?
    He led me through
the building, which was larger than it looked from the outside, stopping at
some of the offices to introduce me to the employees. He opened a large, metal,
double door at the back of a cavernous warehouse, and I had to shield my eyes
against the bright sunlight as we stepped onto the grounds. He helped me into a
golf cart and drove me down aisle after aisle of assorted trees and shrubs. The
property seemed to go on forever. Since it was February, he told me that most
flowers were dormant and their major business right now was the preparation of
the numerous commercial landscape beds and lawns. I was amazed at all the
people scurrying around, watering or tending plants.
    We made our way back
to the front counter where Sydney was packing up for the day. She gave me a
quick rundown of what my job would be- answering phones, taking orders, waiting
on customers, entering invoices into the computer, and of course, light
bookkeeping. It was the same type of things I’d done for dad, only a different
product. Sydney told me she could teach me all I needed to know in two days,
and I was ready. She said a quick goodbye before heading out the door.
    Levi turned to me
and asked, “So what do you think? Would you like to work here?”
    I smiled, excited at
the thought of working at the nursery. “You’ve got a great business, and
everyone I’ve met seems really nice. So yes, I’d like to work here.”
     He smiled, looking
pleased. “Okay, you start tomorrow. Be here at nine. You can fill out the paperwork
and let Sydney get you set up.”
    He looked down at my
heels, which were covered in dirt. “I hate to say this because you look very
beautiful, but you might want to wear jeans and tennis shoes to work. I
wouldn’t want you to get your nice things dirty.”
    I blushed at hearing
him call me beautiful. “I think I can handle that.”
    I started for the
door when he called my name. I turned to look at him. He gave me his beautiful,
dimpled smile and said, “I’m glad you decided to take this job. I think you’ll
be surprised at what you might find here.”
    I bit my lip as I
gazed at this amazing man and wished there was more I could find here,
but knew I couldn’t even try.
    “I’m just looking
for a paycheck and something to fill my extra time, nothing more.” I didn’t
wait for his reply but heard his chuckle before the door closed behind me.

Chapter Two
     
    I arrived at my new
job thirty minutes early. I didn’t know what to expect on a Saturday, so I figured
I better get there before they opened. I awoke at seven so I could fix my hair and
apply a little makeup. No use scaring everybody on my first day. I would at
least give it a week before I went back to my ponytails and no makeup. I
dressed in jeans, a gray long sleeved