closed her
eyes, and repeated a soothing mantra to ready herself for work. Her
assistant, Amelia had already sent an email with her schedule and it
was loaded with follow up phone calls and Skype video calls with
potential clients.
"Hello, ladies!"
"There she is," Linda replied.
"Oh, goodness, it looks so busy in here." Business had
picked up so much, Kate had to hire a few sales consultants for the
boutique.
Linda followed her back to the office. She was such a Godsend. Linda
had proven to be a great business partner and an even better friend
along the way.
"It is. I'm telling you, after going to Paris, the inventory is
flying off of the shelf. We still need to sit down and do this blog
so that we can reach more potential clients."
Kate rolled her eyes. "You and this blog. I will take a look at
it. If it does what you say it will, we will have to hire more
employees."
Linda smiled. "Not a bad problem to have if I do say so myself."
The two women set about starting their work day, and before she knew
it, the early evening was before her.
"Oh my goodness, I have about thirty minutes to get out of here.
I have a dinner date with Bruce and I'm trying my hardest to make
sure that I am on time for everything."
Linda laughed and shook her head. "Please be on time. That man
adores you and I would hate to see you push him away because you have
tunnel vision."
"Tunnel vision?"
"Yes. I get that we have this business to run, but you have to
have a little balance too, Kate."
"Oh, no. Not you too. On that note, I'm leaving." She tried
to respond playfully, but there was tinge of seriousness to what she
was saying.
Linda meant well and had Kate's best interest at heart, but it was
always a bit irritating to constantly be reminded that she had to
figure out a way to juggle her career and her love life. She had not
gotten to the point where she could manage it all, and hated the fact
that everyone else made it all sound so easy.
Kate waved goodbye to her team, and set out for the restaurant where
she would meet Bruce.
She was halfway there, proud of herself for being on time, when he
sent a text that they would be meeting for dinner out at his parents'
ranch.
Slightly agitated that she had plowed through the traffic already,
Kate made her detour to the freeway that would take her out to the
ranch. Once she hit the open road, she did not have a care in the
world. Besides, Bruce's mother was a great cook and it would be nice
to have a small escape from reality of life in the city.
Chapter 2
The Stanger family ranch was a cozy place. It was the kind of home
that looked like the ones in the Christmas catalogs that made you
remember what it meant to be a family. Mr. and Mrs. Stanger had been
together for decades and reminded Kate of her own parents.
It was nice to see that Bruce came from such a loving home. Kate was
sure he would model his own home after all of the love and affection
it seemed that he grew up with.
Mrs. Stanger was the consummate hostess as she always served
wonderful food and drinks whenever Bruce brought Kate to the ranch.
It was also wonderful to see Bruce's face light up when he was around
his parents. He was completely in his element when he was there with
them. Seeing him on the ranch, Kate was able to view Bruce in a
different way. His laugh was more hearty and he was way more relaxed.
It was as if when he was at the ranch, he gave in to the side of him
that liked to take things slow.
In the city, he was accomplished, a strong businessman who knew the
boardroom and how to work a client. At the ranch, he was a family man
who worked the land. Seeing him with his boots and his jeans as he
cleaned the pens and groomed horses helped Kate to learn more about
who Bruce really was as a man.
She loved both sides of him. After all, no one was one dimensional.
It was rare that one got the opportunity to learn everything about
the person he or she loved. And here was Kate, able to see Bruce for
who he truly was.
eyes, and repeated a soothing mantra to ready herself for work. Her
assistant, Amelia had already sent an email with her schedule and it
was loaded with follow up phone calls and Skype video calls with
potential clients.
"Hello, ladies!"
"There she is," Linda replied.
"Oh, goodness, it looks so busy in here." Business had
picked up so much, Kate had to hire a few sales consultants for the
boutique.
Linda followed her back to the office. She was such a Godsend. Linda
had proven to be a great business partner and an even better friend
along the way.
"It is. I'm telling you, after going to Paris, the inventory is
flying off of the shelf. We still need to sit down and do this blog
so that we can reach more potential clients."
Kate rolled her eyes. "You and this blog. I will take a look at
it. If it does what you say it will, we will have to hire more
employees."
Linda smiled. "Not a bad problem to have if I do say so myself."
The two women set about starting their work day, and before she knew
it, the early evening was before her.
"Oh my goodness, I have about thirty minutes to get out of here.
I have a dinner date with Bruce and I'm trying my hardest to make
sure that I am on time for everything."
Linda laughed and shook her head. "Please be on time. That man
adores you and I would hate to see you push him away because you have
tunnel vision."
"Tunnel vision?"
"Yes. I get that we have this business to run, but you have to
have a little balance too, Kate."
"Oh, no. Not you too. On that note, I'm leaving." She tried
to respond playfully, but there was tinge of seriousness to what she
was saying.
Linda meant well and had Kate's best interest at heart, but it was
always a bit irritating to constantly be reminded that she had to
figure out a way to juggle her career and her love life. She had not
gotten to the point where she could manage it all, and hated the fact
that everyone else made it all sound so easy.
Kate waved goodbye to her team, and set out for the restaurant where
she would meet Bruce.
She was halfway there, proud of herself for being on time, when he
sent a text that they would be meeting for dinner out at his parents'
ranch.
Slightly agitated that she had plowed through the traffic already,
Kate made her detour to the freeway that would take her out to the
ranch. Once she hit the open road, she did not have a care in the
world. Besides, Bruce's mother was a great cook and it would be nice
to have a small escape from reality of life in the city.
Chapter 2
The Stanger family ranch was a cozy place. It was the kind of home
that looked like the ones in the Christmas catalogs that made you
remember what it meant to be a family. Mr. and Mrs. Stanger had been
together for decades and reminded Kate of her own parents.
It was nice to see that Bruce came from such a loving home. Kate was
sure he would model his own home after all of the love and affection
it seemed that he grew up with.
Mrs. Stanger was the consummate hostess as she always served
wonderful food and drinks whenever Bruce brought Kate to the ranch.
It was also wonderful to see Bruce's face light up when he was around
his parents. He was completely in his element when he was there with
them. Seeing him on the ranch, Kate was able to view Bruce in a
different way. His laugh was more hearty and he was way more relaxed.
It was as if when he was at the ranch, he gave in to the side of him
that liked to take things slow.
In the city, he was accomplished, a strong businessman who knew the
boardroom and how to work a client. At the ranch, he was a family man
who worked the land. Seeing him with his boots and his jeans as he
cleaned the pens and groomed horses helped Kate to learn more about
who Bruce really was as a man.
She loved both sides of him. After all, no one was one dimensional.
It was rare that one got the opportunity to learn everything about
the person he or she loved. And here was Kate, able to see Bruce for
who he truly was.
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