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Her current role as senior director of projects had offered a fair areat state of Texas, but Dallas? Nope, she’d never i there – not even for a weekend

Dallas was ho that it was the company’s headquarters, and she wasn’t sure she would fit in there The Dallas office was er than the small branch she worked at in San Antonio

Maybe she was thinking about this all wrong She would simply be a face in the crowd at a location that size On the other hand, the endless opportunities for growth she’d find would by far outweigh anything she could get in their small field office

Born and raised in the San Antonio, Sa Yet this new opportunity was all but screaes, not towas… she wouldn’t be forgoing a big city lifestyle if she took it

At thirty – which she kept telling herself was the neenty – Sam knew she had accomplished a lot in her career She had an extremely supportive family and a unique circle of friends, but this was the chance for a new adventure An opportunity to step outside the box and do so stretch for her, since the routine of her life had been co to think of doing so else

“Stay calm It’s all in the details” She warned herself as she ventured up the flight of stairs to her second floor office

“Morning, Sam” Liza called out as Samantha stepped out of the stairwell and faced the s closest to the door

“Morning, Liza How are you?” Sa her way around the loalls of the cubicle

Sa Liza foron in the other woman’s life, she always had a smile on her face

“I’ for you in his office He said you would be right in, and his instructions were to send you straight there No passing Go No collecting two hundred dollars” Liza laughed at her own little joke, causing Saoodness she was arht to herself

“Thanks, Liza” Sam started toward the closed door behind Liza’s ianized; the wo momentarily, she looked back at the adhtly in her direction Despite the fact that it would likely kill James to wait five more minutes, Sam couldn’t help but inquire as to why

“What has you so happy this ?” Samantha asked as she took the few short steps back toward Liza

Liza glanced at the closed door behind her and then leaned forward, lowering her voice as though she were telling a highly regarded secret

“Reuy I told you about? Mark? Well, he and I have been talking ht He wants to take me out on Saturday Said it is time we finally meet in person”

Sam remembered the brief conversations they shared the previous week about a new friend she o The brief flicker of jealousy when she found out Liza met someone had almost surprised her with its intensity

Not that Sa for a man to fill her spare time, which was scarce to none Just the stories of new-found ro what itthat with her career in full swing it left her without any ti to nurse a relationship

“Ok, share the details” Saenuinely interested in her friend’s happiness, despite the slight twinge of jealousy brewing just beneath the surface

So what if it had been a long time since Sa she wasn’t sure what to even do on one Sure, there had been a few co men who crossed her path in recent years, but noone that wouldto ive me a whole lot of details, but I can’t wait” The other wohtly, with that dreamy expression that woirl You’ll have to fillonce more at the closed door to Jaht have a coronary” Turning on her heel, Sam headed toward her boss’s office