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"Jillian, seriously It was like nothing I’ve ever heard before! The first night, they were banging the wall so hard a picture fell off and hit me on the head!"
Her eyes widened, and she leaned forward on my desk "Shut up!"
"I will not! Then I heard…Jesus, I heard spanking" I was discussing spanking with my boss Do you see why I love irls
"Yeesss And he made , as Spanx was leaving"
"You call her Spanx?"
"You bet! And then last night--"
"Two nights in a row! Spanx got spanked again?"
"Oh no, last night I was treated to a freak of nature I’ve naet it" She frowned
"The Russian heSteve fro to stick his head in the door
"What are you two hens clucking about in here?" he asked, shaking his head
"Nothing," we answered at the sahts, that’s ihed
"Come on, impressive? No Manwhore? Yes"
"Wow, do you know his name?"
"I do, in fact His name is Si it over and over again I could er," I rinned "Sier--I love it!"
"Yeah, you love it You didn’t have your cat trying to ht" I chuckled ruefully and laid le
"Okay, let’s get to work," Jillian finally said, wiping the tears from her eyes "I need you to land these new clients today What ti in?"
"Ah, Mr and Mrs Nicholson are here at one I’ve got the presentation and the plans all ready for thened their bedroo rooreat"
"I believe you Can you run through your ideas with me at lunch?"
"Yep, I’m all over it," I answered as she headed for the door
"You know, Caroline, if you can land this job, it would be huge for the firlasses
"Just wait until you see what I came up with for their new home theater"
"They don’t have a hodevilishly
"Nice," she appraised and left to start her day
The Nicholsons were definitely a couple I wanted--everyone did Mimi had done some work for Natalie Nicholson, blueblood and well heeled, when she reorganized her office last year She referred n hit the table, and I ier Pffft
"Fantastic, Caroline Simply fantastic," Natalie raved as I walked her and her husband to the front door We’d spent alh the plans, and while we’d co project
"So, you think you’re the right designer for us?" Sa as he wrapped his arm around his wife’s waist and played with her ponytail
"You tellat the two of them
"I think ould love to ith you on this project," Natalie said as we shook hands
I internally high-fived myself, but kept my face coet started on a schedule," I said as I held the door for them
I stood in the doorway as I waved thelanced over at Ashley, our receptionist She raised her eyebrows at ht back
"So?" she asked
"Oh yeah Nailed it," I sighed, and we both squealed Jillian came down the stairs as we danced about, and she stopped short "What the hell happened down here?" she asked, grinning
"Caroline got hired by the Nicholsons!" Ashley squealed again
"Nice" Jillian gave"Proud of you, kid," she whispered, and I bea a little burind in it as I made my way around the desk I sat doirled in my chair, and looked out onto the bay
Well played, Caroline Well played
That night when I went out to celebrate my success with Miaritas I continued with tequila shots, and I was still licking at the now-nonexistent salt on the inside of my wrist as they walked me up ht?" I cooed, leaning on her as we crawled up the stairs
"Yes, Caroline, I’rasp on the obvious," she said At almost six feet tall with fiery red hair, Sophia was keenly aware her looks
Mihed, and I turned to her
"And you, Mimi, you’re my best friend And you’re so tiny! I bet I could carry you around in led as I tried to find my pocket Mimi was a petite Filipino, with caramel skin and the blackest hair
"We should have cut her off after the guacamole left the table," Miain without food present" She dragged me up the last few steps
"Don’t talk aboutoff et nad here in the hallway, huh?" Sophia shot back, takingmy door I tried to kiss her on the cheek, and she pushed me off
"You smell like tequila and sexual repression, Caroline Get off hed and opened ht of Clive on the sill