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"Hurry up, Kate," Tully called out, knocking hard on the bedroom door "You dont want to be late on your first day of work Ill be down in the parking lot "

"Okay, soher briefcase off the twin bed that was hers, she left her bedroom and headed downstairs

In this last week of school, the hallere crazy-busy with girls studying for finals, saying goodbye, and packing up their things Kate wound through thelot behind the house, where Tully sat in her brand-new VW Bug, with the engine running

The second Kate sat down and slammed the door shut, they were off Princes Purple Rain soundtrack blared from the tiny speakers Tully had to yell over the music

"This is so great, isnt it? Us finally going to work together "

Kate nodded "It sure is " She had to adraduate—or would be soon—and shed found an excellent starter position in her otten the job for her, or that she was essentially following her best friend Whatthis job to the best of her abilities and finding out if broadcast journalis down the stereo

"Johnny? Hes totally good at what he does Used to be a war correspondent In El Salvador or Libya; who the hell knows? I hear he reat producer You can learn a lot from him "

"Have you ever wanted to go out with him?"

Tully laughed "Just because I slept with ame "

Kate was relieved by that; more so than she should be She wanted to ask if Johnny was married—shed wanted to ask the question for almost a week—but she couldnt quite for

"Here we are " Tully pulled up to the curb outside the building and parked All the way up the stairs and down the hall, she talked about how great it was going to be to work together, but once they were in the small, cramped set of offices, she made a beeline for Mutt and huddled with him

Kate stood there, clutching her fake leather briefcase to her chest, wondering what she should do

She had just decided to take off her jacket when Johnny appeared, looking both incredibly handsome and profoundly pissed off

"Mutt! Carol!" he yelled, even though they were all standing right there "That new co I dont knohat the hell it is Mike is faxing the info They want you to go to the company headquarters and see if you can talk to the boss Bill Gates "

Tully surged forward "Can I tag along?"