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“I know we can’t exactly request an in-person service appointment—”
“Not to worry. We can get this done over the phone.”
I hear him rustle papers and hum to himself. “Ben, I think I know who can help you with this problem—”
The hitch in his voice catches my attention. “But?”
“I—”
“Ronan, what is it?”
“It’s nothing. It’s not professional of me. Forget I said anything.”
I lean back in my chair and laugh. “I’m having the worst time of my life right now. Some juicy gossip would be a welcome relief.”
Ronan groans. “You and your brothers have become like friends over the years anyway, so this is just between us—”
“My lips are sealed.”
“We have a new woman in the office. She’s a whiz at fixing problems like this.” He takes a huge breath, scrambling the phone. “But I kissed her.”
“Does that mean she can’t do her job now?” I whisper conspiratorially.
“No,” he says between a laugh. “But it just happened and I’m kind of freaking out.”
“Because you’re her boss?”
“Because she’s my friend’s daughter.”
I nearly choke on a sip of coffee. “That just made me feel a little better about my problems.”
“We’re here to serve our customers. So I’ll get over my awkwardness and have my assistant get the message to Cherry.”
“Smooth. Thanks, Ronan.”
“So what’s got you bogged down?”
“A woman.”
“Ah, we’re keeping it mysterious?”
“You know her brother—”
“Elijah?” he says too quickly.
But then again, I work with my brothers and Elijah. The deductive reasoning couldn’t have been too hard.
I run my finger along the edge of my desk and figure out how to sum up everything that’s plaguing me in one sentence.
“She’s the first person I’ve felt like I could be myself around. I like who I am with her. I love being with her. We made plans, but now she’s not returning my calls.”
“That’s a hard one.” Ronan sighs. “If she’s worth it, get to the bottom of it.”
“Thanks Ronan. And good luck with your woman.”
He chuckles and thanks me. “I’ll have her call your office as soon as she can.”
“A service tech from Outpost is going to call soon.”
