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“Wait, just a minute. Let me - ”
“I’m sorry. I have to go.” Jane ducked around her and limped down the hallway, praying she’d make it to the bathroom before she really started crying.
* * *
Luke looked up in surprise when Amy walked into his office without knocking. She sat down in the chair and stared at him.
“Ames? What’s wrong?”
“How did the interviews go?” She asked.
“Terrible,” he said. “The first one was Lisa from marketing. She has plenty of experience and would do the job well, but she also made it clear she hoped we’d be more than boss and employee.”
“Ooh,” Amy said. “How deliciously naughty of her.”
“Sleeping with the employees is not a good idea,” Luke said.
“Probably not.” Amy waited a moment before saying, “What about the second one?”
“Even worse. A Jane Smith – what kind of name is Jane Smith, by the way – from the accounting department. She nearly started crying during the interview.”
“Were you mean to her?” Amy asked.
“What? Of course not,” Luke said. “I barely said anything to her. She just sat in her too-big, discontinued suit and tried to tell me she was interested in fashion and would be a great assistant despite her zero experience.”
Amy scowled at him. “Maybe you should give her a chance.”
“Why? Let her stay with Mark. He’s all about giving people chances, and I’m all about getting the job done, remember? This woman was so flustered and sweaty I’m surprised she even remembered her own name.”
“You make people nervous, Luke.”
“That’s not my fault,” Luke said.
“It kind of is. You could try being less brusque.”
He gave her a puzzled look. “What’s gotten into you, Amy? Why do you care who I hire as my assistant?”
“I met Jane in the bathroom before the interview. She had a rip in her skirt and was panicking. I pinned her skirt for her.”
“Okay,” he said. “So what?”
She crossed her arms over her chest. “She told me she knew her outfit was too big but that someone had told her if she wore a Dawson suit, it would give her a better chance at the interview.”
“She should have bought one that fit then.” Luke scrolled through his emails.
“I don’t think she has a lot of money,” Amy said. “She said she bought this one at a thrift store.”
“I don’t want an assistant who buys her clothing at thrift stores,” Luke said. “I meet with potential investors all the time. I need an assistant who looks like she can afford to wear our clothing.”
“You could give her a clothing allowance.”
“Since when do we start giving out clothing allowances to employees?” Luke said.
“I liked her, Luke.”
“That’s nice.” He opened an email.
“I think you should hire her.”
