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“Holly? Alex.”
Alex?Alex who?Then it hits me. GorgeousGuy!“Hi.”
“I don’t know what your schedule’s like—”
And somehow, most unluckily, I drop the phone. I’m on the floor, scrambling for the phone when it rings again. “Hello?” I pant.
“Holly Bishop, please.” It’s not Gorgeous Guy.
I suffer serious disappointment. “This is Holly.”
“David Burkheimer.”
Not as disappointed. “David!”
“How are you, Holly?”
“Good. Thank you.” I sink down on the foot of my bed, wrap my arm around my knees.
“I’ve had calls about your ‘Day at the Movies.’”
My stomach rises up, and I suddenly think I could use another Rolaids. “I had to do something, David. I couldn’t let Kid Fest end the way it did—”
“Thank you.”
I fall silent.
“I’m sorry how things ended a couple of weeks ago,” he adds. “I know now your event was sabotaged. Sara came to me, told me all about it the end of last week.”
I don’t know what to say.
“Olivia’s moved down south to be with her boyfriend,” he continues. “And we’re looking to fill her job.”
“Oh, David—”
“Don’t say no yet. Just think about it.”
I fall back on my bed, stare at the ceiling dappled with late afternoon sunlight, all shades of dark rose and deep gold. I see the outline of tree limbs and shapely new leaves before closing my eyes.
“You’re good, Holly.”
I smile despite myself because, bless him, he said “good,” not a “good girl,” and he’s right, I am good. I’m really good, but it has nothing to do with being nice.
I’m smart and fun and clever, and I’ve great friends and great hope and all kinds of opportunity.
“I’ll think about it,” I say after a moment, and I’m grinning up at nothing, grinning just because it feels so damn good to be alive.
David’s still talking. “How about we meet for lunch on Friday and we can discuss the salary and benefits in person.”
“Um…”
“It’s a significant pay raise.”
“I don’t know…”
“Everybody here likes you.”
Yet I still hesitate, and I’m not sure why, because I’d love to be back at City Events with Tessa and Josh, but at the same time, I’m not ready to commit to anything. I kind of think I should check out my options, see what else is out there.
