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The doors opened and Austri walked out, his face blank, but his eyes concerned. “Hi, Austri.”
“M’lady.”
“Thanks for telling Kaspar,” she droned sarcastically.
“That’s out of my control, m’lady. In my defense, I only told him I was picking you up.”
Jesska shook her head. “I’m not really mad, Austri. I’m just a little out of sorts this morning.”
He looked grim.
“It’s not the end of the world,” she said, and forced a smile. “People lose their jobs all the time. Especially in this economy.”
He nodded, his face now devoid of expression. “What can I carry down for you, m’lady?”
“I’ll show you.” She led him to her cube, and he picked up both boxes as though they weighed nothing. “I can take one,” she protested.
“I have them, m’lady. Anything else?”
She shook her head and grabbed her purse.
“Jess?” Tim called.
“Sorry, Austri, just a sec,” she said, and stepped into her boss... no, ex-boss’s office. “I’m out of here.”
“I’m really sorry, Jesska. Truly. I tried to keep you.” He stood and reached out his hand.
She shook it, but didn’t know what to say. She went with the higher road. “Good luck with everything, Tim.”
Pulling her hand away, she turned and, noticing a hovering Austri, led the driver out of the building, finding the car at the curb, Jóvin inside. Austri popped open the trunk... how he did it, she wasn’t sure... set her boxes inside, and then opened the door for her. She slid into the car and secured her seatbelt, dropping her head on the headrest and sighing. What the hell was she going to do now?
Her phone buzzed and she saw her brother’s number pop up. “Hey, Cam.”
“Hey. You called?”
“Yeah. But I’m good now. I just needed a ride.”
“How come?” he asked.
“Got fired.”
“Right,” he said with a chuckle.
“No, I’m serious. I got laid off this morning.” She stared at the roof of the car. “You know, I think this is why Monday’s get a bad name.”
“Don’t companies usually fire folks on Fridays?” he countered.
Jesska glanced out the window. “Never been fired before, so I have no idea.”
“Are you okay? Do you want me to come take you to lunch?”
“No, I’m okay. Austri picked me up and we’re headed back to the hotel. I just want to eat a bag of Cheetos and drink a bottle of wine.”
“Delicious.”
Jesska chuckled. “Totes.”
“Are you really okay?”
