She opened a file on her desk. “Was just
getting ready to file these cases.”
“Okay.” He paused. “Let me know if you need any help.”
“Yes, sir.” She smiled and tried to hold in a groan. There
was no way she was going to ask one of the attorney’s to help her file the cases
away. That would look just great. Hey, thanks for hiring me and if you don’t
mind, do my job as well.
“Sorry, what as that, Brynn?” He walked up to her table and
smiled at her.
“Oh nothing.” She clenched her teeth together so that she
could make sure she didn’t mumble any of the thoughts in her mouth. She stood
up and picked up the large stack of files and walked to the large filing room.
She could feel Doug watching her as she walked and she hid a smile. She had a
feeling that Doug had a crush on her but she wasn’t going to complain. She was
pretty sure that he was the reason she’d gotten the job. She had originally
applied to be a legal secretary but had blown the interview because she had no
previous experience. However, he had asked her if she was interested in a file
clerk position. She hadn’t been, but for $20 an hour, she would do just about
anything right now.
“Oh Brynn,” Doug ran up to her as she opened the first file
drawer. “I forgot to invite you to the Christmas party tomorrow evening.”
“Party?” Brynn looked at him in confusion.
“Yes, we have an annual holiday party. All the partners will
be there,” he beamed. “It will be a great way for you to meet everyone at the
firm.”
“Oh ok, if you’re sure.” Brynn’s voice was uncertain. She
felt a bit bad going to a holiday party when she had only been on the job for one
day.
“And bring friends. We’ll have a lot of free booze and we’ll
have food catered from Giovanni’s.”
“Oh I love Giovanni’s.” Brynn’s stomach grumbled and they
both laughed.
“See, even your stomach wants you to come.” He smiled at
her. “It will be held at the Hilton Downtown at around 8pm.”
“Okay, that sounds good.” She watched as Doug walked away
and she smiled. Maybe she could see something happening with him after all.
Chapter 2
“I don’t know if I can get a babysitter for tomorrow night,”
Barb moaned as Brynn told her about the holiday party. “
“You have to come, Barb. It will be a fun. A free fun night
out,” Brynn begged her friend. There was no way she wanted to go by herself.
“What am I going to do with the kids?”
“Hmm, let me think.” Brynn bit her lip and sighed. “We could
always ask Lucky to come over and babysit.”
“Ooh, do you think she would?”
“Maybe.” Brynn grabbed her phone. “I owe her a phone call,
let’s find out.”
Brynn waited for her sister to answer the phone wondering
what she was doing. Her sister was a hairdresser and when she wasn’t dyeing and
setting someone else’s hair, she was playing around with her own.
“Brynn, you took long enough.” Lucky answered the phone
breathlessly.
“You okay?”
“Sorry, just had to run and get the phone.” Lucky paused.
“So did you want to go red or purple, Monika?”
“Lucky, where are you?”
“Hold on a sec, Brynn. I’m just having Monika choose her
hair color.”
“Lucky, do you want to just call me back?” Brynn offered her
sister feeling bad that poor Monika was going to end up with a bad dye job if Lucky
wasn’t 100% focused on what she was doing.
“Oh hell no, not you Monika. Brynn, just a sec.”
“Ok.” Brynn rolled her eyes at Barb who was watching her
anxiously and throwing a ball back and forth with her five-year-old son, Cory.
“Ok, I’m back. Now tell me everything that Daz said to you.”
Lucky’s voice was excited and worried at the same time.
“He didn’t really say much, Lucky. We weren’t exactly acting
like age-old pals. He did hit my car,”
getting ready to file these cases.”
“Okay.” He paused. “Let me know if you need any help.”
“Yes, sir.” She smiled and tried to hold in a groan. There
was no way she was going to ask one of the attorney’s to help her file the cases
away. That would look just great. Hey, thanks for hiring me and if you don’t
mind, do my job as well.
“Sorry, what as that, Brynn?” He walked up to her table and
smiled at her.
“Oh nothing.” She clenched her teeth together so that she
could make sure she didn’t mumble any of the thoughts in her mouth. She stood
up and picked up the large stack of files and walked to the large filing room.
She could feel Doug watching her as she walked and she hid a smile. She had a
feeling that Doug had a crush on her but she wasn’t going to complain. She was
pretty sure that he was the reason she’d gotten the job. She had originally
applied to be a legal secretary but had blown the interview because she had no
previous experience. However, he had asked her if she was interested in a file
clerk position. She hadn’t been, but for $20 an hour, she would do just about
anything right now.
“Oh Brynn,” Doug ran up to her as she opened the first file
drawer. “I forgot to invite you to the Christmas party tomorrow evening.”
“Party?” Brynn looked at him in confusion.
“Yes, we have an annual holiday party. All the partners will
be there,” he beamed. “It will be a great way for you to meet everyone at the
firm.”
“Oh ok, if you’re sure.” Brynn’s voice was uncertain. She
felt a bit bad going to a holiday party when she had only been on the job for one
day.
“And bring friends. We’ll have a lot of free booze and we’ll
have food catered from Giovanni’s.”
“Oh I love Giovanni’s.” Brynn’s stomach grumbled and they
both laughed.
“See, even your stomach wants you to come.” He smiled at
her. “It will be held at the Hilton Downtown at around 8pm.”
“Okay, that sounds good.” She watched as Doug walked away
and she smiled. Maybe she could see something happening with him after all.
Chapter 2
“I don’t know if I can get a babysitter for tomorrow night,”
Barb moaned as Brynn told her about the holiday party. “
“You have to come, Barb. It will be a fun. A free fun night
out,” Brynn begged her friend. There was no way she wanted to go by herself.
“What am I going to do with the kids?”
“Hmm, let me think.” Brynn bit her lip and sighed. “We could
always ask Lucky to come over and babysit.”
“Ooh, do you think she would?”
“Maybe.” Brynn grabbed her phone. “I owe her a phone call,
let’s find out.”
Brynn waited for her sister to answer the phone wondering
what she was doing. Her sister was a hairdresser and when she wasn’t dyeing and
setting someone else’s hair, she was playing around with her own.
“Brynn, you took long enough.” Lucky answered the phone
breathlessly.
“You okay?”
“Sorry, just had to run and get the phone.” Lucky paused.
“So did you want to go red or purple, Monika?”
“Lucky, where are you?”
“Hold on a sec, Brynn. I’m just having Monika choose her
hair color.”
“Lucky, do you want to just call me back?” Brynn offered her
sister feeling bad that poor Monika was going to end up with a bad dye job if Lucky
wasn’t 100% focused on what she was doing.
“Oh hell no, not you Monika. Brynn, just a sec.”
“Ok.” Brynn rolled her eyes at Barb who was watching her
anxiously and throwing a ball back and forth with her five-year-old son, Cory.
“Ok, I’m back. Now tell me everything that Daz said to you.”
Lucky’s voice was excited and worried at the same time.
“He didn’t really say much, Lucky. We weren’t exactly acting
like age-old pals. He did hit my car,”
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