appointments. I have this new
secretary and she organized everything really well, and now I can't
find anything. I'm going in to fill out some estimates and get
reacquainted with my office."
"Do you need me to help?"
Jeff looked at Sera and debated on how
he should answer. Tonight had given him the opportunity to get to
know her and her family better. He really liked her, felt
comfortable with Chad and Deb, was pleased to see that Marion
didn't hold Sera responsible for her son's disappearance, and had
enjoyed the interaction between Sera and her children. Tonight had
been much better than he had planned, but it was time to call it a
day. And as for Sera's question about him needing her help? He
didn't think it would be wise to find himself alone with her on a
day off when nobody else was expected to show up. Not yet. Besides,
even a super-mom needed time off.
He shook his head, smiled, picked up
his keys saying thank you, and after a few good byes, he was
off.
Chapter
1 3
Sera's weekend was busy.
Melle had a dance class in the morning on Saturday’s and had to be
picked up from Deb’s. Charlie had t-ball at ten, and
Pe... Daniel had to
work on a school project with a friend. Emma, well Emma just had a
lot of screaming to do somewhere in between all of that.
On Saturday night, they made pizza
together, and Sera and the three youngest watched a Disney movie
while Daniel listened to his iPod and texted his
friends.
Sunday was a lazier day, and Daniel
and Melle were picked up by the parents of some of their friends,
so Sera tried to dedicate some time to Charlie and together they
baked some cookies for when Charlie’s siblings came
back.
It was a normal weekend for Sera, and
a nice rest before having to go back to work again on Monday. Or
was it the other way around?
On Monday, Sera decided her first task
was to go over each account from this year and check its status to
see if it was paid or not paid. She wasn't sure what the usual
procedure was to collect on past due payments, but first she wanted
to know how much money they were out. That is, minus the $5,768
that she still owed, which would be paid off within the next six
months if not sooner.
After about an hour of going through
the files, Sera was amazed they had any money left to pay for the
remainder of her salary. Obviously, it helped that the business was
booming, but without money being paid when jobs were completed, she
didn't know how long they could keep up at that rate.
Jeff obviously loved what he did. It
showed in the quality of his work, but the business side of the job
had most definitely been neglected. From what Sera had tallied so
far, it had been neglected in excess of $120,000, and she wasn't
even close to finishing her search for past dues yet.
Sera looked at the clock above the
door and saw that it was nine o'clock. How strange that Jeff hadn't
come in yet.
She wondered what his weekends were
like. He was single after all, so it was possible that he stayed
out late. She had heard somebody mention a woman's name... Lucy?
No, that wasn't it, Louise? Lydia? yes, that was it. Lydia. She
didn't hear much more than just the name, and the fact that she and
Jeff had gone out, but Sera wasn't sure if they were still an item,
or if that relationship was history.
What she did gather from the little
she heard about Lydia, was that if she and Jeff were not an item,
the loss wasn't too great.
Jeff's love life was not her concern
right now, the only thing she should be concerned with were all of
the outstanding accounts, bills, and paying off her own debt.
Still, she hoped this Lydia or whomever Jeff ended up with turned
out to be a nice girl. Jeff was a really nice guy and would someday
make someone very, very happy.
Jeff actually slept in on Monday and
didn’t make it into the office until after 10 AM that day. He came
in all smiles after sleeping better than he had in ages and didn't
see Sera at her desk, but knew she was
secretary and she organized everything really well, and now I can't
find anything. I'm going in to fill out some estimates and get
reacquainted with my office."
"Do you need me to help?"
Jeff looked at Sera and debated on how
he should answer. Tonight had given him the opportunity to get to
know her and her family better. He really liked her, felt
comfortable with Chad and Deb, was pleased to see that Marion
didn't hold Sera responsible for her son's disappearance, and had
enjoyed the interaction between Sera and her children. Tonight had
been much better than he had planned, but it was time to call it a
day. And as for Sera's question about him needing her help? He
didn't think it would be wise to find himself alone with her on a
day off when nobody else was expected to show up. Not yet. Besides,
even a super-mom needed time off.
He shook his head, smiled, picked up
his keys saying thank you, and after a few good byes, he was
off.
Chapter
1 3
Sera's weekend was busy.
Melle had a dance class in the morning on Saturday’s and had to be
picked up from Deb’s. Charlie had t-ball at ten, and
Pe... Daniel had to
work on a school project with a friend. Emma, well Emma just had a
lot of screaming to do somewhere in between all of that.
On Saturday night, they made pizza
together, and Sera and the three youngest watched a Disney movie
while Daniel listened to his iPod and texted his
friends.
Sunday was a lazier day, and Daniel
and Melle were picked up by the parents of some of their friends,
so Sera tried to dedicate some time to Charlie and together they
baked some cookies for when Charlie’s siblings came
back.
It was a normal weekend for Sera, and
a nice rest before having to go back to work again on Monday. Or
was it the other way around?
On Monday, Sera decided her first task
was to go over each account from this year and check its status to
see if it was paid or not paid. She wasn't sure what the usual
procedure was to collect on past due payments, but first she wanted
to know how much money they were out. That is, minus the $5,768
that she still owed, which would be paid off within the next six
months if not sooner.
After about an hour of going through
the files, Sera was amazed they had any money left to pay for the
remainder of her salary. Obviously, it helped that the business was
booming, but without money being paid when jobs were completed, she
didn't know how long they could keep up at that rate.
Jeff obviously loved what he did. It
showed in the quality of his work, but the business side of the job
had most definitely been neglected. From what Sera had tallied so
far, it had been neglected in excess of $120,000, and she wasn't
even close to finishing her search for past dues yet.
Sera looked at the clock above the
door and saw that it was nine o'clock. How strange that Jeff hadn't
come in yet.
She wondered what his weekends were
like. He was single after all, so it was possible that he stayed
out late. She had heard somebody mention a woman's name... Lucy?
No, that wasn't it, Louise? Lydia? yes, that was it. Lydia. She
didn't hear much more than just the name, and the fact that she and
Jeff had gone out, but Sera wasn't sure if they were still an item,
or if that relationship was history.
What she did gather from the little
she heard about Lydia, was that if she and Jeff were not an item,
the loss wasn't too great.
Jeff's love life was not her concern
right now, the only thing she should be concerned with were all of
the outstanding accounts, bills, and paying off her own debt.
Still, she hoped this Lydia or whomever Jeff ended up with turned
out to be a nice girl. Jeff was a really nice guy and would someday
make someone very, very happy.
Jeff actually slept in on Monday and
didn’t make it into the office until after 10 AM that day. He came
in all smiles after sleeping better than he had in ages and didn't
see Sera at her desk, but knew she was
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