sir?”
“Fine, fine.” Jonathan gestured to the chair next to Morgan.
“Morgan.” Todd’s voice was low when he greeted her.
She tipped her head up and smiled. He stole your ideas. He’s a scumbag . Still, he was a good-looking scumbag. Not fair.
“Hi, Todd.”
“You look wonderful.”
She slid her hands over the lap of her dress. It was a long way from skimpy, but the spaghetti straps left her shoulders bare and as Todd looked at her she was aware the dress came to a V between her breasts, creating some cleavage.
She should have worn a pantsuit.
But then she recalled Doug’s reaction to her in the room and she was glad she hadn’t gone with pants. His “holy crap” was better than Todd’s “you look wonderful”. Todd would say that no matter what she wore. Hell, he’d say it to any woman he was meeting for dinner. It was the polite thing to say. It was expected.
On the other hand, Doug said what he really felt at the moment he really felt it without filter. She supposed the no-filter thing could go either way, but when he was impressed by how she looked, it was nice.
Sipping her wine, she listened to the few minutes of small talk between Todd and Jonathan, but after the waitress took their orders, Jonathan turned the conversation to business.
“Both proposals were interesting,” Jonathan said. “But now I want more. Drill it down. Give me details. This resort has to be the best we’ve done to date. A tall order, as I’m sure you know.” He swirled the ice in his empty glass. “I’ve taken pieces I like from the other proposals submitted so I may ask you to incorporate some of those as well. You were both chosen for a number of reasons, but I’ve learned over the years that rarely does one person have all the answers. There is room for both of you on this project. Others as well. I’ll bring in whoever and whatever is needed.” He set his glass down and made eye contact with each of them. “But I am looking for a leader.”
Morgan felt her phone vibrate from where she’d inconspicuously tucked it between her leg and the chair. She wiped her mouth with the napkin and leaned back for the waitress to take her salad plate, sliding the phone free and glancing at the screen.
I can’t wait to suck on your clit and listen to you beg me to take you.
She squeezed her knees together and slid the phone back under her leg. Wow.
“What do you think, Morgan?” Jonathan asked.
She thought she was going to start taking her clothes off in the elevator on her way up to the room so they wouldn’t waste any time with things like undressing.
“I’m curious if you want the new plans to follow the current brand or if you are looking for something entirely new with the California resort?” she asked, sounding completely normal and professional even though she was a hot wet mess of tingling nerve endings.
“I’m open,” Jonathan said. “If the brand is the way to go, show me. If we need to shake it up, show me. I want a place to wow guests. Whatever that looks like. I want you to show me what that looks like.”
“Obviously what we showed you already caught your interest,” Todd said.
“Yes. The plans you both turned in showed me you two understand the business and thinking outside the box better than any of our other managers.”
“But you’re not looking at our plans as the plans,” Morgan deduced.
Jonathan nodded. “That’s right. There may be elements in those plans we need or want to keep, but show me.”
Morgan studied her boss. Todd drank.
Finally she leaned forward in her chair. “Jonathan, are you using this as a test or do you honestly need our help?”
Jonathan looked up. His smile was slow. “I need your help. I’ve been doing this a long time, but I don’t travel with a fresh eye anymore. The Board is largely the same way. We travel as people who have been in the business a long time. I have ideas, but I can admit I might be wrong. I was pleased with your plans,
“Fine, fine.” Jonathan gestured to the chair next to Morgan.
“Morgan.” Todd’s voice was low when he greeted her.
She tipped her head up and smiled. He stole your ideas. He’s a scumbag . Still, he was a good-looking scumbag. Not fair.
“Hi, Todd.”
“You look wonderful.”
She slid her hands over the lap of her dress. It was a long way from skimpy, but the spaghetti straps left her shoulders bare and as Todd looked at her she was aware the dress came to a V between her breasts, creating some cleavage.
She should have worn a pantsuit.
But then she recalled Doug’s reaction to her in the room and she was glad she hadn’t gone with pants. His “holy crap” was better than Todd’s “you look wonderful”. Todd would say that no matter what she wore. Hell, he’d say it to any woman he was meeting for dinner. It was the polite thing to say. It was expected.
On the other hand, Doug said what he really felt at the moment he really felt it without filter. She supposed the no-filter thing could go either way, but when he was impressed by how she looked, it was nice.
Sipping her wine, she listened to the few minutes of small talk between Todd and Jonathan, but after the waitress took their orders, Jonathan turned the conversation to business.
“Both proposals were interesting,” Jonathan said. “But now I want more. Drill it down. Give me details. This resort has to be the best we’ve done to date. A tall order, as I’m sure you know.” He swirled the ice in his empty glass. “I’ve taken pieces I like from the other proposals submitted so I may ask you to incorporate some of those as well. You were both chosen for a number of reasons, but I’ve learned over the years that rarely does one person have all the answers. There is room for both of you on this project. Others as well. I’ll bring in whoever and whatever is needed.” He set his glass down and made eye contact with each of them. “But I am looking for a leader.”
Morgan felt her phone vibrate from where she’d inconspicuously tucked it between her leg and the chair. She wiped her mouth with the napkin and leaned back for the waitress to take her salad plate, sliding the phone free and glancing at the screen.
I can’t wait to suck on your clit and listen to you beg me to take you.
She squeezed her knees together and slid the phone back under her leg. Wow.
“What do you think, Morgan?” Jonathan asked.
She thought she was going to start taking her clothes off in the elevator on her way up to the room so they wouldn’t waste any time with things like undressing.
“I’m curious if you want the new plans to follow the current brand or if you are looking for something entirely new with the California resort?” she asked, sounding completely normal and professional even though she was a hot wet mess of tingling nerve endings.
“I’m open,” Jonathan said. “If the brand is the way to go, show me. If we need to shake it up, show me. I want a place to wow guests. Whatever that looks like. I want you to show me what that looks like.”
“Obviously what we showed you already caught your interest,” Todd said.
“Yes. The plans you both turned in showed me you two understand the business and thinking outside the box better than any of our other managers.”
“But you’re not looking at our plans as the plans,” Morgan deduced.
Jonathan nodded. “That’s right. There may be elements in those plans we need or want to keep, but show me.”
Morgan studied her boss. Todd drank.
Finally she leaned forward in her chair. “Jonathan, are you using this as a test or do you honestly need our help?”
Jonathan looked up. His smile was slow. “I need your help. I’ve been doing this a long time, but I don’t travel with a fresh eye anymore. The Board is largely the same way. We travel as people who have been in the business a long time. I have ideas, but I can admit I might be wrong. I was pleased with your plans,
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