said.
“Where are they?” I asked.
“They have an office an hour from here,” He smiled at me. “It’s a really good company. Great pay. Great benefits. I’d be lucky to get it.”
He opened the envelope and I saw his eyes widen with surprise. He was excited. That meant it was good.
“Job?” I asked, eager to hear.
“Yes,” he barely spoke. “Not just a job, a design job. They liked my designs and they want to hire me to help design their buildings.”
“Oh my God! Evan that is amazing!”
“They are requesting a formal interview process, but as long as that goes well, the job is mine. We are talking six figures a year and my name as the designer. It’s….it’s everything I have ever wanted in a job.” I watched him lay the paper down. “I wish I could take it.”
“What?” I couldn’t believe him. “You can’t turn this down.”
“I have a job Lexi,” he reminded me. “They need me.”
“You would turn down your dream job for this shitty one?” I couldn’t believe what he was saying. “Are you fucking crazy?”
“It’s not a good fit,” he lied and I knew he was lying. “I need to leave it be and just go on with life.”
“You are lying,” I stated. “What the hell? Tell me.”
I didn’t wait on him to tell me. I grabbed the envelop and pulled out the letter to read.
He was right. It was an amazing offer. I couldn’t understand why he would even think of refusing. Until I got to the last part.
You would be working out of our Chicago office and would need to fly to Chicago and meet for the interview process. If this is acceptable, please contact us as soon as possible. We will arrange travel and accommodations for you and your spouse.
Chicago? The word stared out at me. Taunting me. Chicago. As in Illinois? As in not here. He would be working out of Chicago. Holy shit.
He was going to turn down his dream job because of the location. I couldn’t have that. I didn’t know what would happen. Hell they might not even hire him. But I couldn’t let him say no just because of me. He had to at least try.
“Hey,” I put my hand on his shoulder. “You have to at least go for the interview. We can hear the offer. See the area. You can’t turn down what you don’t know. Not for me. At least do that much.”
“I don’t want to lose you.”
“We are good,” I told him. “Let’s go to Chicago and see what this is all about.”
“And if I get it? And like it? Are you going to leave?”
I remembered my conversation with Kendall about moving away and felt my heart sink. I didn’t know if I could leave my home. But I couldn’t let him give up his dream regardless.
“One step at a time, Evan. Let’s go see if they even like you. Then we will discuss what happens from there. Deal?”
“Deal,” he offered. “You pack. I’ll call. I guess we are going to Chicago.”
The End
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“Where are they?” I asked.
“They have an office an hour from here,” He smiled at me. “It’s a really good company. Great pay. Great benefits. I’d be lucky to get it.”
He opened the envelope and I saw his eyes widen with surprise. He was excited. That meant it was good.
“Job?” I asked, eager to hear.
“Yes,” he barely spoke. “Not just a job, a design job. They liked my designs and they want to hire me to help design their buildings.”
“Oh my God! Evan that is amazing!”
“They are requesting a formal interview process, but as long as that goes well, the job is mine. We are talking six figures a year and my name as the designer. It’s….it’s everything I have ever wanted in a job.” I watched him lay the paper down. “I wish I could take it.”
“What?” I couldn’t believe him. “You can’t turn this down.”
“I have a job Lexi,” he reminded me. “They need me.”
“You would turn down your dream job for this shitty one?” I couldn’t believe what he was saying. “Are you fucking crazy?”
“It’s not a good fit,” he lied and I knew he was lying. “I need to leave it be and just go on with life.”
“You are lying,” I stated. “What the hell? Tell me.”
I didn’t wait on him to tell me. I grabbed the envelop and pulled out the letter to read.
He was right. It was an amazing offer. I couldn’t understand why he would even think of refusing. Until I got to the last part.
You would be working out of our Chicago office and would need to fly to Chicago and meet for the interview process. If this is acceptable, please contact us as soon as possible. We will arrange travel and accommodations for you and your spouse.
Chicago? The word stared out at me. Taunting me. Chicago. As in Illinois? As in not here. He would be working out of Chicago. Holy shit.
He was going to turn down his dream job because of the location. I couldn’t have that. I didn’t know what would happen. Hell they might not even hire him. But I couldn’t let him say no just because of me. He had to at least try.
“Hey,” I put my hand on his shoulder. “You have to at least go for the interview. We can hear the offer. See the area. You can’t turn down what you don’t know. Not for me. At least do that much.”
“I don’t want to lose you.”
“We are good,” I told him. “Let’s go to Chicago and see what this is all about.”
“And if I get it? And like it? Are you going to leave?”
I remembered my conversation with Kendall about moving away and felt my heart sink. I didn’t know if I could leave my home. But I couldn’t let him give up his dream regardless.
“One step at a time, Evan. Let’s go see if they even like you. Then we will discuss what happens from there. Deal?”
“Deal,” he offered. “You pack. I’ll call. I guess we are going to Chicago.”
The End
*****
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Nick & Lexi, Book 3: Concerning Love
*****
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One more thing…if you would RETURN TO AMAZON to give this book a positive review, I would really appreciate it! Thank you so much! And read on for that special offer…
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