practice?” Jeanette suggested. “I’ll stop by and you can interview me. I’ll get Tom to come by, too. And I know Maddie will volunteer. And Dana Sue.”
Sarah propped herself up to meet Jeanette’s gaze. “You’d do that?”
“Of course. You can even tape the interviews, so you’ll have them in case somebody cancels one day and you need a last-second fill-in. You can just pop them into the tape-player or whatever and sit back and relax.”
The idea was amazing. Sarah couldn’t imagine why she hadn’t thought of it herself. Maybe it was because she’d been so focused on filling her notebook with instructions and the calendar on her desk with scheduled guests for the first month. She hadn’t even considered lining up some backup material for a crisis. That it would also give her some experience was a major bonus.
“Could you come by this evening? Or tomorrow morning? Whenever’s convenient.”
“I’ll talk to Maddie and come back with you this afternoon, if you want,” Jeanette offered. “After all, this is going to be free publicity for the spa. I think she can spare me for an hour.”
Sarah’s sigh of relief was heartfelt. “I think you just saved my life.”
“All I did was offer a suggestion,” Jeanette said. “Now in return, why don’t you tell me how things are going between you and Travis?”
Sarah immediately tensed. “Me and Travis?”
“Whoa,” Jeanette protested. “That brought those knots in your shoulders right back. Are you two having problems?”
“You ask that as if there’s supposed to be something between us,” Sarah muttered. “He’s my boss. The only way this is going to work is if we keep that line very clear.”
Jeanette chuckled. “Funny. He pretty much said the same thing when I spoke to him.”
Sarah couldn’t help the faint hint of disappointment she felt at hearing that. It might be for the best, but that didn’t mean she had to like it. “Well, there you go,” she said breezily. “We’re both on the same page.”
“Indeed, you are,” Jeanette said, a funny little smirk on her face. “If denial is a page, you’re both definitely on it.”
“I am not in denial,” Sarah insisted. “Why would you say that?”
“Because even though both of you said exactly the right thing, neither one of you looked one bit happy about it.”
“So?”
“That’s denial, sweetie, and the one thing I know about living in denial is that sooner or later, somebody’s going to ignite a spark and all hell will break loose.”
Sarah frowned at her. “Which just goes to prove that neither one of us can take a chance on playing with fire.”
“Well, for whatever it’s worth, I think you should gofor it,” Jeanette told her. “I’ve spent a lot of time with Travis since he got here. He’s a really good guy. And you’re just what he needs.”
“A single mom whose life until recently was a mess,” she replied skeptically. “I doubt that.”
“A strong woman who’s making smart decisions and getting her life on track,” Jeanette corrected.
“You think this radio gig was a smart decision?” Sarah asked. “I’m leaning toward crazy.”
“Let’s have this conversation again after you’ve been on the air for a month. I predict that by then you’re going to think Travis was a genius for hiring you, and that you’ve never had more fun in your life.”
Sarah had her doubts, but she nodded. “Remind me of this in a month and we’ll see which one of us is right.”
In most ways, she really hoped it was Jeanette because she’d never been more excited about anything, ever. She was testing herself, trying on a whole new persona, and despite all of her anxiety and doubts, she felt darn good about it.
Travis blinked when he read the note on his desk, then started to grin. Sarah had apparently called a staff meeting for the three of them. She’d scheduled it for this morning at ten.
“You got one of these?” he asked Bill.
“I did,” he
Sarah propped herself up to meet Jeanette’s gaze. “You’d do that?”
“Of course. You can even tape the interviews, so you’ll have them in case somebody cancels one day and you need a last-second fill-in. You can just pop them into the tape-player or whatever and sit back and relax.”
The idea was amazing. Sarah couldn’t imagine why she hadn’t thought of it herself. Maybe it was because she’d been so focused on filling her notebook with instructions and the calendar on her desk with scheduled guests for the first month. She hadn’t even considered lining up some backup material for a crisis. That it would also give her some experience was a major bonus.
“Could you come by this evening? Or tomorrow morning? Whenever’s convenient.”
“I’ll talk to Maddie and come back with you this afternoon, if you want,” Jeanette offered. “After all, this is going to be free publicity for the spa. I think she can spare me for an hour.”
Sarah’s sigh of relief was heartfelt. “I think you just saved my life.”
“All I did was offer a suggestion,” Jeanette said. “Now in return, why don’t you tell me how things are going between you and Travis?”
Sarah immediately tensed. “Me and Travis?”
“Whoa,” Jeanette protested. “That brought those knots in your shoulders right back. Are you two having problems?”
“You ask that as if there’s supposed to be something between us,” Sarah muttered. “He’s my boss. The only way this is going to work is if we keep that line very clear.”
Jeanette chuckled. “Funny. He pretty much said the same thing when I spoke to him.”
Sarah couldn’t help the faint hint of disappointment she felt at hearing that. It might be for the best, but that didn’t mean she had to like it. “Well, there you go,” she said breezily. “We’re both on the same page.”
“Indeed, you are,” Jeanette said, a funny little smirk on her face. “If denial is a page, you’re both definitely on it.”
“I am not in denial,” Sarah insisted. “Why would you say that?”
“Because even though both of you said exactly the right thing, neither one of you looked one bit happy about it.”
“So?”
“That’s denial, sweetie, and the one thing I know about living in denial is that sooner or later, somebody’s going to ignite a spark and all hell will break loose.”
Sarah frowned at her. “Which just goes to prove that neither one of us can take a chance on playing with fire.”
“Well, for whatever it’s worth, I think you should gofor it,” Jeanette told her. “I’ve spent a lot of time with Travis since he got here. He’s a really good guy. And you’re just what he needs.”
“A single mom whose life until recently was a mess,” she replied skeptically. “I doubt that.”
“A strong woman who’s making smart decisions and getting her life on track,” Jeanette corrected.
“You think this radio gig was a smart decision?” Sarah asked. “I’m leaning toward crazy.”
“Let’s have this conversation again after you’ve been on the air for a month. I predict that by then you’re going to think Travis was a genius for hiring you, and that you’ve never had more fun in your life.”
Sarah had her doubts, but she nodded. “Remind me of this in a month and we’ll see which one of us is right.”
In most ways, she really hoped it was Jeanette because she’d never been more excited about anything, ever. She was testing herself, trying on a whole new persona, and despite all of her anxiety and doubts, she felt darn good about it.
Travis blinked when he read the note on his desk, then started to grin. Sarah had apparently called a staff meeting for the three of them. She’d scheduled it for this morning at ten.
“You got one of these?” he asked Bill.
“I did,” he
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