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- Author: Amber Kelly
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Sophie
“Stall them until I get there. Offer them coffee and doughnuts
or a margarita or ten. Whatever it takes to keep their asses in
those seats,” I instruct my assistant, Charlotte, as I frantically
try to hail a cab.
The electricity to my building was cut while I was in the
middle of washing my hair this morning. A construction
worker on the building site at the corner had dug in an area
that he wasn’t supposed to and cut our main power line. I got
out of the shower, tried to get myself dressed appropriately in
the dark, and towel-dried my long blonde hair as best I could.
Then, I threw it up in an unflattering top knot and ran out the
door, only to find the elevator was in slow motion, running on
the backup generator.
This left me with the option of waiting a
long while for an elevator packed full of frustrated occupants
or to take the stairs down the ten flights to the lobby. I opted
for the stairs—bad choice. Ten flights down on my sky-high
Manolos was a dangerous undertaking, and it took forever, so
now, I’m facing rush-hour traffic in Midtown Manhattan on an
unusually warm September day, heading to meet with what
will undoubtedly be some pretty put-out business associates
when I finally make it in.
I arrive at my office off 36th Street and run as fast as I can
to the conference room with Charlotte on my heels.
Charlotte and I have been friends since we were in middle
school. She was the first person I met when Mom and I arrived
in New York over twenty years ago. Why my mother placed
me in a private Catholic school is beyond me—I had been
raised Baptist—but I’m so glad she did. I would have been lost
without Charlotte and her blonde pixie cut and no-nonsense
attitude.
Right now, however, she is a tad frantic. Like a little fairy
flitting around me.
“The gentleman’s name is Marcus Stedman. He’s the
general manager of the Park Avenue store, and the lady’s name
is …”
“Gail Caldwell, the head buyer for all of the Maple and
Park department stores. I know who she is.” I snatch the
folders she just dug from her briefcase and pass her my coat
and bag as we hurry down the hall.
“They’ve had coffee and doughnuts, and I entertained
them with stories from my SoulCycle class. Thank God you’re
here because I don’t think they want to hear about last night’s
disaster of a date, and I’m running out of interesting material.”
Dear Lord. If I’m able to save this deal, it will be a
miracle.
I stop in the hallway leading to the conference room and
take a moment to compose myself. “How do I look?”
“Like a wet puppy who ran all the way here from
Chelsea.”
“Perfect, just the look I was going for. How do I smell?”
Charlotte leans in and wrinkles her nose in disgust. “Like
an old gym bag.”
Awesome.
She reaches in her briefcase, grabs a bottle, and liberally
spritzes me.
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