Intrusion: a Novel
““Oh, damn,” she said. “Maggie, I’m so sorry. Did I miss our breakfast?”
“Missed the breakfast and the light lunch, too,” Maggie said. “Not to worry, darling. I’m barely out of bed myself.”
Kat struggled to see the bedside clock.
“You’re done with the meeting, Scott?” she asked.
“Yep. It was short and sweet. Ted Lafitte thanked us. Sarah Harrison thanked us. Said it will be a pleasure working with us—she’s quite certain we’ll do an excellent job for her consortium et cetera, et cetera. And that ...was that. The associates all grabbed doughnuts and left. So did I.”
“So they decided to take you on?” Kat asked.
“I guess she’s decided. I think she has to present it to her board, but I kind of got the impression that if she said yes, it’s pretty much a done deal. Miyamoto seemed to think so anyway. He was mighty pleased. Grinning like a fool.”
Maggie made a slight huffing sound.
“Were they all bowing to her and kissing her ring and everything?”MoreLess
“Missed the breakfast and the light lunch, too,” Maggie said. “Not to worry, darling. I’m barely out of bed myself.”
Kat struggled to see the bedside clock.
“You’re done with the meeting, Scott?” she asked.
“Yep. It was short and sweet. Ted Lafitte thanked us. Sarah Harrison thanked us. Said it will be a pleasure working with us—she’s quite certain we’ll do an excellent job for her consortium et cetera, et cetera. And that ...was that. The associates all grabbed doughnuts and left. So did I.”
“So they decided to take you on?” Kat asked.
“I guess she’s decided. I think she has to present it to her board, but I kind of got the impression that if she said yes, it’s pretty much a done deal. Miyamoto seemed to think so anyway. He was mighty pleased. Grinning like a fool.”
Maggie made a slight huffing sound.
“Were they all bowing to her and kissing her ring and everything?”MoreLess
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