Page 132 of His Flash Mate
“No problem.Lianna was here a few minutes ago.The lock didn’t go over well.”His amusement shone in his eyes.“She said she would be back.”
“Okay.”
I returned to Konni’s office as his phone started to ring.It was Lianna.As tempted as I was to answer, I didn’t.I set the papers on his desk and took a seat in front of it.
He emerged from the bathroom several minutes later, his hair damp.
“Edi said Lianna stopped by when the door was closed, and she called while I was waiting.”
The phone started to ring again.He moved toward it, but saw the papers on the desk and picked up my presentation instead.
“This is yours?”he asked.
“It is.And I’d like you to look at it without any bias.Critical objectivity only.”
He smiled softly as he kept reading and turned the page.He was still reading when Lianna barged in five minutes later.
“It’s very difficult to coordinate client meetings when you're inaccessible,” she said with annoyance.
“Edi.Did Lianna ask any of you about my schedule?”Konni called without looking up from my presentation.
“No,” Edi called back.
“You’ll be less frustrated about my inaccessibility if you use the right resources to schedule my time,” Konni commented distractedly.
“It’s an after-hours meeting, and we both know that your team doesn’t have a full picture of that.The client for the Riverfront project wants to discuss expanding the scope of the build.”
He finally looked up at her.“That’s sales.Why are you involved?”
“They want to change the products they already signed off on with ones of lower quality to save money to scale the build by twenty more units.”
Konni frowned and sighed.“When do they want to meet?”
“The Nexus.Tonight at six.”
“All right.Tell them I’ll be there with my assistant.”
“Thank you.Do you want to stop at Seventeen Twenty-One for something to eat first?I can order ahead for us.”
I was grateful I hadn’t turned to look at her yet, or my face might have hinted at my thoughts, which were a blend of disbelief, humor, and petty bitch territorialness.
“You were here working all weekend,” Konni said.“Take tonight off.Ms.Elmantas can handle the meeting.”
“She doesn’t know this client, Drake.Do you really want to?—”
“She’s more capable than you give her credit for.”
He held out my presentation to her.She closed the distance to take it, and I made a face at Konni behind her.
I hadn’t been ready to share it with anyone else yet.
He winked at me while she read.She made it all the way to the final page, turned back to the beginning, and set it down.When she faced me, her expression was neutral.
“You put that together?”
“I did.”
“Why?”
