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“Thirty seconds?” Jessica barged into the room. “Did you ask Mr. Hardman any real questions, or did you bully him into leaving after he said one thing you didn’t like?”
“He insulted Mr. Carter’s business cards.” Andrew smiled.“I was hurt on his behalf.”
“Okay, that’s it.” She grabbed a chair. “Make room. I’m sitting in on the rest of these.”
The remainingcandidates were a mix of dull and uninspiring, and all I did was replay my morning interview with Elizabeth. I was tempted to schedule a second interview to steal one last glimpse of her face and confront her with her egregious lies.
“Okay,” Andrew said after our final candidate left. “I vote for nobody today. You?”
“Same.”
“What about Miss Tanner?”
“She only showed up to thank us for the opportunity.” I refused to let him even think about it. “She received an offer she couldn’t refuse from another firm, so she shouldn’t be considered.”
“That’s quite unfortunate.”
No, it’s quite necessary.
GOOD FAITH (N.)
HONEST INTENT TO ACT WITHOUT TAKING AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE OVER ANOTHER PERSON OR TO FULFILL A PROMISE TO ACT, EVEN WHEN SOME LEGAL TECHNICALITY IS NOT FULFILLED
ELIZABETH
“Olivia Benson! Elliot Stabler!” I called for my kittens when I made it home.
They didn’t come running toward me. Instead, they stared at me from the couch, unfazed about my return.
“Ugh, fine then.” I set down my umbrella. “I won’t tell you about my day.”
“I’dloveto hear about your day.” Frank, my on-and-off boyfriend, stepped into the living room.
“Whoa, you scared me.” I placed a hand against my chest. “What are you doing here?”
“The police department called,” he said. “Something about a car that was registered in my name that they towed.”
“Yeah uh…” I sighed. “The registration should be switched to my name by the end of the month. Thanks for helping me switch the state tags.”
“Were you driving back from your other boyfriend’s place?” he asked. “Why couldn’thepay to get it towed for you?”
“For the umpteenth time, I’ve never cheated on you, Frank.” I slid out of my heels. “Can we postpone this argument until the weekend? I’ve had a really terrible day.”
“What ifIhad a terrible day, too?”
“Then we can share a bucket of ice cream and watch a TV show together,” I said. “Let’s commiserate until morning.”
“Is ‘commiserate’ your way of saying I can finally get my dick wet inside you?”
“What?”
“We haven’t had sex in forever, Elizabeth,” he said. “You’ve been too busy getting screwed by someone else to notice.”
“I’ve been trying to land a job at a firm, Frank.” I tried to keep my voice even. “Whenever I’m not writing or working on a script, I’ve been busting my ass trying to find something that’ll pay me well.”
“My father sent you an offer letter from his firm.” He stepped closer. “It’s six figures just like you asked, with every other weekend as you need for ‘personal reasons,’ and you haven’t jumped on it. Why?”
Because you work there.“I’m waiting to get a few more offers, so I can compare.”
