It made me even more curious about what was in the text message.
Was it possible that Ben knew about the sale of the radio station yesterday?
Debbie frowned. “How are you holding up?”
I shrugged. “I’m doing okay. These things usually don’t end well, but I’m going to stay positive and chat with Ben to see if we can come up with a game plan for the two of us.”
“Oh . . .” She studied me for a minute. “But didn’t he already accept the job offer in San Francisco?”
I blinked. “What job offer?”
Debbie grimaced. “Well, maybe he was going to tell you after the meeting. It sounds like a pretty big station in San Francisco got word of the sale and offered him a job. It’s the number four radio market in the country, you know. Huge.”
Almost paralyzed from the news, I forced myself to nod and then gestured down the hallway. “Well . . . I’m going to talk with Ben now, so I’m sure I’ll get the scoop from him. I’ll see you later.”
“Sounds good.” Debbie reached out and squeezed my hand. “Hang in there.”
I was barely hanging on by a thread.
Walking down the hallway, I was so inundated by the thoughts swirling around in my mind that I actually bumped into the wall twice. It was bad enough the station had been sold, but this new information about Ben being offered a job at a radio station five hundred miles away really had my head in the clouds.
Had he really accepted an offer in San Francisco?
There was no way I would even attempt a long-distance relationship with him.
And when was Ben planning on sharing the news with me?
Right before he hopped on his flight to SFO?
My stomach quivered at the thought of it.
Was it possible that Debbie was misinformed? There was only one way to find out. I would just come out and ask Ben. There was no use in beating around the bush. I shook my head at the irony of becoming more direct like Ben, but then facing the real possibility of never seeing him again.
Don’t jump to conclusions. Get the facts.
I stopped before Dan’s office when I heard him ask, “Did you accept the job offer?”
I rocked back and forth on my heels, pretending to study the floor as I held my breath, waiting got an answer.
“Of course,” Ben answered.
All the energy drained from my body.
Was I missing something here?
Ben wouldn’t do that to me, would he?
What happened to us being a team?
“It’s a golden opportunity,” Ben added. “I’d be crazy not to take it.”
“You have the number one morning show,” Dan said. “I wouldn’t be surprised if you started attracting even more attention. What did Lori say when you told her?”
“We haven’t had a chance to talk yet.”
“Well, do something special for her before you take off for San Francisco. You wouldn’t have gotten that job without her help.”
It was obvious I didn’t know Ben at all.
