“You do?” Who’d have guessed the first thing he and uptight, repressed McKenna agreed on other than wanting the best for Ginny was a video game?
“I’ve always fancied zombie movies and blowing them to bits is great stress relief.”
“Should I be concerned you’ll do the same to me if you’re stressed?”
She grinned. “You never know. So, watch out.”
And she had a sense of humor? “Guess I was wrong. You didn’t have your sense of humor surgically removed.”
“Humor has its time and place.”
He laughed. “Now that’s the McKenna I know.”
She folded her hands on her lap. “If you’d told me about your company, I might not have been so worried about you taking over.”
Zane nodded toward the office door. “Honey, I don’t believe that any more than I think little green men will walk through that door.”
She stiffened and blushed a pretty pink, brightening her face. He hoped she never realized how easy it was to rile her and how much he enjoyed it.
“Okay, so I’d still have thought I was a better choice because of my industry experience.”
After turning all the books binding side in, Zane turned the shelf itself backward.
“I dream of owning my own business.” McKenna’s eyes glowed with excitement. “Was it difficult getting funding? Do you have investors? Do you absolutely love being your own boss?”
“It has its advantages and disadvantages.”
“But the best benefit is you’re in charge of your destiny and the direction of your career. If you work hard, you reap the rewards.”
Most people might, but he hadn’t. He’d gone along with whatever his partner wanted. “You’re not happy working for Ginny?”
“I didn’t mean that. She’s wonderful, by far the best boss I’ve had.”
“What else can you say to her grandson?”
As he finished moving the bookcase and returned to sit behind the desk, McKenna frowned. “Do you assume everyone’s lying or am I the only one you do that to?”
“Everyone lies.”
“I don’t.”
“You haven’t lied about your weight or told a friend her haircut was great when it looked like someone cut it with sheep shears?”
“If you include stuff like that, then yes, I’ve lied.”
“Something’s either true or it isn’t. If not, you’re lying. The only difference is some folks lie almost constantly and on important matters.”
“That’s a sad way to view the world.”
Maybe so, but it kept him from getting his feet knocked out from under him.
“Whether you believe it or not, Ginny is fantastic to work for. Not all bosses are. My dad had lousy ones who made incredibly stupid decisions. Then when the business nosedived, what did they do? They laid off people like my dad.”
“The economy affects small, privately owned businesses as much, maybe more, than large corporations.”
“I know, but I’d be making the decisions.”
“It’s also true if someone else can’t step up, you have to. Everything is the owner’s responsibility, and sometimes that means you don’t have time for what you love doing which was why you started your business.”
