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“That’s right,” Tanner agreed. “And I made the mistake of listening to Sam. My day is still a month from now.”
“And then Mr. Gherring got his picture in the social column with that actress,” said Sam. “That really threw me off.”
Anne congratulated herself as she watched the couple interact. Another successful match. Though she had to admit she was a bit off with Steven and Ellen.
“How did I not find out there was an office pool on our engagement when we weren’t even dating?” She turned to Steve
n. “Did you tell everybody except me?”
“No way,” said Katie. “I knew way before Steven did. The man is clueless. But not as clueless as you.”
“Even I knew,” said Gary, squeezing Katie’s hand. “That night you brought her to climb with Steven. He’s never been so interested in belaying before. And I’ve never seen him show off quite as much, either. You know he doesn’t usually climb without a shirt on.”
Jared chimed in. “I suspected even before we went to Switzerland. Sorry boss, but it was obvious.”
Steven laughed good-naturedly. “At least I wasn’t the last to know. That would be Anne, for sure.”
“It all seems pretty dreamlike to me,” Anne exclaimed. “If you think about it, it’s a miracle I even got the job.”
“You’re right, Anne, I can’t even believe he hired you. But I really thought it was funny when you didn’t know who he was.” Katie turned to Gary. “You should have seen his face.”
“Yeah, that was the best part,” Gary said to Steven. “The great Steven Gherring having to work to impress a girl.”
“He didn’t have to work hard to impress me.” Anne squeezed his hand. “The hard work was getting me to admit it.”
“I just thank God you somehow ended up in that group of interviews,” said Steven.
“God might have had a little help.” Katie raised her eyebrows. “You should talk to Gram…”
Anne and Steven found Gram and Mr. Hamilton talking to Mr. Greenly and Minnie.
“Minnie,” said Anne as she hugged her. “Thanks for coming. And I don’t think I’ve ever thanked you for taking care of Gandalf.”
“Oh sweetie, you know how much I love that dog. And we wouldn’t have missed your wedding for anything.”
“So you’ve met Mrs. Gherring?” asked Anne.
“We met a long time ago,” said Gram, with a chuckle.
“You know each other?”
Minnie smiled. “Of course. This is my Aunt Margaret. I think I’ve mentioned her to you before.”
Anne’s eyes grew large as she gawked at Gram. “You’re Minnie’s Aunt Margaret? Gram? That’s incredible! I wish I’d known you were Minnie’s aunt! She always talked about you. In fact, she used to tell me you wanted to fix me up with your…” The words died on her lips as she recognized the truth.
Gram’s self-satisfaction was obvious. “You’re absolutely right. That’s why I got Minnie to ask for a copy of your resume.”
“Yes,” Minnie laughed. “I think I gave you some story about sending your resume to a friend in Fort Worth.”
“And then,” Gram said, “I just had to convince Katie to give your resume to the recruiter and make arrangements for your interview.”
“But…” Anne’s brain couldn’t form a complete sentence.
Steven asked, “What made you think she’d even agree to go to New York for the interview, Gram?”
“Minnie convinced me I should go.” Anne arched an eyebrow. “How could I pass up a free trip to New York.”
“Gherring Inc. doesn’t pay for interview trips for PAs.” Steven turned narrowed eyes to Gram.
