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of her quirky style and unique personality, and Tina being Tina, probably
would have raised her middle finger proudly and told Arabella to go fluff
herself and not been bothered in the least.
“I noticed that the animal shoes are always sold out,” Arabella continued.
“It was a limited run, so that makes sense. I’m not sure if it was a trial, or
how it was structured, but I checked a few of the suppliers and those shoes
were best sellers. I think maybe, if it’s a possibility, it might be good to look
at expanding that line. Possibly making something for kids. I know there
aren’t any kids’ shoes yet, but the demand for them is huge. The suppliers I
called to ask about the shoes all said they had huge demand for children’s
sizes. Everyone from fourteen to people in their nineties are buying these
shoes, which is incredible. I’m not very far into this and I could be more
than wrong, but I sketched a few quick designs and ran some numbers, just
to see how the children’s line would work out.”
After Arabella’s sketches were produced, they were passed around the
table and everyone hummed over them. June could have groaned. So far,
Summer seemed to be very wrong about her sabotage theory. Arabella
moved in like a thunderstorm and took everyone by, well, storm. There
wasn’t a singe person around the table who wasn’t already under her spell.
June wasn’t sure what to think. She was on her guard, but only because it
was Arabella. If she’d been anyone else, June would have been beyond
impressed. Arabella stated everything humbly, but with a quiet confidence.
Was it her intention to charm everyone and take over that way?
After a lengthy discussion on a children’s shoe line, which they had
talked about before, but briefly, the meeting came to an end. June let
everyone else leave before her. She even took the time to straighten the
chairs at the table before she left the room. Her hopes that she wouldn’t run
into Arabella were foiled when she spotted her laughing in the hallway just
up ahead with Tina. June couldn’t dodge out of the way or turn back. She’d
already been spotted. She just stood there, feeling awkward, until Tina
