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Cameron nodded. “She does. She deserves the best.”
“Exactly.”
“And you’ve always seen yourself as the best, right?”
Antonio smiled. “I have, but I’m not sure I’mthatgood.”
Cameron chuckled. “For some reason, I get the idea we’re going to find out.”
Antonio thought about it. What was he going to do? Should he ask Mary Ellen out? Would she say yes if he did? He looked at Cameron and nodded. “It might take me a little while.”
Cameron smiled. “It’s already taken you years longer than I thought it would.”
“What do you mean?”
“I mean, I always thought you and Mary Ellen might get together someday.”
“You did?”
“I did. It makes sense somehow.”
Antonio swallowed. If Cam thought it was a possibility, then maybe it wasn’t as crazy as he’d been telling himself it was.
~ ~ ~
Mary Ellen checked the clock above her desk. She rarely noticed the time when she was at work. She loved her job, loved being here, but today she just wanted out. It was Friday, and she wanted the weekend to hurry the hell up and start.
Despite what she’d told Chelsea last night, despite the fact that she knew she should, she hadn’t said anything to Cameron about David. He’d had to get straight on a call with the New York office when he arrived and had spent most of the morning putting out fires. She’d thought she’d have to tell him about David when they conducted the final interviews, but Cam hadn’t even invited her to sit in. She’d stayed holed up here in her office and was dreading he might walk in any moment with David at his side, introducing him as the new sales director. She blew out a sigh. She should have told him. If he did hire David, it’d be her own fault, and she’d just have to make the best of a bad situation.
She jumped at the sound of a knock on the door. Cam stuck his head around it and smiled. “Are you okay?”
She nodded and waited, convinced that when the door opened fully, David would be standing there.
He wasn’t. Cam came in and closed the door behind him.
“How did the interviews go?”
He nodded. “They went well. I think you’re going to get along with our newest team member.”
Mary Ellen nodded. She would. She’d have to. “Who did you go with?”
Cam gave her a rueful smile. “Don’t worry, not David.”
“Oh! You knew?”
He nodded. “I did. I wish you’d told me yourself.”
Mary Ellen shrugged. “I didn’t want my stupid personal stuff to get in the way of whatever’s best for the business.”
“It’s not stupid stuff. Don’t say that. You have a history with the guy.”
“I do, but that shouldn’t matter.”
“Maybe it shouldn’t, but it would have. Anyway. It’s irrelevant because he wasn’t the best man for the job. I think Paul’s a much better fit with us and with the company values. He’s in with HR at the moment, but they’re going to bring him back here when they’re done.”
Mary Ellen smiled and sighed a big sigh of relief. “Good. I liked him, and you’re right, I think he’ll fit in well.”
“Are you doing anything straight after work? I thought we could round up some of the team and take him for a welcome drink.”
