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“Uncle Will said the same thing. I wanted it this way,” Lucy assures me. “If you still lived at the compound, we could carpool to work.”
“The compound?” London echoes, raising an eyebrow in question.
“I’ll tell you all about it another time,” I assure her. “Welcome aboard, Luce.”
“Thanks.” I can tell by the bright smile on Lucy’s face that she wants to jump up and down and squeal with excitement. The fact that she’s keeping it together is admirable. “I’m really excited to work for you, London. I think there’s a lot I can learn from you.”
“I appreciate you saying that. We still have some things to see and people to meet, but we’re almost done,” London assures her. “Drew, would you like to join us while I show Lucy the training center?”
“Sure.” I put my computer to sleep and join the two women as we make our way to the elevator. “You’re going to love the training center, Luce. London and Rome have been generous enough to let all the employees use the facilities when the team isn’t in training.”
“I don’t work out often,” Lucy admits and bites her lip. “But maybe I’ll find time to hop on a treadmill now and then.”
“We have trainers,” London says as we step off the elevator and make our way to the double glass doors that lead to the gym. “In case you need extra motivation.”
Althoughgymis too simple a term for it.
“There are also locker room facilities for both menandwomen, so feel free to snag one of the empty lockers and keep your things in there so you don’t have to haul it back and forth from home.” London smiles and waves at Jill, the manager of the training facilities, who happens to be manning the front desk. “Jill will get you set up with the appropriate credentials on your employee badge so you can just swipe on through.”
“Happy to,” Jill says, smiling at Lucy. “Welcome.”
“Thanks.” Lucy’s smile is at least a thousand watts. “This place is amazing.”
“We’re a professional sports team,” I remind her with a wink. “It had better be.”
“I’ll take your badge and load it with all the goodies while you get the tour,” Jill says, accepting Lucy’s shiny new card when it’s passed to her. “And if you ever have any questions, just find someone wearing these stylish blue polo shirts. We’re the training staff.”
“Thanks,” Lucy says again as we walk away.
“There’s a pool, sauna, and hot tub,” I begin as I lead the two women into what I consider my domain. I spend several hours every single day in here. “All the cardio machines you could ever want, along with weight machines or free weights. There are spin classes, yoga classes, and even physical therapy, should you ever need it.”
“Basically,” London adds, “if you so much as have a crick in your neck, feel free to come in and have it worked on.”
“Wow,” Lucy breathes.
“You can make appointments with a massage therapist, acupuncturist, or chiropractor. Do you need someone to talk to? We also have a psychologist that you’re welcome to see.”
“Do all these things come out of my check? Or will I be billed?”
“Oh, I’m sorry, I should have been clear,” London says with a smile. “There’s no charge for any of this. It’s part of your benefits package.”
Lucy’s mouth opens and then closes again. “Holy shit, the person before me really messed up.” Then her eyes go wide. “I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to say that out loud.”
London just laughs and nods. “You’re right. She messed up. I don’t think I’ll have the same issue with you.”
“No, ma’am.”
Once we’ve made the rounds through the facility, and Lucy’s had the opportunity to meet several of the players who have stopped in for training, we run into Ike Harrison, our superstar quarterback.
And cousin-in-law.
“Lucy?”
“Hey, Ike. Congrats on the win yesterday. Youkilledit.”
Now London simply laughs. “Do I employ your entire family?”
“Only about five percent of it,” I inform her with a grin as Lucy and Ike catch up. “I know you didn’t do this as a favor to my family, but thanks. She’ll do a good job for you.”
