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Stephanie and Maya said theirI dosand we all clapped and cheered as the happy couple shared their first kiss as spouses. After about a million pictures and a lovely cocktail hour, we moved into the dining room and the servers started serving dinner.
I was barely through the first few bites of my salad course when John Farrelly approached the table.
“Captain Lawless, do you have a minute?” he asked. “I know that this is not the most inopportune moment, but it won’t take long.”
I agreed and followed him out of the dining room and down the hall to his office. Just like last time, he offered me the seat across from his. I adjusted my cream-colored bridesmaid’s gown around myself, squared my shoulders and tried to look as professional as possible in this dress.
“I wanted to follow up with you about your interview,” he started.
“There’s no need, Mr. Farrelly,” I assured him. “When I didn’t hear from you, I assumed that I wasn’t the right fit to work here. There are no hard feelings. You don’t have to massage my ego.”
“I wasn’t going to. While you were certainly one of stronger personalities we’ve come across, we didn’t really have the budget for a new hire,” he told me. “But, as my daughter, Jessa, keeps reminding me, she is leaving for college in the fall and we’re looking to expand the business over the next few years.”
“Oh.” I tried not to look too hopeful.
“Yes. Not to mention that Jessa told me about how you stepped up to walk your sister down the aisle. She was very moved by what you said to her. She said that you have a way with brides,” he continued.
“I didn’t know she heard all that.”
“She probably wasn’t meant to, but I’m glad she did,” he said. “Because it showed me that this won’t be just a job to you, Ms. Lawless. If you can show another bride half the attention and compassion that you did for your sister, you’ll make a fantastic coordinator.”
I stared at him for a minute, wondering if he was saying what I hoped he was saying.
“Ms. Lawless, I want to offer you an event coordinator position here. You’ll obviously need some training, and you’ll spend the first few weeks of your employment shadowing my wife, Elsie, but I have no doubt that you’ll be a fine addition to our team here at Farrelly Grove,” he finally said.
“Wow, Mr. Farrelly, thank you so much,” I said, surprised.
I stood up and shook his hand.
“Get back to your family. We’ll discuss the details later this week.”
“Yes,” I agreed. “Of course. Thank you so much.”
I headed backto the reception just as guests were starting to make their way to the dance floor. I was barely inside a second when Luke took my hand and led me out into the center of the room. He placed his other hand on my lower back, mine on his shoulder, and we started to sway to a slow, romantic song.
“I thought you hated dancing,” I teased him.
He drew me a little closer, close enough for me to put my head against his shoulder.
“I’m coming around to it,” he whispered. “What was that about just now?”
I couldn’t keep the smile off of my face. “He offered me a job.”
“That’s amazing, Cindy. I’m so fucking happy for you.”
“So am I,” I said. “This feels like the last piece of the puzzle.”
Luke smirked. I raised an eyebrow.
“What’s with the face?”
“Nothing,” he replied cheekily.
“Bullshit. You’ve got something up your sleeve.”
“More like in my pocket.”
I narrowed my eyes at him and raised an eyebrow.
