EPISODE 5
She glared at him, hoping he’d have the good manners and good sense to leave—which, of course, he didn’t. in fact, he seemed downright stubborn about staying and making her as uncomfortable as possible. Her phone conversation ran its natural course and after making several notationS, she replaced the receiver.
“You wanted something?” she demanded, her eyes meeting his. Once more she noted his apparent amusement She didn’t understand it.
No,” he answered, grinning again. “Sorry to have bothered you."
For the second time, Sewa was struck by a twinge of the familiar.He strolIed out of her makeshift office as if he owned the building.
Sewa waited a few minutes, then approached Lindy.
‘did you happen to catch his name?”
'whose name?”
'the man who insisted I vacate my office. l don't know Who he is. I thought he was the foreman, but “She crossed her arms and furrowed her brow, trying to remember if she heard anyone say his name.
'i have no Idea' Linda pushed back her chair and rolled between her palms. “He is kinda cute
I ‘ii n’i you think?”
A smile softened Sewa lips. “There’s only one man’ me and you know it.”
“Then why are you asking questiOnS about the constructiOfl crew?”
“I.. .don’t know. That guy seems familiar for some reason, arid he keeps grinning at me as if he knows something I don’t. I hate it when men dothatf
“Then ask one of the others what his name is. They’ll tell you.”
“I can’t do that.”
“Why not?”
“He might think I’m interested in him.”
“And we both know how impossblc that would be,” Llnda said with mild sarcasm.
“Exactly.” Linda and probably everyone else in the offlce complex knew how Sewa felt about Martins. The district manager himself, however, seemed to be completely oblivious. Other than throwing herself at him, which she’d seriouslY considered more than once, there was little she could do but be patient. One of these days Cupid was going to let fly an arrow and hit her lovable boss directly seen the eyes.
When it happened_and it would___ SEwa planned t0 be ready.
“You want to go for lunch flow?” Linda asked. Cut nodded. it was nearly two and she hadn’t eaten since breakfast, which had consisted of a banana and a cup of coffee. A day started before dawn.Sewa was generally in the office by six and didn’t stop work until the market closed a, Seattle time. Only then did she break for something to eat.
Somewhere in the middle of her turkey on whole wheat,
