Her Secret Santa - Miley Maine Page 0,12
completely full of shit.”
I chuckled. Barb was funny.
But I was taking her advice to heart. She seemed to know the ins and outs of the place better than anyone. I wondered what Tony’s fear of commitment was really all about. It was intriguing, and it actually made me want him that much more. Wow, I was hopeless, a real glutton for punishment it would seem.
What was I even thinking about? Tony had not expressed any desire to date me or have anything romantic with me at all. I had concocted this all in my mind so far.
I finished out the working day and I thought I was actually starting to find my rhythm and pacing. I left the floor and rode the elevator down to the bottom. I was tired and so ready to go home and crack open a beer while relaxing with a good book. That sounded like a great plan to me. Tomorrow I would be right back at it bright and early.
To my amazement, some of the others were actually listening to some of my ideas. I knew I was going to like it here.
When I stepped off the elevator, I noticed how much more decorations there were hanging up in the lobby. That morning there had been one small tree in the corner and now there were two large ten foot tall Christmas trees with lights standing in the other two corners on opposite sides of the elevator.
There were streams of tinsel everywhere, a plastic Santa standing in front of a sleigh with a few reindeer that lit up to look as if they were all waving at you as you walked by. And there was great holiday classic Christmas music playing from overhead. Most of this had not been there that morning when I arrived. I took a moment to thoroughly enjoy the moment.
I then turned to walk out of the building towards my car. I was almost to the door when I saw Tony walking to the elevator from another point of the huge lobby. I watched him walking for a moment. He seemed so deep in thought. He was so handsome that he literally took my breath away. I wasn’t sure how I could be around him without wanting him. Thankfully, I wasn’t going to be working that directly with him.
He caught my eye just then. Right before he stepped on the elevator. He pointed to the decorations and gave me a wink.
I gave him a thumbs up for approval. The elevator doors closed just then, and he was gone.
I stood there for a moment and then I remembered the off the hand comment I’d made about how much I loved Christmas decorations and seeing every building you walked into decorated this time of year. Had Tony taken that comment and ran with it? Did he get all of this done that fast? Just because of what I said.
“I’ll be…” I muttered.
Tony was some kind of man. I felt that he might be even more amazing than I knew.
When I got home, I slumped down in my favorite chair with that cold beer I’d been craving. I was far more exhausted than I had been when I left the building, but somehow, I couldn’t wait to get back there and get more things done. I loved being a part of something so special. It made me feel that I was truly special as well and I really did belong there. I’d made it through sheer will and hard work.
And now I was determined not to squander the opportunity.
I was just scrolling through the Netflix listings when my phone rang. It was Lizzy.
“Hey, skank,” I answered.
“Hey, cock,” she shot back.
I laughed. “What are you up to?”
“Just chilling. I just got back from the salon. Those new people I hired have no clue how to cut hair. I should send them back to beauty school.”
“That’s rough. Didn’t you give them a test or something before they started working for you?”
“No. The school certificate they have says they passed those tests already. That’s the purpose of it. I’m starting to believe that they are all spoofed. I think these new kids are getting these things off the internet.”
“Right. I’m sure it’s an elaborate plan to trick you into hiring them so they can mess up people’s haircuts. When they see these people walking around, they can point and laugh. They’ll whip out their cameras and put it on their Instagram to let everyone know they