"Betty!"
Betty suddenly snaps out of her happy stupor. She finds Wilhelmina hovering over her with her hands on her hips and tapping her right foot.
Willie barks at Betty, "Get your pea sized brain focused on the topic at hand!"
All of the junior editors were called to this meeting and everyone but Betty had contributed their latest pitches for the next issue and Betty was next-
"Um...I...I have been interested in...in...um...um... women health care issues... Betty stammered; perspiration dotting over her forehead and nose.
Willie, her bulging eyes popping out of her face, same right foot tapping is impatiently waiting for Betty's response.
Marc as usual is there smirking; standing next to Willie. He is so elated when Betty is caught off guard and messes up when it comes to her new job as junior editor of MODE. Of course, he thinks he is never jealous of Betty. Oh no! He would correct you if you thought he was. Of course, he thinks he should have been promoted instead of her. Marc thinks to himself and smiles,'all my incredible ideas just have to wait until my promotion comes along. MY TIME WILL COME!' He thinks triumphantly.
After Betty finishes her pitch, Willie is still unimpressed with the junior editors' creativity.
"What's wrong with ALL of you! PEOPLE, think outside the box!" she yells at the top of her lungs.
"Give me more pitches THIS Wednesday here at 8 am SHARP! OK, Get out!"
Betty is left scrambling in her seat - thinking of what to pitch two days from now. She had hardly had time for work since she and Matt came back from the Bahamas, a week ago. A smile slowly forms on her face. She admittedly has been so happy since they got back together and has had spent most of their waking hours together. This last weekend was spent moving her things into his apartment.
Today, Betty makes a mental note; Monday will the first day they will have spent almost 24 hours together. Her smile gets even wider.
Adjusting her glasses on her nose, Betty breaks her daydream and notices that she's alone in the conference room. She's planning what she needs to do after lunch today, to be ready for their meeting with Willie on Wednesday. She jumps up and looks at the time. Her watch says it's 1030.
'Matt is probably on his way back here, I better head on down to the cafeteria soon.', Betty thinks to herself, her heart skipping a beat.
Matt had texted her earlier, that one of the senior editors, Ivanka had some logistics problems at her location shoot in Central Park and needed Matt to help out. 'Let's have lunch together in the cafeteria at 1130?' he texted. Betty texted back, 'It's a date 1130 in the cafeteria.'
She turns the corner to the reception area and she's surprised that Matt is already here! She finds him smiling at a young, pretty lady dressed in a simple light gray tailored suit and black pumps, hand bag strap over her shoulder, jet black hair pulled back into a pony tail.
Matt did not see Betty as she had just jumped back behind the wall hiding.
Betty's mind and heart are racing a mile a minute! "Who is she? Don't recognize this girl. I don't think she works here, if she does I've never met her before... then she thnks,' she's quite pretty...'
Seeing her boyfriend with another woman, a tinge of jealousy comes over her. It reminded her how she felt when Amanda was with Matt on the first days of the Bahamas shoot.
Hey, she thinks to herself, why am I spying on Matt? This is too stupid...
Before she can walk out toward Matt and the girl, Matt gives the girl a peck on the cheek and gives her a BIG hug and lifts her off her feet in excitement! Then she gives him a big hug, too.
There's got to be an explanation! Betty rationalizes to herself. Matt's smile vanishes from his face then he and the girl suddenly disappear into the elevators.
Betty runs after them and catches the next elevator to the lobby to find that Matt and the girl are gone. She frantically texts Matt. 'Where are you?' She did not want to sound upset and jealous.
'Sorry, Betty. Have to skip lunch. Something came up. Call you later.' Matt texts her.