"HR, Quinn speaking. How may I he-"
"Quinn? Fitz. I need you to send up a replacement for Abby. Her daughter was injured in an accident and she had to leave. I've no idea how long she will be gone, so send me someone that you weren't planning on firing at the end of the week," her boss, Fitzgerald Grant, said. An alpha male to his core, Fitz's matter-of-fact tone confirmed he couldn't care less if she fired twenty incompetent people that week. If they could do the job, they were out.
"Which daughter?" Quinn asked, concern flooding her voice.
"Ella."
"Oh, no." Ella had just delivered twins two months ago, which meant grandmother Abby would be out of commission for quite some time. The timing couldn't be worse. Fitz was acquiring a large production company in Europe and the contracts were in chaos. Contracts that Abby was in charge of fixing and her deadline was today.
Quinn mentally ran through her options and settled on the one person she suspected might be strong enough to counterbalance Fitz's dominance. Olivia Pope. Only twenty-four, but mature beyond her years, the retro-chic girl was the complete opposite of the women Fitz usually dated. "Don't worry about it; I have just the girl. She's only been with the company for about six months, but her reviews are excellent."
"Send her up after lunch. I'm right in the middle of negotiations for that buyout in Germany, and Abby didn't have time to make the corrections on the contract yet. I need them by three o'clock at the latest."
"I assume we are offering her the same benefits and salary Abby received?"
"Of course." Fitz started to hang up the phone.
"Shawn and I went to that symphony fundraiser last night."
"What?" Quinn heard the sigh in his voice, the impatience. "And? I assume it was a smashing success."
"It was, but that wasn't my point."
"Well, get to it. I have work to do and so do you."
"I saw Jake Ballard." She paused, letting Fitz digest the information. Jake Ballard was a very wealthy, very influential businessman in Europe. He and Fitz had a mutual past marked with tragedy. It was the reason Jake had stayed in Europe for the last three years. Quinn had been shocked to see him back in the States, especially in Denver His appearance meant only one thing—he'd returned to follow through on his threats against Fitz.
"HR, Quinn speaking. How may I he-"
"Quinn? Fitz. I need you to send up a replacement for Abby. Her daughter was injured in an accident and she had to leave. I've no idea how long she will be gone, so send me someone that you weren't planning on firing at the end of the week," her boss, Fitzgerald Grant, said. An alpha male to his core, Fitz's matter-of-fact tone confirmed he couldn't care less if she fired twenty incompetent people that week. If they could do the job, they were out.
"Which daughter?" Quinn asked, concern flooding her voice.
"Ella."
"Oh, no." Ella had just delivered twins two months ago, which meant grandmother Abby would be out of commission for quite some time. The timing couldn't be worse. Fitz was acquiring a large production company in Europe and the contracts were in chaos. Contracts that Abby was in charge of fixing and her deadline was today.
Quinn mentally ran through her options and settled on the one person she suspected might be strong enough to counterbalance Fitz's dominance. Olivia Pope. Only twenty-four, but mature beyond her years, the retro-chic girl was the complete opposite of the women Fitz usually dated. "Don't worry about it; I have just the girl. She's only been with the company for about six months, but her reviews are excellent."
"Send her up after lunch. I'm right in the middle of negotiations for that buyout in Germany, and Abby didn't have time to make the corrections on the contract yet. I need them by three o'clock at the latest."
"I assume we are offering her the same benefits and salary Abby received?"
"Of course." Fitz started to hang up the phone.
"Shawn and I went to that symphony fundraiser last night."
"What?" Quinn heard the sigh in his voice, the impatience. "And? I assume it was a smashing success."
"It was, but that wasn't my point."
"Well, get to it. I have work to do and so do you.""I saw Jake Ballard." She paused, letting Fitz digest the information. Jake Ballard was a very wealthy, very influential businessman in Europe. He and Fitz had a mutual past marked with tragedy. It was the reason Jake had stayed in Europe for the last three years. Quinn had been shocked to see him back in the States, especially in Denver His appearance meant only one thing—he'd returned to follow through on his threats against Fitz.