Chapter 16: "You want to make time for this."
* I love my boyfriend! * Matt had a week of vacation that he was going to
spend at home in North Carolina. I had a major case of the blues due to the
fact that I hadn't seen Matt. Given his hectic travel schedule, it didn't
look as if I would be seeing him anytime in the near future.
Since there was nothing I could do about the physical absence of Matt, I threw myself into my work. The early mornings and late nights at the office afforded me more time to talk to Matt on the phone, but they were beginning to take a toll on me. I wasn't my normal upbeat self. I was exhausted all the time, but had trouble sleeping. Not to mention the mood swings, which were unbearable.
I was focused on completing a report for a meeting later that day when Shayla ran into my office, barely able to control her excitement. "There's something for you at the front desk. She said with a wide grin.
"What is it?" I asked paying little attention to her.
"You have to go see." She shrieked.
"I really don't have time. Couldn't you just ask Mindy to bring it down when she gets a chance?" I responded, trying to concentrate on the report in front of me.
"Sam, trust me. You want to make time for this." Shayla walked around my desk and grabbed my arm, pulling me up from my desk. "Let's go." She said, dragging me to the front lobby.
"Miss Hardy, these just arrived for you." Mindy said, pointing out a dozen perfect peach roses sitting in a crystal vase on her desk.
"What?" I was stunned. I had never received flowers.
"Aren't you going to read the card?" Kayla asked, growing impatient.
I stepped closer to the flowers and removed that card from its place amidst the flowers. I could feel Kayla, Mindy, and everyone else in the front lobby staring at me as I read the card to myself. I suddenly realized tears were building in my eyes. The message was simple Wishing I was there with you. Love Always, Matt. I quickly looked toward the ceiling, hoping to stop the tears before they streaked down my face. After a moment, I looked back at the card and began reading it aloud for Shayla and Mindy.
"Wishing I was there with you." Someone was speaking with me. I turned around to see Matt standing at the other end of the lobby holding a giant teddy bear. "Love Always, Matt." He finished.
Since there was nothing I could do about the physical absence of Matt, I threw myself into my work. The early mornings and late nights at the office afforded me more time to talk to Matt on the phone, but they were beginning to take a toll on me. I wasn't my normal upbeat self. I was exhausted all the time, but had trouble sleeping. Not to mention the mood swings, which were unbearable.
I was focused on completing a report for a meeting later that day when Shayla ran into my office, barely able to control her excitement. "There's something for you at the front desk. She said with a wide grin.
"What is it?" I asked paying little attention to her.
"You have to go see." She shrieked.
"I really don't have time. Couldn't you just ask Mindy to bring it down when she gets a chance?" I responded, trying to concentrate on the report in front of me.
"Sam, trust me. You want to make time for this." Shayla walked around my desk and grabbed my arm, pulling me up from my desk. "Let's go." She said, dragging me to the front lobby.
"Miss Hardy, these just arrived for you." Mindy said, pointing out a dozen perfect peach roses sitting in a crystal vase on her desk.
"What?" I was stunned. I had never received flowers.
"Aren't you going to read the card?" Kayla asked, growing impatient.
I stepped closer to the flowers and removed that card from its place amidst the flowers. I could feel Kayla, Mindy, and everyone else in the front lobby staring at me as I read the card to myself. I suddenly realized tears were building in my eyes. The message was simple Wishing I was there with you. Love Always, Matt. I quickly looked toward the ceiling, hoping to stop the tears before they streaked down my face. After a moment, I looked back at the card and began reading it aloud for Shayla and Mindy.
"Wishing I was there with you." Someone was speaking with me. I turned around to see Matt standing at the other end of the lobby holding a giant teddy bear. "Love Always, Matt." He finished.