Chapter 15
"Sullivan," Perry White said with a smile. "I am finally interviewing you for our staff."
Chloe grinned at her old friend. "You thought you'd gotten rid of me."
Perry laughed. "You never did quit, Sullivan."
"Perry, you know my name's Kent now," Chloe pointed out, handing Perry her portfolio.
"Right, right," Perry said, reaching across the cherry maple conference table to take Chloe's portfolio. "Let me see if I remember it all. You interned at the Planet after freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior year. Then you went to college, got your degree and went back to Smallville?"
Chloe nodded, folding her hands in her lap. "I've worked here for three years."
"Why didn't you intern at the Planet during college?" Perry asked. "And why not apply at the Planet fresh out of college?"
"By then I was engaged and wanted to be near my fiancé," Chloe replied.
"Okay," Perry said, flipping through the thick binder. "Your writing has improved immensely from that headstrong teenager."
"The only difference is now I'm a headstrong adult," Chloe said, her smile lighting up her eyes.
"Our little Sullivan; all grown up," Perry said, lifting his eyes from the binder to look at Chloe. "But, I was warned to be all-business today, so we'll reminisce later."
Chloe laughed. "Whatever you say. All of my articles are in that portfolio, starting with my articles from my internship at the Planet, through my articles here at the Ledger."
Perry nodded, looking at the pages of the binder. "Very nice."
"Thank you," Chloe replied proudly.
"So, when can you start?" Perry asked, setting down the portfolio and looking at Chloe.
Chloe's jaw dropped. "Excuse me?"
"You're hired," Perry said. "You knew you would be, so when can you start?"
"Last week?" Chloe answered, trying to resist the urge to jump up and down.
Perry laughed. "Good. You can stay in one of the company's hotel rooms until you find a house."
"What?" Chloe asked, furrowing her eyebrows in confusion.
"You'd have to move to Metropolis," Perry repeated. "It's almost a four hour drive from here. You didn't think you could commute, did you?"
"No, I guess not," Chloe said, leaning back against her seat as all happiness drained from her face.
"So, when can we expect you?" Perry asked again, oblivious to Chloe's disheartened sigh.
"Sullivan," Perry White said with a smile. "I am finally interviewing you for our staff."
Chloe grinned at her old friend. "You thought you'd gotten rid of me."
Perry laughed. "You never did quit, Sullivan."
"Perry, you know my name's Kent now," Chloe pointed out, handing Perry her portfolio.
"Right, right," Perry said, reaching across the cherry maple conference table to take Chloe's portfolio. "Let me see if I remember it all. You interned at the Planet after freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior year. Then you went to college, got your degree and went back to Smallville?"
Chloe nodded, folding her hands in her lap. "I've worked here for three years."
"Why didn't you intern at the Planet during college?" Perry asked. "And why not apply at the Planet fresh out of college?"
"By then I was engaged and wanted to be near my fiancé," Chloe replied.
"Okay," Perry said, flipping through the thick binder. "Your writing has improved immensely from that headstrong teenager."
"The only difference is now I'm a headstrong adult," Chloe said, her smile lighting up her eyes.
"Our little Sullivan; all grown up," Perry said, lifting his eyes from the binder to look at Chloe. "But, I was warned to be all-business today, so we'll reminisce later."
Chloe laughed. "Whatever you say. All of my articles are in that portfolio, starting with my articles from my internship at the Planet, through my articles here at the Ledger."
Perry nodded, looking at the pages of the binder. "Very nice."
"Thank you," Chloe replied proudly.
"So, when can you start?" Perry asked, setting down the portfolio and looking at Chloe.
Chloe's jaw dropped. "Excuse me?"
"You're hired," Perry said. "You knew you would be, so when can you start?"
"Last week?" Chloe answered, trying to resist the urge to jump up and down.
Perry laughed. "Good. You can stay in one of the company's hotel rooms until you find a house."
"What?" Chloe asked, furrowing her eyebrows in confusion.
"You'd have to move to Metropolis," Perry repeated. "It's almost a four hour drive from here. You didn't think you could commute, did you?"
"No, I guess not," Chloe said, leaning back against her seat as all happiness drained from her face.
"So, when can we expect you?" Perry asked again, oblivious to Chloe's disheartened sigh.