Chap 5 - The Boss
6:58...6:59...7:00 *ring * ring * ring *
Her clock alarm woke her up. It's time to get ready and go to her first day at work. 'Work with Jess'. And with this thought she turned around in bed.
She got up, turned on the coffee maker and went to the shower. Then ate breakfast and got ready. She wore a blue blouse and a black skirt. She did her hair and then took a last look in the mirror and lied to herself 'It's fine. It's just a day at work.'
She new it's way more complicated, but complicated didn't mean bad. And that was true. She took her purse and keys and went to work.
Rory got out from the elevator and went direct to Monica, "Hey".
"Hey", Monica replied getting up from her chair, "Let me show you the office, and then you can start to work. This is your desk", she pointed to a desk besides her desk, almost glued to it. "You'll work at Literature articles", she continued, "to say the truth I don't know why. We're looking for a columnist or something like that. But Mr. Mariano said that it'd be better to replace that to a Literature column and that you should write that."
Rory smiled feeling more confident about the job.
"This is your computer and that's Mr. Mariano's office. There is the restroom and there is the kitchen-"
Rory was opening her mouth to say something but was cut of, "And don't worry. We have a coffee maker", a male voice said.
She turned around and faced him.
"Good morning", Jess said.
"Hi", Rory greeted him with a smile. He had just read her mind.
"Good morning Mr. Mariano. Something wrong? You never come before 10"
Rory laugh, "I see we're still as lazy as always"
He ignored her. "Well, I'm going to my office. I'd love some tea Monica. And I want to talk to you later Ro - Lorelai when Monica finish showing you the office." He stopped for a moment, "Hum, by the way, you wouldn't have a nickname, something short for Lorelai. It's just I used to know someone who was Lorelai, but it's a mother, and it's just a little hard remember this person every time I call you"
Rory laugh, it would be fun to provoke him. "You can call me Lor"
He looked at her straight in the eye. She certainly was having fun with this conversation. "Any other?"
"Fine, Rory"
"Good, I love this name" He turned around going to his office. "Don't forget to go to my office, Rory"
15 minutes later Monica had showed Rory all office and Rory was heading to Jess' room. She knocked.
"Come on in"
She entered the small office. "Hey. You said you wanted to talk to me"
"Yeah. Come on in. Sit down"
She sat and stared at him, "So...boss..."
"Boss?" he smirked, "I truly never thought I'd hear you call me that"
"Me neither"
"Well, about work. You'll work in the Literature section. It doesn't exist yet, you'll start it, and so it's all up to you. You'll decide how you'll want to write, about what, what kind of interviews you want, critics...But I'd like to be the first to see the first edition. Just to be sure." He cleaned his throat. "As you said, I'm your boss. So you just have to explain yourself, I mean, your work, to me. Not to anyone else. Um, I think that's it. Any question?"
"I guess not. Do you have any preferences about what would be the first book that I'll write about, or the first author?"
"No. It's all up to you. But if you want a suggestion or an opinion. Or if you want anything, since you're new in town", he said as he wrote something in a little paper, "just call. This is my card, but in the back there is my home number, cell number and my home address" He handed the card to her. "Anything, anytime you need"
"Thank you", she smiled. "Well, I think I'll go back to my desk. I have a section to start", she said going to the door.
"Okay. Oh, and please ask Monica to bring me my tea"
"I'm sorry, I think this is my fault. I thought you needed some caffeine, so I told her I'd bring you some coffee, but when it was ready...I-I drank it. Sorry", she said guilty.
He laugh, "Forget it. But I don't know what was in your mind to think about serve coffee to another person. It's against your nature"
"I know. But you deserved, so I tried"
He stopped laughing and smiled sincerely, "Thank you anyway"
"Your welcome"
She went to her desk and sat next to Monica, who was typing.
"Hey. How was with Mr. Mariano?"
"Fine. He told me about the work"
"Hum"
"Hey, Monica. May I ask you a question?"
"Sure", she stopped typing and looked at Rory.
"Does Jess, I mean, Mr. Mariano, does he has a girlfriend? Or is he married?"
Monica smirked raising an eyebrow, "No. Why?"
"Just wondering", she lied.
"But, sweets, don't get many hopes. He is lonely wolf"
"Believe me, he can be really lovely"
"Don't bet in what you can't know", Monica said going to the kitchen to get some tea.
"Oh, but I know", she said in a low voice to herself.
6:58...6:59...7:00 *ring * ring * ring *
Her clock alarm woke her up. It's time to get ready and go to her first day at work. 'Work with Jess'. And with this thought she turned around in bed.
She got up, turned on the coffee maker and went to the shower. Then ate breakfast and got ready. She wore a blue blouse and a black skirt. She did her hair and then took a last look in the mirror and lied to herself 'It's fine. It's just a day at work.'
She new it's way more complicated, but complicated didn't mean bad. And that was true. She took her purse and keys and went to work.
Rory got out from the elevator and went direct to Monica, "Hey".
"Hey", Monica replied getting up from her chair, "Let me show you the office, and then you can start to work. This is your desk", she pointed to a desk besides her desk, almost glued to it. "You'll work at Literature articles", she continued, "to say the truth I don't know why. We're looking for a columnist or something like that. But Mr. Mariano said that it'd be better to replace that to a Literature column and that you should write that."
Rory smiled feeling more confident about the job.
"This is your computer and that's Mr. Mariano's office. There is the restroom and there is the kitchen-"
Rory was opening her mouth to say something but was cut of, "And don't worry. We have a coffee maker", a male voice said.
She turned around and faced him.
"Good morning", Jess said.
"Hi", Rory greeted him with a smile. He had just read her mind.
"Good morning Mr. Mariano. Something wrong? You never come before 10"
Rory laugh, "I see we're still as lazy as always"
He ignored her. "Well, I'm going to my office. I'd love some tea Monica. And I want to talk to you later Ro - Lorelai when Monica finish showing you the office." He stopped for a moment, "Hum, by the way, you wouldn't have a nickname, something short for Lorelai. It's just I used to know someone who was Lorelai, but it's a mother, and it's just a little hard remember this person every time I call you"
Rory laugh, it would be fun to provoke him. "You can call me Lor"
He looked at her straight in the eye. She certainly was having fun with this conversation. "Any other?"
"Fine, Rory"
"Good, I love this name" He turned around going to his office. "Don't forget to go to my office, Rory"
15 minutes later Monica had showed Rory all office and Rory was heading to Jess' room. She knocked.
"Come on in"
She entered the small office. "Hey. You said you wanted to talk to me"
"Yeah. Come on in. Sit down"
She sat and stared at him, "So...boss..."
"Boss?" he smirked, "I truly never thought I'd hear you call me that"
"Me neither"
"Well, about work. You'll work in the Literature section. It doesn't exist yet, you'll start it, and so it's all up to you. You'll decide how you'll want to write, about what, what kind of interviews you want, critics...But I'd like to be the first to see the first edition. Just to be sure." He cleaned his throat. "As you said, I'm your boss. So you just have to explain yourself, I mean, your work, to me. Not to anyone else. Um, I think that's it. Any question?"
"I guess not. Do you have any preferences about what would be the first book that I'll write about, or the first author?"
"No. It's all up to you. But if you want a suggestion or an opinion. Or if you want anything, since you're new in town", he said as he wrote something in a little paper, "just call. This is my card, but in the back there is my home number, cell number and my home address" He handed the card to her. "Anything, anytime you need"
"Thank you", she smiled. "Well, I think I'll go back to my desk. I have a section to start", she said going to the door.
"Okay. Oh, and please ask Monica to bring me my tea"
"I'm sorry, I think this is my fault. I thought you needed some caffeine, so I told her I'd bring you some coffee, but when it was ready...I-I drank it. Sorry", she said guilty.
He laugh, "Forget it. But I don't know what was in your mind to think about serve coffee to another person. It's against your nature"
"I know. But you deserved, so I tried"
He stopped laughing and smiled sincerely, "Thank you anyway"
"Your welcome"
She went to her desk and sat next to Monica, who was typing.
"Hey. How was with Mr. Mariano?"
"Fine. He told me about the work"
"Hum"
"Hey, Monica. May I ask you a question?"
"Sure", she stopped typing and looked at Rory.
"Does Jess, I mean, Mr. Mariano, does he has a girlfriend? Or is he married?"
Monica smirked raising an eyebrow, "No. Why?"
"Just wondering", she lied.
"But, sweets, don't get many hopes. He is lonely wolf"
"Believe me, he can be really lovely"
"Don't bet in what you can't know", Monica said going to the kitchen to get some tea.
"Oh, but I know", she said in a low voice to herself.