A/N- Hey! Me again. This weekend should be a good weekend to update all my
stories, so bare with me. Please review and tell me what you think. Should
I keep going? Halt? What?
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the abnormal characters.
Chapter Three
* Lizzie*
The next morning, Lizzie woke up, went to work and as soon as she got into her office, Janet appeared.
"Good morning, Elizabeth. How are you? Here is your hot chocolate," Janet said as she handed Lizzie a cup of hot chocolate.
"Good. So, what is on today's agenda?" Lizzie asked as she took a sip of her drink.
"Well, that hot new director is coming in and I am supposed to give him a tour," Janet said as she rolled her eyes. "I tell you, this company takes me for granted. I have worked here for a long time, and you would think they would make me feel more important."
"You mean this Gordon guy?" Lizzie asked. She decided the Gordon was a coincidence.
"Yeah. In fact, here is his bio info, in case you need it for the meeting we are all having," Janet said as she reached into her bag and handed Lizzie a piece of paper.
Lizzie looked at the sheet of paper. Name: David Gordon. David Gordon was born in-
Hold on, did that paper just say what she thought it just said. Oh no! It really was Gordo. Gordo was not somebody she wanted to see today. She felt guilty about the past and scared about the confrontation.
"Uh, Janet," Lizzie started. "You are going to have to count me out of this meeting."
"What? Why?" Janet said as she took a seat.
"Well, it's a long story, but let's just say that I would be helping the process if I didn't show up," Lizzie said.
"What? How?"
"Well, Gordo- I mean David Gordon is sort of an old flame and-," Lizzie started.
"Oh, I see, and he was a rotten person who cheated on you. What a slime ball," Janet said.
"Actually, I sort of cheated on him, and well we haven't spoken since."
"So what is the problem?"
"He and I have a long history, and I don't want personal relationships to mix with business ones," Lizzie said.
"But I thought you were engaged."
"I am. . .to the guy I cheated on him."
"Ouch," Janet said, and the room was silent for another minute. "What am I supposed to say if someone asks about you?"
"I don't know. Say I am sick."
"Does he know you work here?"
"No."
"Then, maybe there is a way we can avoid this without you having to leave or anything."
"How?" Lizzie asked thinking this plan would never work.
"Well, hang out in your office while I give the tour and keep the doors closed," Janet said.
"What about the meeting?"
"Well, in order to model shoes and accessories, we have to have to have model feet, and with model feet, come a model body, and with a model body, comes a wig. I will go and find a wig for you," Janet said.
"What about my name?"
"I will call you something else. The other people won't notice." Janet said as she hurried up the door. This was some wacky plan.
Lizzie prepared to lock herself in her room and Janet gave her the wig when she heard the elevator door open, and someone introduce himself as David Gordon who sounded like Gordo. She sighed a relief and continued working.
*Meanwhile Gordo.*
Gordo was determined to be on time for this appointment, so he woke up early and got ready and almost sped to the office where he was supposed to be. He wound up being about five minutes early.
Once at the building, he asked the front desk where to go, and the lady directed him to the second floor. Once on the second floor, he asked the floor desk where to find Janet Lightfoot, and the man directed him to her, and as soon as he saw her, she stuck out her head and said, "Hi! I am Janet Lightfoot. You can call me Janet. I am a secretary here at Killian. You must be David Gordon. I am honored to have you here," Janet said.
Gordo could tell Janet felt awkward about this meeting, as she seemed a little fake. "I am pleased to be here. So, um, where should we begin?"
"Well, I suppose I will give you a tour. Are you the only person in your party?"
"Yes. My boss is coming for the meeting."
"Okay. Well, I suppose I will start by giving a tour."
"Um, sure, okay."
Janet led Gordo through the elevator, and they went down to the lowest level first, and once they got out, Gordo saw a huge factory with a lot of machines and people. Janet explained about the history and the concept of the Glacier and all the other shoes. The walked him around and Gordo tried to seem interested in the building, but he had to admit this was a little boring.
Once finished there, she let him see the next level, which were the design and shoe engineers. She talked a little about the designers and everything and met with the designer of the Glacier and they talked for a while.
After that, she led him to the place where people ordered their shoes from a catalog or online. After a bref moment there, she went back to the offices, and gave him a tour of the offices and the people. A lot of people seemed busy on the phone or on the computer, but he had a chance to meet a lot of people.
As the tour was about to wrap up, Gordo asked, "This is going to sound weird, but do you have a highlighter I can borrow?"
"Um, yeah, hold on," Janet responded. She walked toward a closed office door and said, "You stay here, and I will be right back." She smiled and opened the door just enough so she could slip in and closed the door once she was in.
Gordo waited patiently as Janet was looking for a highlighter. At one point he took out his bag to get a pen, but after digging in his bag, he realized he didn't have a Sharpie. Not thinking it would be any big deal and assuming the place Janet entered was an office supply college, he opened the door. Once in, he realized it was an office, and saw a mortified blonde woman sitting at her desk on the phone starring at him. The woman hung up the phone and just sat there.
"I am so sorry. I thought someone was in here getting me something," he said as he started to walk out the door, but then he heard a voice from another door, across the room.
"Lizzie are you off the phone? Good, well, the guy seems like a nice guy. I don't know why you can't let bygones be bygones. Also, I think he would be good-" Just then, Janet came from the other door that she was yelling from and saw that Gordo was standing right there. That shut Janet up almost immediately.
The room was dead silent for a minute, until Janet spoke up. "May I help you?" She asked nervously.
"Uh," Gordo looked at the woman at the desk. "Yeah, I forgot to ask you for a permanent marker."
"Oh," Janet looked at Lizzie who still seemed mortified. "Well, I will be right back. Here is a highlighter." Janet handed him a highlighter.
"Thanks," Gordo said meekly as Janet went back into the room, which was apparently a closet. Janet left Gordo and Lizzie alone, and the place was silent. Lizzie was praying Gordo did not put two and two together, but unfortunately the look on his face seemed to tell that he knew exactly who she was.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the abnormal characters.
Chapter Three
* Lizzie*
The next morning, Lizzie woke up, went to work and as soon as she got into her office, Janet appeared.
"Good morning, Elizabeth. How are you? Here is your hot chocolate," Janet said as she handed Lizzie a cup of hot chocolate.
"Good. So, what is on today's agenda?" Lizzie asked as she took a sip of her drink.
"Well, that hot new director is coming in and I am supposed to give him a tour," Janet said as she rolled her eyes. "I tell you, this company takes me for granted. I have worked here for a long time, and you would think they would make me feel more important."
"You mean this Gordon guy?" Lizzie asked. She decided the Gordon was a coincidence.
"Yeah. In fact, here is his bio info, in case you need it for the meeting we are all having," Janet said as she reached into her bag and handed Lizzie a piece of paper.
Lizzie looked at the sheet of paper. Name: David Gordon. David Gordon was born in-
Hold on, did that paper just say what she thought it just said. Oh no! It really was Gordo. Gordo was not somebody she wanted to see today. She felt guilty about the past and scared about the confrontation.
"Uh, Janet," Lizzie started. "You are going to have to count me out of this meeting."
"What? Why?" Janet said as she took a seat.
"Well, it's a long story, but let's just say that I would be helping the process if I didn't show up," Lizzie said.
"What? How?"
"Well, Gordo- I mean David Gordon is sort of an old flame and-," Lizzie started.
"Oh, I see, and he was a rotten person who cheated on you. What a slime ball," Janet said.
"Actually, I sort of cheated on him, and well we haven't spoken since."
"So what is the problem?"
"He and I have a long history, and I don't want personal relationships to mix with business ones," Lizzie said.
"But I thought you were engaged."
"I am. . .to the guy I cheated on him."
"Ouch," Janet said, and the room was silent for another minute. "What am I supposed to say if someone asks about you?"
"I don't know. Say I am sick."
"Does he know you work here?"
"No."
"Then, maybe there is a way we can avoid this without you having to leave or anything."
"How?" Lizzie asked thinking this plan would never work.
"Well, hang out in your office while I give the tour and keep the doors closed," Janet said.
"What about the meeting?"
"Well, in order to model shoes and accessories, we have to have to have model feet, and with model feet, come a model body, and with a model body, comes a wig. I will go and find a wig for you," Janet said.
"What about my name?"
"I will call you something else. The other people won't notice." Janet said as she hurried up the door. This was some wacky plan.
Lizzie prepared to lock herself in her room and Janet gave her the wig when she heard the elevator door open, and someone introduce himself as David Gordon who sounded like Gordo. She sighed a relief and continued working.
*Meanwhile Gordo.*
Gordo was determined to be on time for this appointment, so he woke up early and got ready and almost sped to the office where he was supposed to be. He wound up being about five minutes early.
Once at the building, he asked the front desk where to go, and the lady directed him to the second floor. Once on the second floor, he asked the floor desk where to find Janet Lightfoot, and the man directed him to her, and as soon as he saw her, she stuck out her head and said, "Hi! I am Janet Lightfoot. You can call me Janet. I am a secretary here at Killian. You must be David Gordon. I am honored to have you here," Janet said.
Gordo could tell Janet felt awkward about this meeting, as she seemed a little fake. "I am pleased to be here. So, um, where should we begin?"
"Well, I suppose I will give you a tour. Are you the only person in your party?"
"Yes. My boss is coming for the meeting."
"Okay. Well, I suppose I will start by giving a tour."
"Um, sure, okay."
Janet led Gordo through the elevator, and they went down to the lowest level first, and once they got out, Gordo saw a huge factory with a lot of machines and people. Janet explained about the history and the concept of the Glacier and all the other shoes. The walked him around and Gordo tried to seem interested in the building, but he had to admit this was a little boring.
Once finished there, she let him see the next level, which were the design and shoe engineers. She talked a little about the designers and everything and met with the designer of the Glacier and they talked for a while.
After that, she led him to the place where people ordered their shoes from a catalog or online. After a bref moment there, she went back to the offices, and gave him a tour of the offices and the people. A lot of people seemed busy on the phone or on the computer, but he had a chance to meet a lot of people.
As the tour was about to wrap up, Gordo asked, "This is going to sound weird, but do you have a highlighter I can borrow?"
"Um, yeah, hold on," Janet responded. She walked toward a closed office door and said, "You stay here, and I will be right back." She smiled and opened the door just enough so she could slip in and closed the door once she was in.
Gordo waited patiently as Janet was looking for a highlighter. At one point he took out his bag to get a pen, but after digging in his bag, he realized he didn't have a Sharpie. Not thinking it would be any big deal and assuming the place Janet entered was an office supply college, he opened the door. Once in, he realized it was an office, and saw a mortified blonde woman sitting at her desk on the phone starring at him. The woman hung up the phone and just sat there.
"I am so sorry. I thought someone was in here getting me something," he said as he started to walk out the door, but then he heard a voice from another door, across the room.
"Lizzie are you off the phone? Good, well, the guy seems like a nice guy. I don't know why you can't let bygones be bygones. Also, I think he would be good-" Just then, Janet came from the other door that she was yelling from and saw that Gordo was standing right there. That shut Janet up almost immediately.
The room was dead silent for a minute, until Janet spoke up. "May I help you?" She asked nervously.
"Uh," Gordo looked at the woman at the desk. "Yeah, I forgot to ask you for a permanent marker."
"Oh," Janet looked at Lizzie who still seemed mortified. "Well, I will be right back. Here is a highlighter." Janet handed him a highlighter.
"Thanks," Gordo said meekly as Janet went back into the room, which was apparently a closet. Janet left Gordo and Lizzie alone, and the place was silent. Lizzie was praying Gordo did not put two and two together, but unfortunately the look on his face seemed to tell that he knew exactly who she was.