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Late night, come home
Work sucks, I know
She left me roses by the stairs
Surprises let me know she cares
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Half an hour later, Prue and Rex were in the conference room with the rest of the Buckland's staff. They were waiting to meet their new boss.
Hannah came in, accompanied by a short, middle-aged woman. Hannah took her place at the table next to Rex, and the woman got up in the front of the room.
"Ladies and gentlemen," she began stiffly, "My name is Claire Price. I will be taking over here at Buckland's. From now on you report to me."
She paused. Prue drew in a deep breath, taking an instant disliking to her new boss.
"There are several things that must be done in order to bring this auction house back to the top." Claire continued. "Right now, our first concern is attracting buyers. We will be having a major auction in two weeks. I want to see what you all can do."
Prue looked at Tanya, wide-eyed. "Two weeks? How are we supposed to set this up in two weeks?"
"With lots and lots of caffeine?" Tanya suggested, silently thanking God that she was just an assistant.
Prue shook her head, dismayed. Her sisters, knowing full well what a caffeine addict she was, had already hidden all the coffee in the manor. She'd gone through the entire house that morning, and hadn't found a thing. She groaned. "This is going to be a long two weeks."
-x-
Piper rushed around her room, searching for her favourite necklace. Finallly, she found it and put it on. This necklace, which used to belong to her mother, would be her lucky charm. And today, she'd need all the luck she could get. She was on her way to meet with the loan officer, Dan's friend.
He was waiting for her when she arrived at the club.
"Piper, nice to see you again," he said, offering his hand.
She shook it. "Hi, Roy."
He jerked his head toward the building. "Come on, let's go inside."
Piper followed him nervously down the stairs, into the empty nightclub.
"I know it needs a lot of work," she began, "but I really think I can fix it up. Dan said he'd help me get everything up to code, if it isn't already."
Roy nodded, but didn't seem to hear her. He went around, inspecting the place from top to bottom. Piper sat on a bar stool to wait until, after thoroughly scrutinizing every square inch, he came back to talk to her.
"I just want to ask you a few things." he said.
"Okay.." she answered apprehensively.
"First, why do you want to own a club?"
"I'm just tired of working for other people." she answered. "I've always dreamed of owning my own restaurant, and having a club is almost the same thing, except even less risky. Roy, I don't want you to think that you're being pressured into giving me this loan because I'm Dan's girlfriend. I've done my researched, I know what needs to be done and I'm willing to do it."
Roy nodded. "I think that's all I need to hear. You were right, it does need a lot of work, but I think you're more than capable of handling it. Which is why I'm going to recommend that you're loan be approved."
Piper smiled, and hugged him. "Thank you so much! You won't regret this, I swear. Oh, thank you!"
Roy smiled back at her. "You're welcome. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some paperwork to file."
He left, and Piper reached over the bar to pick up the phone. Strangely, the first person she thought about calling was Leo...
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A/N: Okay, I know that doesn't nearly make up for the lack of P/L-ness lately, but it's a start...
A/N2: I know there's a few of you who've "just tuned in", so I thought I'd tell you about my Yahoo! group. It's pretty much just a newsletter type thing that I send out at least every two weeks, usually every week, to let members know what fics I've updated and such. E-mail me at XScarletStarlet@aol.com for an invite, and thanks for reading my fic. :)
~from the song "All The Small Things" by Blink182~
Late night, come home
Work sucks, I know
She left me roses by the stairs
Surprises let me know she cares
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Half an hour later, Prue and Rex were in the conference room with the rest of the Buckland's staff. They were waiting to meet their new boss.
Hannah came in, accompanied by a short, middle-aged woman. Hannah took her place at the table next to Rex, and the woman got up in the front of the room.
"Ladies and gentlemen," she began stiffly, "My name is Claire Price. I will be taking over here at Buckland's. From now on you report to me."
She paused. Prue drew in a deep breath, taking an instant disliking to her new boss.
"There are several things that must be done in order to bring this auction house back to the top." Claire continued. "Right now, our first concern is attracting buyers. We will be having a major auction in two weeks. I want to see what you all can do."
Prue looked at Tanya, wide-eyed. "Two weeks? How are we supposed to set this up in two weeks?"
"With lots and lots of caffeine?" Tanya suggested, silently thanking God that she was just an assistant.
Prue shook her head, dismayed. Her sisters, knowing full well what a caffeine addict she was, had already hidden all the coffee in the manor. She'd gone through the entire house that morning, and hadn't found a thing. She groaned. "This is going to be a long two weeks."
-x-
Piper rushed around her room, searching for her favourite necklace. Finallly, she found it and put it on. This necklace, which used to belong to her mother, would be her lucky charm. And today, she'd need all the luck she could get. She was on her way to meet with the loan officer, Dan's friend.
He was waiting for her when she arrived at the club.
"Piper, nice to see you again," he said, offering his hand.
She shook it. "Hi, Roy."
He jerked his head toward the building. "Come on, let's go inside."
Piper followed him nervously down the stairs, into the empty nightclub.
"I know it needs a lot of work," she began, "but I really think I can fix it up. Dan said he'd help me get everything up to code, if it isn't already."
Roy nodded, but didn't seem to hear her. He went around, inspecting the place from top to bottom. Piper sat on a bar stool to wait until, after thoroughly scrutinizing every square inch, he came back to talk to her.
"I just want to ask you a few things." he said.
"Okay.." she answered apprehensively.
"First, why do you want to own a club?"
"I'm just tired of working for other people." she answered. "I've always dreamed of owning my own restaurant, and having a club is almost the same thing, except even less risky. Roy, I don't want you to think that you're being pressured into giving me this loan because I'm Dan's girlfriend. I've done my researched, I know what needs to be done and I'm willing to do it."
Roy nodded. "I think that's all I need to hear. You were right, it does need a lot of work, but I think you're more than capable of handling it. Which is why I'm going to recommend that you're loan be approved."
Piper smiled, and hugged him. "Thank you so much! You won't regret this, I swear. Oh, thank you!"
Roy smiled back at her. "You're welcome. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some paperwork to file."
He left, and Piper reached over the bar to pick up the phone. Strangely, the first person she thought about calling was Leo...
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A/N: Okay, I know that doesn't nearly make up for the lack of P/L-ness lately, but it's a start...
A/N2: I know there's a few of you who've "just tuned in", so I thought I'd tell you about my Yahoo! group. It's pretty much just a newsletter type thing that I send out at least every two weeks, usually every week, to let members know what fics I've updated and such. E-mail me at XScarletStarlet@aol.com for an invite, and thanks for reading my fic. :)
~from the song "All The Small Things" by Blink182~