You know the drill. I didn't purchase Passions or any of the characters
that appear on the show in a recent shopping trip. I have no rights, so
please NBC, don't sue me. I don't have any money. I am a college student.
I'm poor.
Chapter 14- First Day Flowers
Alistair Crane was sitting at his desk in his office suite at Crane Industries. His secretary's voice came over the intercom. "Excuse me, Mr. Crane; your granddaughter is here to see you."
Alistair smiled. "Send her in, Gina." He replied, as he pressed the button on his desk. His door opened, and Kate stepped inside.
"Good morning, Grandfather," she said brightly. "I am here to work. Just point me in the right direction." He motioned for her to sit down in one of the sleek black leather chairs in front of his desk. She sat down.
"Hello, Kate." He said to her. "I think that you will be a nice addition to Crane Industries. I was glad when I heard that Theresa Lopez- Fitzgerald decided to come on board with us. I think that you two will do wonders for the Fashion Division of the company. Theresa had had success before I was forced to let her go. I am giving you the title of Vice President in Charge of Fashion Merchandising. Theresa will work in a smaller, but significant office. I will send you the papers down to your office on the fourteenth floor. Theresa will be right down the hall. Good luck today, my dear."
"Thank you Grandfather." Kate said, and she left the office, and headed down the elevator to the fourteenth floor. Theresa was waiting for her when she entered the room for the very first time.
"So, what do we do now?" Theresa asked. It was weird to be back in her old office with someone else in the position that she once held. But she was working, and it was a good job, stable, secure, and the best part, it came with a good paycheck.
Kate looked at her. "Honestly, I have no idea. That is part of the reason that I asked for you to come on board with me. You once held this position, and I figured that you could help me."
Theresa smiled reassuringly. "This job is really easy. All you have to do is approve or veto what the experts hand you. They are going to come in and show you swatches and design sketches, and you have to make a decision on what you like and don't like. I'll be right down the hall if you need me, but I think that you will be fine. I peeked into your closet, you have great taste."
"Thanks!" Kate said, her face brightening. Just then, there was a knock at her door. A young girl with short wavy black hair poked her head in.
"Pardon my intrusion, Miss Crane, but I have a delivery for you." The girl said softly, adjusting her glasses. "If you don't mind, I'll bring it in for you." Kate nodded, and the girl left and reappeared with a beautiful bouquet of lilies, her favorite flowers.
Kate gasped. She took the card out of the little holder and opened the envelope. The card read:
To the girl with no last name, Thank you for a great date. Good luck at the new job, Hank
Theresa had been peeking over her shoulder at the card. "Aww, that is so sweet. But how did he find you? Did you tell him you were working here?"
Yeah, I guess I did. Do you think he knows who I really am? I only gave him my first name. I didn't want him to not want to go out with me just because I'm a Crane." Kate worried.
"Don't worry, Kate." Theresa soothed. "Look at the first like of the card. He calls you 'the girl with no last name'. I am sure that he doesn't know who you are, and trust me when I say, Hank wouldn't care. He used to be in love with your Aunt Sheridan, before he lost her to my brother Luis, who lost her to my other brother, Antonio. It's a whole big mess that you don't have to concern yourself with right now."
The phone rang. Theresa said goodbye, and left the office, and went down the hall to her own office. Kate picked up the phone. "Hello," she said with authority into the receiver.
"You are a very hard woman to get a hold of, Kate." A voice said. Her heart leapt, when she realized it was Hank. "Finding someone in company without a last name and not even knowing if your real first name is not easy."
She sat down in her leather desk chair. "I hope it was worth it," she replied, leaning back.
"I think so." He said. "Did you get my flowers?" He asked her.
"Yes, and they are beautiful. How did you know that lilies are my favorite?"
"Lucky guess. Did you get my messages?"
"Yeah, sorry about that. I forgot to charge my cell and the battery died."
"That's okay. Are you free tonight for dinner?"
"For you? Of course. What time?"
"When do you get off work?"
"Sixish."
"I'll meet you at six thirty in our spot, okay?"
"Sounds great. See you then."
"Bye."
She hung up the phone, and sighed. She couldn't understand why she was so apprehensive about dating him. He was so amazing. Just talking on the phone with him made her feel as though the day would never end. She couldn't wait for the work day to be over so her night could begin.
The young woman that had brought in her flowers earlier turned out to be her secretary Trudie. She was now bringing in a sheaf of papers for her to sign. Slipping her glasses on, she started to go through the numerous documents.
It was nearly one when she got through all of the papers. Handing them to Trudie, she dialed the phone. "Hi, Nicky. Did you eat yet? Good. Meet me at that little café on Main Street, okay? See you!"
~*~*~
Half an hour later, she and Fox were sitting in the café laughing and eating. It felt so good to be with him. She had missed him so much when he left school and came back here. She hadn't understood why he had wanted to return to a place that held so many bad memories. But now that she was here in Harmony again, she understood his need to come home and make new memories.
~*~*~
Hank couldn't believe what he was seeing. He was watching the girl of his dreams hug Fox Crane. What the hell is going on?!? He thought. She kissed his cheek, and gave him one last hug before walking away. He really thought that she liked him. Maybe she was just humoring him by going out with him tonight. Maybe he should have just taken the obvious hint when she didn't call him back. Lost in his thoughts, he returned to the station.
Chapter 14- First Day Flowers
Alistair Crane was sitting at his desk in his office suite at Crane Industries. His secretary's voice came over the intercom. "Excuse me, Mr. Crane; your granddaughter is here to see you."
Alistair smiled. "Send her in, Gina." He replied, as he pressed the button on his desk. His door opened, and Kate stepped inside.
"Good morning, Grandfather," she said brightly. "I am here to work. Just point me in the right direction." He motioned for her to sit down in one of the sleek black leather chairs in front of his desk. She sat down.
"Hello, Kate." He said to her. "I think that you will be a nice addition to Crane Industries. I was glad when I heard that Theresa Lopez- Fitzgerald decided to come on board with us. I think that you two will do wonders for the Fashion Division of the company. Theresa had had success before I was forced to let her go. I am giving you the title of Vice President in Charge of Fashion Merchandising. Theresa will work in a smaller, but significant office. I will send you the papers down to your office on the fourteenth floor. Theresa will be right down the hall. Good luck today, my dear."
"Thank you Grandfather." Kate said, and she left the office, and headed down the elevator to the fourteenth floor. Theresa was waiting for her when she entered the room for the very first time.
"So, what do we do now?" Theresa asked. It was weird to be back in her old office with someone else in the position that she once held. But she was working, and it was a good job, stable, secure, and the best part, it came with a good paycheck.
Kate looked at her. "Honestly, I have no idea. That is part of the reason that I asked for you to come on board with me. You once held this position, and I figured that you could help me."
Theresa smiled reassuringly. "This job is really easy. All you have to do is approve or veto what the experts hand you. They are going to come in and show you swatches and design sketches, and you have to make a decision on what you like and don't like. I'll be right down the hall if you need me, but I think that you will be fine. I peeked into your closet, you have great taste."
"Thanks!" Kate said, her face brightening. Just then, there was a knock at her door. A young girl with short wavy black hair poked her head in.
"Pardon my intrusion, Miss Crane, but I have a delivery for you." The girl said softly, adjusting her glasses. "If you don't mind, I'll bring it in for you." Kate nodded, and the girl left and reappeared with a beautiful bouquet of lilies, her favorite flowers.
Kate gasped. She took the card out of the little holder and opened the envelope. The card read:
To the girl with no last name, Thank you for a great date. Good luck at the new job, Hank
Theresa had been peeking over her shoulder at the card. "Aww, that is so sweet. But how did he find you? Did you tell him you were working here?"
Yeah, I guess I did. Do you think he knows who I really am? I only gave him my first name. I didn't want him to not want to go out with me just because I'm a Crane." Kate worried.
"Don't worry, Kate." Theresa soothed. "Look at the first like of the card. He calls you 'the girl with no last name'. I am sure that he doesn't know who you are, and trust me when I say, Hank wouldn't care. He used to be in love with your Aunt Sheridan, before he lost her to my brother Luis, who lost her to my other brother, Antonio. It's a whole big mess that you don't have to concern yourself with right now."
The phone rang. Theresa said goodbye, and left the office, and went down the hall to her own office. Kate picked up the phone. "Hello," she said with authority into the receiver.
"You are a very hard woman to get a hold of, Kate." A voice said. Her heart leapt, when she realized it was Hank. "Finding someone in company without a last name and not even knowing if your real first name is not easy."
She sat down in her leather desk chair. "I hope it was worth it," she replied, leaning back.
"I think so." He said. "Did you get my flowers?" He asked her.
"Yes, and they are beautiful. How did you know that lilies are my favorite?"
"Lucky guess. Did you get my messages?"
"Yeah, sorry about that. I forgot to charge my cell and the battery died."
"That's okay. Are you free tonight for dinner?"
"For you? Of course. What time?"
"When do you get off work?"
"Sixish."
"I'll meet you at six thirty in our spot, okay?"
"Sounds great. See you then."
"Bye."
She hung up the phone, and sighed. She couldn't understand why she was so apprehensive about dating him. He was so amazing. Just talking on the phone with him made her feel as though the day would never end. She couldn't wait for the work day to be over so her night could begin.
The young woman that had brought in her flowers earlier turned out to be her secretary Trudie. She was now bringing in a sheaf of papers for her to sign. Slipping her glasses on, she started to go through the numerous documents.
It was nearly one when she got through all of the papers. Handing them to Trudie, she dialed the phone. "Hi, Nicky. Did you eat yet? Good. Meet me at that little café on Main Street, okay? See you!"
~*~*~
Half an hour later, she and Fox were sitting in the café laughing and eating. It felt so good to be with him. She had missed him so much when he left school and came back here. She hadn't understood why he had wanted to return to a place that held so many bad memories. But now that she was here in Harmony again, she understood his need to come home and make new memories.
~*~*~
Hank couldn't believe what he was seeing. He was watching the girl of his dreams hug Fox Crane. What the hell is going on?!? He thought. She kissed his cheek, and gave him one last hug before walking away. He really thought that she liked him. Maybe she was just humoring him by going out with him tonight. Maybe he should have just taken the obvious hint when she didn't call him back. Lost in his thoughts, he returned to the station.