Jefferson Smith sat contently at his desk reading through a scientific article penned by his newest agent. Halfway through the article he paused for a moment to check the time, 3:36pm. "Ah" he thought, "Dr. Harrington should be arriving within the hour". He continued to read, both impressed by her intellect, and confused by some of the topics that she touched on in the three pages.
Within a moment of finishing his reading, a fist hit his office door. "Come in" Smith shouted. A tall, slender figure slowly entered the room. "Hey, can I talk to you." "Berto, come in, have a seat. What's on your mind son?"
Jefferson Smith asked, although he knew exactly what was coming. "Sir, why are you doing this to me? I like working…I prefer to work alone. Why can't I continue to do what has worked so well for me since I got here?" I don't think I need a break as bad as everyone else seems to. Berto stood before the large desk and plead his case, but to no avail. "I'm sorry Berto, my hands are tied. Her plane should be arriving any minute, I can't send her back now, and I wouldn't even if I could. I'm not asking you to be her best friend, but I want you to show her what you are working on, and let her take over, just for a few days. I want Josh to take you on a vacation. Besides that, I think that once you get over this anger, you'll like working with someone on your intellectual level." "Doubt it." Berto mumbled.
Berto continued to argue until a soft tapping sound filled the room, coming from the partially open door. "Come in" Jefferson yelled from behind his desk as he stood to greet his visitor. Berto turned toward the door, and was stunned by the vision in front of him.
A young woman, not more that 5'5, long brown hair and natural looking blond highlights came through the doorway. His eyes drifted downward toward a bright smile and full, gloss covered lips. He continued to let his eyes wander, and saw curves that made his heart race. 'I'm in trouble' he thought as he tried to focus on his anger rather than her. "Jefferson Smith I presume". She smiled and extended her hand. She quickly turned to Berto and extended her hand again. "Dr. Martinez, It's a pleasure to finally meet you, I have heard so many wonderful things about you." He reached out slowly and shook her hand. He couldn't help but feel terrible for the things that he had said about her. "Really, who told you about me, I was told that the two of you only spoke briefly?" Berto pointed at Jefferson Smith, who was now seated again, watching the two interacted. "Actually, I was called away from a research ship to be here, and as luck would have it, my cabin mate is a friend of yours, Laura Chen." "Laura? Really? Does Josh know yet?" Both men were shocked by the news, but excited to hear her name again. Laura had been gone for nearly a year now, and was deeply missed, mostly by Josh. "Um, not yet. I only spoke to him for a minute as he pointed me toward this office. He seemed to be in a hurry." "That's my boy, always rushing!" Jefferson chuckled from behind a folder containing information on Crystal. Berto wanted to say many things to the beautiful figure that stood before him. Rather than saying something smart or witty, he asked, "So, Dr. Harrington, I don't suppose that Max told you where he was off to?" She paused before responding, "Berto, you do know that if I hadn't already been informed of Josh's double life, you would have just killed the secret, right? And no, he didn't specify. He was walking toward the front entrance though." He began to pale as he realized that he had accidentally just broken the cardinal rule of N'Tek. Never talk about Josh while you are here…Josh isn't an agent, Max is. God, could I be more stupid? What is wrong with me today? Berto thought, frustrated with his slip. "Oops. I didn't even think about it." Crystal smiled and tried to make him feel a bit better. "Hey, don't worry about it, I mean, with me working here, with you and him, I would almost have to have been informed eventually. I'm sure that's why you slipped. Berto held back a smile. He wanted so badly to be upset, but she wasn't making it easy for him.
Berto asked Crystal where she was staying and if she needed any help moving. He found out that she was going to stay at N'Tek for a while so that she could look for a house. He offered to help her get settled and she accepted. Wow, Laura was right, he is sweet. I think I'm gonna like it here. Berto began to show her around, not realizing that he may have been right to not want a vacation, he was safer at N'Tek.
Hey, I know that everyone wants me to write longer chapters, but the first few are just coming out short. Sorry. I know that the later chapters will be longer, so please hang in there. Thanks everyone!
Within a moment of finishing his reading, a fist hit his office door. "Come in" Smith shouted. A tall, slender figure slowly entered the room. "Hey, can I talk to you." "Berto, come in, have a seat. What's on your mind son?"
Jefferson Smith asked, although he knew exactly what was coming. "Sir, why are you doing this to me? I like working…I prefer to work alone. Why can't I continue to do what has worked so well for me since I got here?" I don't think I need a break as bad as everyone else seems to. Berto stood before the large desk and plead his case, but to no avail. "I'm sorry Berto, my hands are tied. Her plane should be arriving any minute, I can't send her back now, and I wouldn't even if I could. I'm not asking you to be her best friend, but I want you to show her what you are working on, and let her take over, just for a few days. I want Josh to take you on a vacation. Besides that, I think that once you get over this anger, you'll like working with someone on your intellectual level." "Doubt it." Berto mumbled.
Berto continued to argue until a soft tapping sound filled the room, coming from the partially open door. "Come in" Jefferson yelled from behind his desk as he stood to greet his visitor. Berto turned toward the door, and was stunned by the vision in front of him.
A young woman, not more that 5'5, long brown hair and natural looking blond highlights came through the doorway. His eyes drifted downward toward a bright smile and full, gloss covered lips. He continued to let his eyes wander, and saw curves that made his heart race. 'I'm in trouble' he thought as he tried to focus on his anger rather than her. "Jefferson Smith I presume". She smiled and extended her hand. She quickly turned to Berto and extended her hand again. "Dr. Martinez, It's a pleasure to finally meet you, I have heard so many wonderful things about you." He reached out slowly and shook her hand. He couldn't help but feel terrible for the things that he had said about her. "Really, who told you about me, I was told that the two of you only spoke briefly?" Berto pointed at Jefferson Smith, who was now seated again, watching the two interacted. "Actually, I was called away from a research ship to be here, and as luck would have it, my cabin mate is a friend of yours, Laura Chen." "Laura? Really? Does Josh know yet?" Both men were shocked by the news, but excited to hear her name again. Laura had been gone for nearly a year now, and was deeply missed, mostly by Josh. "Um, not yet. I only spoke to him for a minute as he pointed me toward this office. He seemed to be in a hurry." "That's my boy, always rushing!" Jefferson chuckled from behind a folder containing information on Crystal. Berto wanted to say many things to the beautiful figure that stood before him. Rather than saying something smart or witty, he asked, "So, Dr. Harrington, I don't suppose that Max told you where he was off to?" She paused before responding, "Berto, you do know that if I hadn't already been informed of Josh's double life, you would have just killed the secret, right? And no, he didn't specify. He was walking toward the front entrance though." He began to pale as he realized that he had accidentally just broken the cardinal rule of N'Tek. Never talk about Josh while you are here…Josh isn't an agent, Max is. God, could I be more stupid? What is wrong with me today? Berto thought, frustrated with his slip. "Oops. I didn't even think about it." Crystal smiled and tried to make him feel a bit better. "Hey, don't worry about it, I mean, with me working here, with you and him, I would almost have to have been informed eventually. I'm sure that's why you slipped. Berto held back a smile. He wanted so badly to be upset, but she wasn't making it easy for him.
Berto asked Crystal where she was staying and if she needed any help moving. He found out that she was going to stay at N'Tek for a while so that she could look for a house. He offered to help her get settled and she accepted. Wow, Laura was right, he is sweet. I think I'm gonna like it here. Berto began to show her around, not realizing that he may have been right to not want a vacation, he was safer at N'Tek.
Hey, I know that everyone wants me to write longer chapters, but the first few are just coming out short. Sorry. I know that the later chapters will be longer, so please hang in there. Thanks everyone!