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Chapter 22: Fun Talks.
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"Good afternoon, Thank you for calling Gilbert and Associates, Ms. Gilbert's office." I heard Bonnie say. The woman was like a machine! She would take calls and actually pay attention while typing a letter and filing some papers.
"Hey Bonnie, it's Elena." I told her smiling because I could hear her shuffling papers, which I presume meant that she had printed all the receipts and paperwork I had sent her by email to be filled. She is a very efficient and responsible person. I still have no idea why a person so intelligent would be a secretary, it must be passion for the job.
"Oh hey there. What can I do for you Lena?" We had become friends as well as business partners. One minute she would be taking dictation and the next we were at a bar taking some shots at girl night with Jenna, Caroline and Rebekah.
"I just wanted to see what was on the agenda for tomorrow?" I asked her as I hoped there was not much to do the last day that we were to spend here.
"Well, you've got a meeting at nine with the interior decorator to start looking at furnisher for the building and to pick up color schemes for the offices. Oh and you have a one thirty with the caterers to start preparing a menu for the opening gala. After you finish that, which we have no idea how much time it will take, you are free until dinner time when you have dinner at your hotel's restaurant with the realtor to look over potential appartments, well houses cause I don't think they have apartments nowhere near the area of the firm, so that you can buy one and have it to stay in when either you or Damon go there on business." She told me.
I sigh in relief. "So that means that nothing of immediate need is on the agenda for tomorrow. That's good. Ok so Bonnie I'm gonna ask you for a favor. Can you please give me the number of the people I am meeting tomorrow? I wanna call them and cancel, I feel like I need at least a day to enjoy Maui as a tourist, not just as a working woman, a crazy working woman I might add." I told her as I opened the cap of the pen I had taken outside with me ready to write down the numbers.
"Yey! (it was more like a yey squeak for lack of a better word to describe the noise that came out of Bonnie's mouth). First of all at last she sees the light! Thank you dear lord! She is taking a day off! Wait, are you sick Lena? Want me to fax you a list of doctors over there in Maui?" She said.
"Ha, Ha, Ha very funny Bonnie. And you might wanna tone down the enthusiasm because I could see the waves of it over here in Maui." I said in the best sarcastic tone that I could while laughing at what she had said.
"As you wish master. (She always said that when she was making fun of me) Ok, Secondly I can make the calls for you, that is my job FYI." She said the last part mimicking a hormonal teenager that was mad at her parents because they treated her as a child.
Once I controlled my giggles a little, I answered her as best as I could since I was still laughing. "I know that girly but still if I am going to cancel I would rather do it personally. I think it looks a lot better and that would mean that they will have a better image of the company, would want to meet latter when we come back to finalize things and will make a better job for us since they feel respected by us."
"You've got a point there Lena, as always. And that is why you are our fierce leader in war. Give me a sec while I get you the contact info... Oh, Lena can you give me a sec, I have a call on the other line." She asked me.
"Go ahead and take all the time you need, the client always comes first." I told her
"Yes mother I remember the company's motto." She giggled as she put me on hold.
What am I ever going to do with her. She makes me laugh too much and then I forget what I was going to tell her to do. Well, she always made work fun and she was one hell of a secretary I would bet for her always.
"Still there Lena?" She asked as she took me off hold.
"Still here Bonnie. Who was it?" I asked as I twirled the pen between my fingers.
"Well missy, you are in luck. That was the caterer. It seems that the chef came down with the flu and can't make the food for you so they have to reschedule. I told him that it was fine because you were just about to call him to do that and you could hear the relief in the poor guys voice. He said that they will do it no matter when, just say the word whether you want it in a week or ten years they'll do it." She informed me.
"Well that call couldn't have come in at a better time. So do you have the info for the other two meetings?" I asked. I took note of the people she had talked to to set the meetings as well as the contact numbers we said goodbye.
"Have fun for the both of us and don't forget me when you buy something pretty." She told me with a hint of truthfulness behind the words.
"Of course, I'm thinking of buying Maui for myself which of the other islands do you want me to buy for you?" I said sarcastically as I was about to disconnect the call.
"I would rather you buy me the entire United States so that I could be the first and only Queen of the USA. If you are feeling extra generous you can add Guam, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands as well, it would be a real challenge but I am such a graceful person that I would accept it just to not hurt your feelings." She said and I could imagine all the hand movements she would do while those words came out of her mouth.
"Of course, and while I'm at it I'll talk with Queen Elizabeth and buy Canada from her so that you can have all of North America." I said in the same tone she had used to suggest it.
"I wouldn't expect anything less from such a great friend." She said while I could hear she was suppressing a laugh.
"Of course, now I have to cut this fun call short cause I got to go make some calls. Bye Bonnie." I told her.
"Sure, don't forget to call Queen Elizabeth and get a great deal on Canada. Have fun tomorrow Lena! Bye!" And with that the call was ended.
This woman is crazy but I still love her. I made the calls that I had to make. At least they were cool with it and said that that gave them more time to prepare something fabulous for us.
"Ok it was supposed to be one call, not eleven." Damon said as he changed the channel on the TV. I noticed that he had showered and changed during the time I was making the calls. I also noticed that he had moved from the chair to my bed to watch TV. Dang wet hair does look good on him. Oh, my bed is gonna smell like him when we get back. Ether he was really bored, he couldn't find anything else to see or was faking that he was busy with that instead of paying attention to what I was doing because he was too insistent and focused on channel surfing. And I am certain that he had been looking at me and seeing that I was making the last couple of calls.
"Yes, but one lead to another which lead to another, you get the idea. So change into something festive but comfortable." I told him as I walked toward the dresser to see what I would wear.
"Why? Aren't we supposed to have a meeting with someone for dinner?" He asked and he seemed really confused.
"Yes, but that is what I was arranging. You win, we are taking tonight and tomorrow off and we are going to have some real fun."
He looked back at me with an expression of real and utter confusion. "Really? You are joking hun, right? You changing work for fun, never." He said as he sat on the bed and watched my every move.
"I am being serious Damon and for that remark I will take a long, long time in the bathroom getting ready, so get comfortable and do some more channel surfing." With that I turned towards the bathroom but not without seeing his dramatic reaction. He threw himself in my bed with a big sigh/grunt and looked at me with big puppy dog eyes.
"You know that does not work with me Salvatore so quit the act because it will not make me change my mind about taking my sweet time getting ready." I said as I got in the bathroom. Damon can be such a big baby sometimes but that is one of the reasons why I love him.