Room to Grow
As usual, Blake reached the coffee shop early. Still, he was not early enough to arrive first. But this time it was Ms. Barnwell, not Debbie, he’d arranged to meet. His boss sat waiting for him at a table by the window.
“Good afternoon, Ms. Barnwell.”
She welcomed him with a smile. “From now on, it’s Maggie, okay?”
“Yes, ma’am,” he said as he took a seat across the table from her.
“Not ‘ma’am.’ Just ‘Maggie.’”
Blake nodded. This was the first time he’d seen her since she’d returned from her vacation. He couldn’t put his finger on it, but something in her appearance had changed dramatically. Her face bore the signs of grief, but it also looked more open and less guarded.
“I heard your presentation went splendidly, Blake,” she said. ...
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