Page 138 of Ask Me Something

“By the way, I’ve been entertaining the idea of creating a new VP position for someone who does nothing but client presentations. It would take the pressure off the VP’s who are better suited toward the client care aspect and allow our very best people to win the business. This person would have to travel a lot, but could relocate to any office of their choosing. Do you know of anyone who might be interested?”

I smiled. “I can definitely think of someone who would consider it a dream job. That is if I don’t have to resign to prove a point to Brian first.”

He chuckled. “Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that.”

Nancy’s voice interrupted via the intercom. “Josh, I have Haylee on the line. She said she only wants me to interrupt if you’re done speaking with Sasha. But considering she admitted her water just broke, I told her that you were finished.”

We both looked at each other wide-eyed until Josh finally recovered. “Okay, uh, yes, put her through. Shit.”

He picked up my desk phone and swallowed hard, his eyes going wide. “Yes, I’ll be right there. Okay. Are you having contractions? Okay, I’m on my way. I love you.”

He hung up with a panicked look. “She’s early.” His hands were white-knuckling the desk.

How ironic that I was the one attempting to calm someone else down. “Each of my nieces and nephews was early. The first one was four weeks. A week or two is nothing, Josh. Get it out of your head and go get your wife. You’re about to become a dad.”

His face split into a grin. “Come on, you’re getting in the car with me. You can help keep Haylee focused while I freak out. I’ll text Brian and tell him to meet us there.”

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