Page 259 of Small Town Firsts
She’d laughed uproariously upon handing me this item at the company Christmas party. Then she’d pinched my ass. I’d beenquite certain she’d dipped into the punch, but I couldn’t have the other employees thinking I’d crossed a line.
As if I’d willingly have sex with a woman with nails as long as tongue depressors.
I begun to type again. Forget Ms. Finley. Evidently, Ryan G. Moon and I were meant to communicate solely with each other.
Ryan G. Moon,
What do you mean by ‘the likes of me’? If you have formed a bias against me due to Ms. Finley’s description of her workplace, perhaps you would like to seek employment elsewhere. Ms. Finley should also discuss any concerns she may have with me herself rather than through a questionable intermediary.
With all due respect,
Preston Michael Shaw, Esquire
I wasn’t even surprised when the reply came through before I’d managed to finish even half my email to Donald. At this point, the resulting ding was also anticlimactic.
Clearly, my notifications setting had gone as rogue as my obviously displeased assistant.
To whom it may concern:
April actually loves her job. I find it hard to believe, since my interactions with lawyers over the years haven’t led to a feeling warmer than luke atbest, but she is more generous than I. She has no concerns. I just read between the lines.
So, have you checked out my resume or what?
Sincerely,
Ryan G. Moon
What kind of feeling wasluke? The word lukewarm was not meant to be split as if the first half counted as an adjective on its own.
I rubbed the knot in my forehead. If this was an example of Ryan’s grammatical skills, I was nearly giddy with anticipation.
Also, I had forgotten to download Ryan’s résumé. But I had one other salient point to attend to first.
Ryan G. Moon,
The word is resumé with the accent mark over the e. Without it, the word is simply resume. Which the dictionary defines as: to take up or go on with again after interruption; continue. Example: to resume a journey.
Sincerely,
Preston Michael Shaw, Esquire
Her response took all of three-point-five minutes.
To whom it may concern:
You forgot the accent mark on the first e. It should be résumé.
Insincerely,
Ryan G. Moon
This time, I did not answer the missive. Instead, I summoned Ms. Finley via the phone’s intercom. “My office, please.”
Thatpleaseconstricted my throat.
She knocked and appeared in my doorway, without seeming the slightest bit contrite. “Yes?”
“Sit.”
