Page 133 of City of Sin (Men of Manhattan 1)

He does still care. "What does he say?"

"You need to talk to him for yourself. I'm not getting in the middle of it. He's starting to wear me down though. I like having flowers all over the apartment." She laughed and sat back down, pulling the bowl of popcorn back onto her lap.

"Wait, what are you doing home? It's the middle of the day."

"You didn't hear?"

"Hear what?"

"Kruger went bankrupt. I'm out of a job."

"Wait, what? Kendra, I'm so sorry."

Kendra laughed. "Well, yes and no. Kruger did go bankrupt. They sold their company to some other agency, though. Which wasn't for much since all of Kruger's clients bailed. But whoever bought it gets to keep all of Kruger's employees if they want. So I'm not actually out of a job I hope. But they're redoing the office or something and conducting interviews for all the current employees. My interview isn't until tomorrow."

"So you think you'll be okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. Without Jenkins, I'm one of the top performers. Hell, I'll probably get a raise. And I don't mind having the rest of the week off. This is awesome."

"What about Mr. Ellington?"

"Oh, he got fired. The new guy came in and basically threw him out of the office. And there's going to be a lawsuit about sexual harassment too. That asshole had it coming. The whole thing was so much more entertaining than Layla Torrez getting naked on live T.V."

I laughed. "So you've met the new boss? Do you like him? Hopefully he's better than Mr. Ellington."

"Personally, I think he's okay. Some people like him more than others. I'm getting used to him. Actually, I'm excited to see what you think."

"Me?"

"Yeah. That's where you're interviewing."

"At the old office? What's the name of the agency that took it over?"

"I don't think it has a name yet. Maybe there will be a meeting and we'll get to vote or something. Wouldn't that be cool? You should get ready though, you don't want to be late. I don't want to have to work there without you."

"But I don't have any experience. I'll probably just land another job as a secretary."

"Maybe he'll actually appreciate your ideas. He doesn't think of you as a secretary yet, so don't let him. Show him you have what it takes."

I nodded my head. "So this company just called and asked for me to come in for an interview?"

"Yeah, I think they're trying to find fresh talent. They're probably calling people all over the city."

My stomach churned. "Way to boost my confidence."

"But you have experience with the rest of the Kruger employees. You're a shoo-in."

"Okay." I took a deep breath. "I'm going to go change."

"Yeah, get out of here, you're interrupting my show."

"Who's the cat lady now?" I said and lifted off the lid of one of the boxes I had left in the middle of Kendra's living room. Kendra never did anything she didn't want to. Which apparently included leaving boxes in the middle of her living room all week. I grabbed a nice blouse and a skirt and walked behind her couch to change. I'd move the boxes into the spare bedroom tonight.

"Maybe you had it right all along. Comfy pants and a good show? This could be a fun Friday night. I totally see it now."

"Yeah. I guess." But that wasn't wanted what I wanted anymore. Unless I was doing it with Mason.

Kendra turned around. "Geez, Bee, you need to cheer up before your interview. I can literally hear the depression in your voice." She stared at me for a second. "Are you going to hear him out? I don't think he's going to stop trying to talk to you any time soon."

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