Page 189 of The Parkers' Handsome Holiday
“Whatever it is, keep it up,” Tim said. “I’m assuming she will need to lean on you for guidance during this transition. Obviously, whatever is going on between you two is good for her.”
I nodded, but still did not want to verbally confess that we were dating. As far as I was concerned, Tiffany and I were keeping our work life and our dating life separate.
“Let’s tell her the good news,” Tim said, clicking the intercom button on his phone.
“Hello?” Tiffany’s voice came over the line. She sounded surprised that Tim was calling her. She thought she was in trouble, too.
“Tiffany,” Tim said. “Could you please come to my office?”
“I’ll be right there, sir,” she said, hanging up the phone.
A minute later, she appeared in Tim’s office. She looked great. Her hair was wavy, and she almost had a mermaid vibe going on. She had on a bright blue camisole top that wrapped around her curves. She had paired it with a black cardigan and black pants. She looked professional, but also extremely sexy.
“Hi,” she said, timidly. I could tell that she was nervous.
“Please sit,” Tim said, motioning to the chair next to me. I smiled at her as she sat down. I hoped the smile would put her nerves at ease. She had no idea what great news was coming her way. I wondered how she would react. Her dreams were quickly becoming a reality.
“I’ll cut to the chase,” Tim said. “I’ve noticed a big change in your attitude and work over the past couple of weeks. It’s a great change and I’m not the only one who has noticed. Many of your co-workers have come to me with praise.”
Tiffany’s face began to beam.
“Marnie is leaving on maternity leave and I’m not sure if she will return,” Tim continued. “We need to fill her spot as a writer and I want you to take that role.”
Tiffany’s eyes grew wide. She looked at Tim, then at me, and back at Tim.
“Are you serious?” she asked. “You want me to be a writer here?”
Tim nodded.
“Would you be up for the job?” he asked.
“Absolutely,” Tiffany responded. Her face showed so much joy. I was beyond happy for her.
“Great,” Tim said. “We will get you transitioned from your fact checking role into a writing role. You’ll get a new office, one next to Cayden’s. He’ll be kind of like a mentor to you during this transition.”
Tiffany turned to me and grinned.
“Sounds good,” she said. “This is so exciting. Thank you so much, Tim.”
“Thank you,” Tim replied. “There is actually one more thing that I would like to discuss with you.”
Was he going to bring up our relationship? I wasn’t sure what was going to come out of his mouth next. We had only discussed Tiffany moving into the writer position, nothing else.
“I have noticed you transform from this shy, quiet, new girl into a woman who is full of confidence and pizazz. I want you to help other women in our company find their confidence. Do you think you could start meeting with women and help to empower them?”
Tiffany let out a laugh.
“Me?” she asked. “You want me to lead a course of empowerment for women?”
Tim nodded.
“I do,” he said. “You would be great at it. I’m envisioning an hourly meeting with the women, just a general discussion that you could lead. Would you be into that?”
“Sure,” she said. I think she was partly in shock, because she didn’t say anything else. I could tell that she was unsure of leading a group, but I knew that she would do it well. She would quickly become a role model for other women in the office. It was a great idea.
“Congratulations,” I finally said. Tiffany grinned at me.
“Thank you,” she said.
