After this...
Apparently, wearing her very expensive diamonds (the ones that made her sparkle from the other side of the room) to work really only tipped people off about the kind of morning she'd had, especially since she'd arrived an hour late.
Joan called her into the office as soon as she arrived and told her that she understood how difficult it was to come off a honeymoon schedule, but in the future, please try harder to make the effort to be on time. Annie had taken the hint and left the office with a smile still on her face. To make up for being late, she only took half her coffee break and she took it a half hour late, which meant that she missed seeing Clay. It was probably a good thing, since she'd likely have just gotten distracted again.
The barista had told her that her coffee had been paid for, so she tipped the woman her five dollar bill and went back to her desk. The afternoon was spent in a short meeting, then with more newspapers and online articles looking for actionable material.
When it came time to go home, she lifted her coat and purse, then headed for the elevator. He'd promised that he was going to cook and they'd carpooled, so she couldn't go anywhere without him.
She had a good feeling that he was upstairs in his office still.
Joan called her into the office as soon as she arrived and told her that she understood how difficult it was to come off a honeymoon schedule, but in the future, please try harder to make the effort to be on time. Annie had taken the hint and left the office with a smile still on her face. To make up for being late, she only took half her coffee break and she took it a half hour late, which meant that she missed seeing Clay. It was probably a good thing, since she'd likely have just gotten distracted again.
The barista had told her that her coffee had been paid for, so she tipped the woman her five dollar bill and went back to her desk. The afternoon was spent in a short meeting, then with more newspapers and online articles looking for actionable material.
When it came time to go home, she lifted her coat and purse, then headed for the elevator. He'd promised that he was going to cook and they'd carpooled, so she couldn't go anywhere without him.
She had a good feeling that he was upstairs in his office still.