“Just think about it Mel, okay?”
“I promise…now hush you’re going to make me miss the beginning of the movie.”
“You’ve seen this a million times.”
“So it’ll make a million and one.” She grinned tossing some gummy bears at him. She knew how to stay a teen; she just wished she knew how to do it and not fall for Jordan at the same time.
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“Well what do you think?” Jordan asked as they walked around the dealership again. “Come on there must have been something that you liked.”
“I don’t know. The cars are okay but if I’m picking up boxes to be delivered to sites, I don’t think they’ll fit very well in the trunk.”
“Good point let’s go across the street then,” he said pointing towards the other dealership and she agreed.
An hour later, they were still looking as a salesman approached. “Hello folks what can I interest you in today?”
“We’re just looking still,” Jordan answered as the man turned to Mel.
“For the beautiful woman?” he asked leering down her top.
“Yes for my…better half,” Jordan told him placing an arm around her waist. She gave him a sly grin as the man backed offslightly. “It’s for our company. What do you think of the Jeeps, Mel?”
“They’d be easier to pick up deliveries in and there’d still be plenty of room for clients if needed.”
“That’s what I thought, maybe you could find whichever one is equipped with everything? Or set us up to get it? I don’t want Mel worried about getting lost and it’s easier to have everything at your fingertips,” Jordan said to the man who moved off quickly. “Sorry about that.”
“It’s fine…I’m used to it but sometimes it’s a bit much.”
“Well, the guys will soon learn to cool it and if you don’t want to go the whole corporate look that’s fine with me. Half the time I’m in jeans and a t-shirt when I come into the office.”
“I’ll figure it out,” she said with a smile as the salesman returned.
“I have a few that might interest you,” he stated showing them through several of the different varieties.
“Mel?”
“I don’t want to feel swamped in it,” she admitted vetoing the two largest she knew she’d never be able to judge. “The two door ones wouldn’t be very conducive for clients.”
“The Cherokee?” he asked as they headed back to the one that they’d looked at earlier.
“It looks promising,” she agreed.
“If you want, we can take it for a test drive I just need to see your ids. I’ll be right back with the keys,” he said as they handed them over, or as she handed her fake one over.
“You didn’t say how it went with Henry.”
“He told me to go and use the last week as vacation. Speaking of him, did you put your bid in?”
“Not yet, we have until the end of the week, why?” he asked as she glanced away hearing the note in her voice that said hewas eager to get the contract and she really didn’t want to dash his hopes.
“Well, since I no longer work for him…don’t do it. I know it sounds good but the guy who drew up the plans…just don’t do it, okay?”
“What do you know Mel?”
“The full plans, even if they use the heaviest building materials out there it’ll never support the structure the way it should. I may not have an engineering degree, but I can calculate capacity loads pretty well and the only way they’ll be able to do it the way the plans are designed is if they pay someone to overlook the safety aspects.”
“How long have you known this?” he asked giving her a slightly surprised yet interested look.
