Tate
Monday morning, Flash insisted on driving me down to Mack’s office so I wouldn’t have to deal with parking in downtown Portland. He pulled up to a loading zone and faced me. “You’re gonna rock this.”
“Thanks, honey. I’m not sure when I’ll be done.”
“I’m leavin’ the day open, baby, so just call me when you’re ready.”
I kissed him quickly, then headed into the building. Mack’s office was on the twentieth floor of Big Pink, so I rode the express elevator up, and stepped into a large elevator lobby area with doors on either side, although the doors to my left were glass and I could clearly see a receptionist behind a desk.
I made my way toward her, and she raised her head and smiled as I walked into the large lobby. She stood and leaned over the desk, holding her hand out to me. “You must be Tate.”
“I am.”
“I’m Monroe,” she said. “I’m actually Logan’s assistant. I’m doubling as receptionist until Erin gets back from running some errands.”
It took me a second to realize she was talking about Mack. I don’t know that I ever knew his real name. “Hi, it’s nice to meet you.”
“I’ll let him know you’re here.” She picked up the phone and pressed a button. “Hey. Tate’s here. Yep. No, I cleared your calendar. Sure. Okay. I’ll bring her back.” She raised her finger and dialed another number. “Hey, Jeanne, can you watch the desk for a few? Awesome, thanks.” She hung up and smiled. “Come on, I’ll show you around.”
A woman a little older than Monroe walked through a side door and smiled. “You’re the new paralegal, right?”
I nodded, reaching my hand out. “Tate Burke.”
“Jeanne Marks.”
“Nice to meet you.”
“I’m going to show you around and then Logan will get you started on the onboarding paperwork.”
“Perfect.” I smiled and followed Monroe through the locked doors behind the reception desk.
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Flash
Ipulled into the stripmall on the outskirts of Beaverton, closer to the seedier side of town, and parked off to the side, out of view of any cameras... not that there were many. What I planned to do didn’t need an audience... or evidence.
