It was so good to hear from you.Sorry about your grandparents.
About the job offer, I’d be very interested.As you know, the Four Seasons is a full-time job with hours that were unreal before little Justin arrived, and I don’t know how I’m going to handle it when I get off maternity leave.I had thought about trying to get an au pair, but I don’t know that I could afford that, and my mom still has her job, so that’s not an option either.
Can I perhaps come down and see the place?I’ve never been to Columbus.
Thank you for thinking of me,
Christine.
Chapter Fifty-Three
“Yes,” Jamie said ashe stood to get a cup of coffee.
“Yes, what?”Joesph was standing in red silk pyjamas.
Jamie got two cups and poured coffee.“Christine wants to come to Columbus and have a look.How long before the kitchen starts getting put back together?”
Joesph sat at the table and held his hand up.“No business until I’ve had atleastone cup of coffee.”
“Sure.”Jamie took a sip of his coffee as he got caught up on a few other emails and a brief summary of the news.“Looks like Pride is going to be big again this year,” he commented as Joesph opened his own computer.
“That’s nice,” was Joesph’s only comment.
They sat there together in a comfortable silence while they drank their coffee.
Joesph stood up.“Refill?”
“Yes, please.”Jamie held out his nearly empty cup.
“Hello?May I come in?”
Jamie looked up to see Salzy standing outside the screen door.“Of course, you moron.There’s coffee.”
“You don’t have to be so mean.”Salzy took a cup from Joesph.“I was just being polite.”
“Don’t mind him,” Joesph said, waving a hand at Jamie.“I think he’s blue-balled.”
