“And the person you delegated this to had a tummy ache, so Nora stepped up and got the job done. The least you can do is listen to her,” Theo says firmly.
Vincent chokes a little on whatever he’s jammed into his mouth during his last bite, then says, “I was violently ill.”
“Oh, I know. I held the bucket for you.”
I love him so much right now. I’m tempted to crawl into his lap and rub my butt on him while evil-grinning at Carolina. Instead, I decide to get out while I still look like the level-headed professional I’m pretending to be. I check my watch, even though I don’t actually have anything pressing after this, and say, “I don’t really have anything else to add, so if there’s nothing else, I’ll leave so you can discuss everything.”
I stand, and Theo smiles up at me. “Thanks so much, Nora. Great work on this.”
“You’re welcome,” I tell him, before striding out of the room.
I smile all the way to my desk. Theo stuck up for me against his hoity-toity childhood friend, who clearly wants to marry him so they can have lots of uppity babies.
Sorry, Carolina, I don’t think he wants to make new humans with you. Not that he wants to make them with me either, but this morning I’d say I have a better shot at it than she does. Not that it’s a contest.
But if it were…
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Email From Vincent St. Pierre
To: Nora Cooper
Subject: TOP SECRET!! TODAY’S RESULTS
Nora,
As you know, we had to postpone filming of the Memory Challenge due to that big storm, so we filmed both the Memory and the Storytelling Challenges today (and culled three losers).
Their names are Eddy Morales, Marija Horvat, and Junior Afumba.
Five down, four to go!
V
P.S. Great work on the survivor challenge stuff. I’ve managed to convince Carolina that your suggestions are the way to go. Not sure why she was such a Grumpy Gus this morning, but don’t take it personally. ;)
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Mike the Moose TikTok Reel
Mike walks along a resort path in the early evening. “Hey Moose Heads! I’m coming to you live from the beautiful Paradise Bay Resort where we’re still filming the World Championships! As you know, everything is hush hush as far as who’s moving onto the next round. I wish I could tell you, but it’ll mean automatically being disqualified.”
Mike widens his eyes and mimes chewing on his nails like he’s scared. “Anyway, I wanted to ask you what your favourite unconventional cocktail is. Comment below for your chance to win this T-shirt I’m wearing right now.” He pans down to show a black shirt with the words: I MAKE BEER DISAPPEAR. WHAT’S YOUR SUPERPOWER? written on it.
“Okay, gang, I’m heading to a party with Markos Rojas, the fun Rojas brother. Peace out!”
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TO-DO LIST (Home Version)
Laundry – whites and darks (fold and put away for once to prevent digging around in dryer before work)YAY!!!
Clean out one bathroom drawer. Just one. You can do it.
Vacuumand wash floors
Look into cost of purchasing fake plants that actually look realRidiculously expensive – Google indestructible plants instead
