“So, when I got there this morning, they handed me one. And it wouldn’t fit over my sweater.”
Shelby bursts out laughing.
Matty presses her lips together, trying not to laugh.
“It was embarrassing,” I say defensively.
“Really?” Shelby asks. “Doesn’t sound like that big of a deal.”
“Yeah. Well, I guess it is to Diana, the front-end manager, and Mr. Porter Garrison wasn’t too pleased either.”
She shrugs. “Next time, just take off your sweater and put the blazer on.”
Matty frowns at her.
“I bet Mr. Garrison would have forgiven you then,” Shelby says, wagging her eyebrows.
Matty pinches the bridge of her nose. “Oh, my God.”
Shelby wipes tears from her eyes.
“What else?” Matty asks.
“I had to spend the entire day with Diana, who didn’t seem impressed with me.”
Matty sobers a little. “She didn’t?”
I shake my head. “I don’t think she likes me very much.”
“Why?” Shelby asks.
I shrug. “She kept mentioning my age.”
Matty frowns. “How?”
“Oh, you know … little comments.” I mimic politely. “You’re very young for this role. We usually hire people with more experience.”
Shelby makes a face. “Rude.”
“Right?”
Matty tilts her head thoughtfully. “She might just be testing you.”
“Testing me for what?”
“To see if you take the job seriously.”
Shelby bounces AJ gently. “Did you like anything about it?”
“Yeah, actually.” I perk up a little. “My office is tiny, but it’s nice. And the other employees seemed really friendly.”
Matty nods. “That’s good.”
“And the best part?”
They both look at me.
“We get to eat at the restaurants for free.”
