Page 29 of Glitched Play

Unfortunately, now everyone is looking at me.

Parker leans back in his chair. "Did you hire the person from the resume?"

I immediately know which resume he's talking about.

Maci.

"Yes."

The table goes suspiciously quiet.

Parker's grin grows. "Witt hired someone."

"I hire people all the time."

"You personally interviewed her," he says and an unusual blanket of hush falls over the table.

He’s right, that's different for me. But in my defense, I’ll have to work side by side with this employee. God help me. I like to work alone.

"She starts tomorrow."

Birdie's eyebrows shoot up. "A she?"

I sigh. "Yes. A she."

The reaction is immediate.

Noelle laughs.

Sutton smirks.

Greyson shakes his head.

Dad looks shocked but interested.

"You all are ridiculous," I say, rolling my eyes, and shaking my head.

"Nobody's excited," Parker says.

"You're all excited."

Annika pats my arm. I flinch. "We're just curious, Witt."

"Same thing."

Birdie rests her chin in her hand. "What's she like?"

Competent.

Confident.

Annoyingly intelligent.

I clear my throat.

"Qualified."

The table erupts.