Free Broken Wings (The Broken Series Book 3) by K.S. Ruff

our
employees don’t work with classified information or secure government documents.”
His pen hovered over his legal pad. “When can you start?”
    I
shrugged. “I’m flexible. How does Monday sound?”
    He
scribbled the date on his notepad, then rose from his chair. “Monday sounds
good to me. Welcome aboard, Ms. Stone. Ms. Roberts will introduce you to our
Human Resource Specialist, so you can complete the required employment
documents and have your picture taken for an ID badge. I’ll see you at eight
a.m. on Monday.”
    I
couldn’t hide my excitement as I shook his hand. “Thank you, Mr. Scott. I’m
really looking forward to working with you.”
    Mr.
Scott and Mr. Davis remained in the conference room as I followed Ms. Roberts
down the hall. She glanced at me and smiled. “Do you go by Kristine?”
    I
nodded. “Kri or Kristine is fine.”
    “You
can call me Sammi. Do you want to grab some coffee from the break room before
you go to HR? That paperwork is going to take a while.”
    I
laughed. “Sammi, you’re officially my new best friend. I forgot to grab coffee
before I left my house this morning, and I’ve been dying for a cup.”
    Sammi
took me to the break room before showing me around the rest of the office. I
spent a good hour filling out the required paperwork. I stopped by Shae’s
office as soon as I was done. “I got the job! Can you go out for lunch to
celebrate?”
    Shae
grinned as she rose from her chair. “Like there was ever any doubt. Come on,
Kri. My treat!”
    * * * * * *
    My
class ran a little late, so I told Kadyn to use the spare key if he beat me
home. He was in my kitchen popping open a can of Sprite when I walked in from
the garage. “Hey, Kadyn! I hope you’re hungry. I’ve already picked up the Thai
food so we can roll right into the movies.”
    Kadyn
set his Sprite on the counter. He smiled and gave me a hug. “Thanks. How was
school?”
    I
handed him the take-out bag so I could dig plates and silverware out of the
cupboards. I balanced it all in one hand so I could grab another Sprite from
the refrigerator. I used my foot to nudge the refrigerator door shut. “Good.
Wednesdays are pretty easy, since I only have one class. How are your classes
going?”
    Kadyn
followed me into the family room. We set everything on top of the coffee table so
we could eat in front of the television. “They’re okay. Kind of boring,
actually.”
    I
kicked my heels off as Kadyn slipped the movie into the DVD player. I dished the
food onto our plates while Kadyn played with the remote.
    He
set the remote down and joined me on the couch. “Okay. This is Batman Begins.
It’s the first of the three Dark Knight movies. The acting leaves a lot to be
desired, but you have to get through this one so you understand the other two.”
    We
dug into the curry chicken as the movie began. I typically maintained a no
talking policy during movies, but I quickly revoked it. “Okay, Kadyn, this
acting is really, really bad, and that kid’s dad is seriously creeping
me out.”
    Kadyn
chuckled. “I told you. You have to push through this one.”
    I
was still moaning over the terrible acting a half hour later. Then I perked up.
“Morgan Freeman? How in the world did they convince him to be in this
movie? Isn’t this a bit beneath him?”
    Kadyn
burst out laughing. “Evidently he’s a huge Batman fan. He wanted in the movie.”
    I
just shook my head. “Unbelievable.” I kept my mouth zipped for the rest of the
movie.
    Kadyn
turned to me as the movie ended. “Well, what do you think?”
    I
stood so I could clear our plates and the remaining food. “Christian Bale left
a lot to be desired. He has no sex appeal, no personality, and that raspy voice
he used as Batman was incredibly annoying. Michael Keaton and George Clooney
were way better as Batman. The guy who played the Scarecrow was surprisingly good.
Morgan Freeman was awesome, as always, and I’ll admit the car was kind of
cool.”
    Kadyn
nodded.