Free Her Chocolate Fantasy by Jamallah Bergman Page B

with a new employee that will be coming in tomorrow. I need for you to train him in everything you know. Can you do that for me?”
    “ Sure. Anything I can do to help out. What’s his name?”
    “Erik Monroe, Erik with a k .”
    “Alright , then, I’ll make sure his first day is a good one.” I smiled.
    “Thanks , Sarah. I knew you would be a great help. Talk with you tomorrow.”
    “Good bye , Don.” I hung up the phone.
    “What did Don want?” Darla asked.
    “Looks like we are going to have another employee coming in tomorrow and it’s a guy.”
    She moved in closer to me. “What’s his name, what does he look like, is he single?”
    “ His name is Erik Monroe. I have no idea what he looks like or if he’s married. He’ll be here tomorrow, and you can look him over yourself and see if he’s worthy.” I laughed and returned to my work on the computer.
    For the rest of the morning , up until around lunchtime, I remained busy, on the phone talking and making deals with people to get things I needed. In a way, I thought it would be good to have some fresh blood in the place. My phone rang again, and I snatched up the receiver.
    “Hello , this is Sarah.”
    “Want to have lunch together today?” Max asked.
    I glanced over my shoulder to see if Darla was listening, but she was absorbed in her own phone call.
    “I don’t know if I can. I’m completely swamped and have been all day.”
    “Would you like me get something and bring it back for you?”
    “That would be great . Just a hamsandwich from the deli down the road and some iced tea would be wonderful. Make sure they only put lettuce and tomato and just a tad of mayo…and have them cut it in half.”
    “Alright …cut in half…got it. Would you like any dessert?”
    “No , not really. I think I’ll have dessert…later.”
    He chuckled, obviously getting my meaning.
    “Check you later , sweetheart.”
    I hung up the phone and continued on with my work, busier than I could ever remember. Lord only knew how it was going to be when the new employee came in the next day. I would have to figure out what all I needed to teach him and wondered if he had any experience. I figured training him wouldn’t be that hard foreverything we did was self-explanatory, and if he had half a brain, he’d be just fine. Out of the corner of my eye, I caught sight of Max leaving his office and turned to look. He gave me a quick wink, and I turned back to my work with a smile.
    I swear that man was such a tease.
    A bout twenty minutes later, a guy came to my cubicle with a white paper bag in one hand and a Styrofoam cup in the other. “Are you Sarah?”
    “Yes , I am.”
    He handed me the bag and the cup , smiled, and then turned to leave. Darla looked at me all crazy like, as I noticed the word “Enjoy!” written on the bag in black lettering.
    “First candy and now lunch . Someone has a secret admirer. What did you get?”
    Opening up the bag, I saw the sandwich , along with something else wrapped up in waxed paper. I pulled out the sandwich and the little bundle, realizing Max also got me a kosher pickle.
    “ It’s a ham sandwich too my favorite along with a pickle.”
    “Lucky girl . Well, enjoy your lunch, my friend. I’m going to grab me something to eat, as well. I’ll be back in a bit.”
    “See you then.” I turned back to my lunch, opened the white paper wrapped around my sandwich, took one half and began to eat. I sure did need the sustenance; I was starting to get a bit hungry. I ate half the sandwich, while I took a little break from the phones and computer. I wished I was spending the time with Max, but I could wait until after work to spend some quality time with him.
    You know , just because you constantly look at the clock, that doesn’t mean time will go any faster. But I couldn’t help checking the time every once in a while throughout the workday. Lord knows, I wished I had some kind of magic ability I could use to make the day go by