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adjourned the meeting as he had a video conference scheduled from his office in a few minutes. He suggested to everyone that they take this opportunity to familiarize themselves with Tiffany. Mr. Black left right behind him.
    Sebastian and I stood up as my colleagues came over and continued to congratulate me. Everyone else gravitated towards Tiffany. I decided to break away from my circle of friends and make a warm greeting to her. Nevertheless, before I could make a move, I noticed she had excused herself from the small crowd near her and was making her way over to me.
    “Hello Aaron,” said Tiffany with a million-dollar smile and extending her right hand to me.
    “Hello Tiffany,” I replied back shaking her soft hand. “It’s finally a pleasure to meet you.”
    “Actually the pleasure is all mine, Aaron. I’ve heard so much about your work. Your reputation precedes you exceptionally well.”
    “Why thank you. Your credentials are quite impressive at the least. I look forward to our working relationship.”
    “As am I.”
    “Ummm,” mumbled Sebastian as he motioned for me to introduce him.
    “Oh, by the way, this is my good friend, Sebastian. He is one of the senior designers here at the firm.”
    “Nice to meet you, Sebastian,” Tiffany casually said.
    “Nice to meet you as well,” exclaimed Sebastian as the two exchanged handshakes.
    “So how are you transitioning back to Atlanta again?” I asked Tiffany turning the conversation towards us.
    “Very slowly,” she said. “So much has changed since my college days here. But, I still love Atlanta.”
    “So where are you staying?”
    “I’m staying in temporary corporate housing at the Twelve Hotel in Atlantic Station.”
    “That’s interesting.”
    “Yes, I know you were one of the contributing designers for the hotel.”
    “So, I see you’ve been doing your homework on my past achievements.”
    “It’s always good to know who exactly you’re working with,” she stated in a bold tone. “I see you’re married also.”
    “Happily married with kids,” I said raising my left hand and looking at my wedding band.
    “Well, you gentleman enjoy the rest of the day. I’m going to mingle a bit more with some of your colleagues.”
    Tiffany departed from us and formally introduced herself to a few senior designers waiting to speak with her. When she was out of our hearing range, I finally spoke to Sebastian.
    “Harold was right. She definitely is some good eye candy to look at.”
    “I don’t say this too often about beautiful women but I have a funny feeling about this one,” Sebastian said looking at me squarely in the face.
    “And what feeling is that, Sebastian?”
    “It’s called a man’s instinct. Besides, you know what they say about eye candy, don’t you?”
    “No, what do they say?”
    “Everything that glitters isn’t gold.”

CHAPTER 3
    It was a few minutes after the noon hour and Monica was seated next to Shanna in the teacher’s lounge at North Atlanta High School. The two had just initiated their forty-five-minute lunch. As Monica dug into her brown bag to pull out the chicken salad sandwich on rye bread she prepared earlier this morning, a voice came over the intercom system.
    “Would Mrs. Malone please report to the front office as soon as possible,” said the voice.
    “Now, I wonder what Doris wants during our lunch break?” Monica said to Shanna.
    “It must be important,” said Shanna pouring ranch dressing over the Caesar salad that was in front of her. “You know Doris wouldn’t call you unless it was.”
    Doris was the school’s administrative assistant who handled important affairs. This included notifying teachers when they were immediately needed as Monica was now.
    “Well, I’ll be back in a minute,” said Monica standing on her feet.
    “Okay, I’ll see you when you get back.”
    As Monica made her way to the front office, she wondered why she was needed. First, she thought about her twins and