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mean, you went in on
her. That made me uncomfortable.”
    “ Well, you and Dante
weren’t really asking the right questions. I wanted to see what the
woman was truly made of. We can’t have anyone coming in here and
wrecking the flow. We need a professional.”
    “ She is a professional, and she gave some
really good answers, Dimitrius.”
    “ Actions speak louder than
words. I don’t think she can handle what we have to throw at her.
We should’ve just promoted Kent to marketing manager and called it
a day. He knows the job already. He’s your right-hand man, Des, and
I know he must feel slighted that you would even think about
bringing someone in from the outside to learn all the things he
already knows.”
    Desmond shook his head.
“That’s not why I hired Kent. He’s my assistant, and he’s going to
be traveling with me.”
    Dimitrius stood and
gathered his laptop and some papers. “Well I hope you have other
qualified candidates to interview. I don’t think Melanie is the
woman for the job.”
    “ Why? Because you have the
hots for her?”
    Short of reaching for the
door handle, Dimitrius turned to look at Desmond and said, “Hots
for her?”
    “ Yeah,” Desmond said, then
grinned. “Dante told me all about it.”
    Dimitrius frowned. “Dante
told you what?”
    “ He told me to steer clear
of Melanie because you like her.”
    “ Don’t know why he would
say that, but I don’t have the time or the energy to dwell on it.
Catch you later, Des.” Dimitrius stepped out into the hallway. How
had Dante known that he liked Melanie? Just because he’d caught him
staring at her one time? Jeez! Couldn’t a man look at a beautiful
woman without wanting her?
     
    * * *
     
    “ How do you think it went
in there?” Dante asked Melanie as they rode the elevator to the
first floor.
    “ Um…I thought it was going
well until Dimitrius pretty much served my head up on a silver
platter.”
    Dante chuckled. “Don’t pay
Dimitrius much attention. If you get the job, you won’t be working
directly with him anyway. I mean, you’ll have to interact with him,
but it won’t be on a daily, consistent basis.”
    “ If I won’t be working with
him, why was he one of the interviewers? I initially thought I’d be
meeting with you and Desmond.”
    “ Well, ah…Dimitrius sort of
invited himself,” Dante admitted.
    “ He did?”
    “ Yes, he did.”
    “ Well, I guess I left a bad
impression on him, huh?”
    “ I don’t think so.
Dimitrius is a little stern, but once you get to know him, you’ll
see that he’s not that bad of a person. He’ll grow on
you.”
    Once in the lobby, Melanie
said, “Well, I want to thank you again for considering me for the
job. I know this is kind of awkward with me being Emily’s best
friend and all.”
    “ It’s different, but I
think you have the skills we need here. If I didn’t think you were
qualified, I would not have extended this opportunity to
you.”
    “ Well, I appreciate
it.”
    “ And I appreciate your
courteousness at the hotel and for your prompt scheduling of TCC’s
business functions. Even when I need to plan last minute things
you’ve been nothing but accommodating.”
    “ I always try to do my
best.”
    “ And that’s precisely why I
want you for this job.”
    Melanie smiled. “Do you
know when you and your brothers will be making the final
decision?”
    “ We have a few other
candidates to consider so we should know something by
Friday.”
    “ Perfect. Well, I have to
get back to work, but thank you again,” she said, shaking Dante’s
hand.
    “ Thank you, Melanie. Enjoy
the rest of your day.”
    “ You as well,” she said,
heading to the receptionist desk to turn in her badge, before
heading for her car.

Chapter 3
     
     
    Dimitrius leaned
back in the chair at his desk, staring at
the profile picture on Melanie’s Facebook timeline, but nothing
could compare to how she looked in real life. He knew he couldn’t
have a woman like her, at