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hair at the same time.
    “I thought they were going to end up in Kansas, and then my next meeting would have been shot to hell.” She laughed. “Thank you.” She took the papers from him.
    He stood there like a fool. He probably even had his mouth open, but he was too distracted to notice. All he knew was that his heart tried to escape his chest as the woman quickly walked away from him and into the building.
    It took him a few seconds to react and he tried to follow her, but when he entered the building, she was nowhere to be seen.
    He shook off his disappointment and made his way to the mirrored elevators. When he finally walked into the Row and Stein’s offices, he was impressed.
    The cream-colored carpet accented the warm wood walls in the entryway. A shiny metal sign hung on a wall made with refurbished wood and reused bricks and stone. The mixture of new and old didn’t go unnoticed.
    He was greeted by a blonde woman who sat behind the high receptionist desk. “Welcome to Row and Stein Architecture. Can I help you?”
    “Aiden Scott to see Mr. Row and Mr. Stein.”
    She nodded, then picked up her phone. A few moments later, she smiled up at him. “Mr. Row and Mr. Stein will see you now, Mr. Scott.” She motioned for him to follow her.
    He walked through a massive room filled with people sitting behind large-screen computers and drafting desks. He noticed a long conference room that looked much like the one in his office.
    “Mr. Row, Mr. Scott is here.” The woman stepped aside and Steven stood up from behind a very messy desk.
    “There you are, my boy.” Steven walked over and shook his hand and slapped him on the shoulder.
    “Thanks, Shirley. Let’s go into Paul’s office; he’s the neat and tidy one.” He walked across the room toward another row of offices along the windows. “When my boys were little, I once lost them in that mess.” He pointed back toward his office and laughed. “Here’s our savior now,” he said, leaning into Paul’s office.
    Paul Stein’s office looked a lot like his own did. Tidy and organized. There was a large drafting table and two massive screens that showed the man was currently working on designs for something big.
    “Oh good. I’ve got a place all set up for you.” Paul stood and shook his hand. “I’ll show you to it. Everything should be ready.”
    They walked a few offices down and Aiden was shown into an office roughly the same size as the other two. This one was cleared of everything except two large computer screens.
    “The IT guy, Darren, should be around soon to show you how to get on the network and set up your user info. That file cabinet has most of our financial information in it. The rest is up on the network that Darren will give you access to.”
    “I’ve arranged for you to go out on a couple different jobs, if you want, with some of our people,” Steven said, leaning against the doorjamb.
    “I appreciate it. I’ll spend a few days looking over this and then let you know.”
    “As far as it goes around here”—Steven leaned in and shut the door behind him—“we haven’t mentioned the possibility of being bought out to any of the employees yet. They think you’re here for a trial period as a new employee.”
    “We’d kind of like to keep it that way until we get your final answer,” Paul added.
    Aiden nodded. “I’ll let you know when I’ve made a decision.”
    “If you need anything, just let us know,” Paul said just as Steven opened the door to a dark-haired man in khakis and a black button-up shirt.
    “Here’s Darren now to set you up.”
    The two partners left and Aiden spent the next half hour learning their network. By the time Darren left, Aiden had to admit that his own IT guy was failing on the job; Urban Developers’ network wasn’t as efficient as this one was. Nor was his IT personnel as well informed.
    He spent the next two hours glued to the screen, looking over the business’s spreadsheets for the last