when some of the recievables come in ."
"i shopuld know . i cook the books ."
"i'm sorry ."
"no problem ," sandy said . she shut down the macintosh and pushed her chair back , her earings faintly tinkling ," of course , you could give me a raiseeffective today and make a back payment when the checks come in ."
"good suggestion .i'll think about it . well , got to get going ."nina said .
"me , too ."
"what are you up to onthe this beautiful saturday afternoon ?"
nina asked as she packed up her briefcase .
" job interview ." sandy said . she checked her watch , her face serene .
"what ?"
"michael stamp's office . his secretary quit to have twins .
very inconsiderate of her , he said . i hear the pay is goosd ."
nina snapped the briefcase shut ."very funny . astop kidding around , sandy . you gave me a bad shock for a minute there ."
"i never kid ." sandy said . she wiped a speck of dust off the telepone with her finger . nina stard at the competent brown hand , the varnished fingernails , the silver ring with its three turquoises . sandy bent down and blew on the phone reciever , inspected it critically , seemed satisfied . she picked up her tote .
nina said ." hang on . i'll walk out with you ." she locked the door and they walked at sandy's dignified pace down the hall to the exterior door of the starlake building , nina deep in thought . the hell of it was , sandy didn't kid , not much anyway .
"i shopuld know . i cook the books ."
"i'm sorry ."
"no problem ," sandy said . she shut down the macintosh and pushed her chair back , her earings faintly tinkling ," of course , you could give me a raiseeffective today and make a back payment when the checks come in ."
"good suggestion .i'll think about it . well , got to get going ."nina said .
"me , too ."
"what are you up to onthe this beautiful saturday afternoon ?"
nina asked as she packed up her briefcase .
" job interview ." sandy said . she checked her watch , her face serene .
"what ?"
"michael stamp's office . his secretary quit to have twins .
very inconsiderate of her , he said . i hear the pay is goosd ."
nina snapped the briefcase shut ."very funny . astop kidding around , sandy . you gave me a bad shock for a minute there ."
"i never kid ." sandy said . she wiped a speck of dust off the telepone with her finger . nina stard at the competent brown hand , the varnished fingernails , the silver ring with its three turquoises . sandy bent down and blew on the phone reciever , inspected it critically , seemed satisfied . she picked up her tote .
nina said ." hang on . i'll walk out with you ." she locked the door and they walked at sandy's dignified pace down the hall to the exterior door of the starlake building , nina deep in thought . the hell of it was , sandy didn't kid , not much anyway .
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