“He’s in there,” Cynthia told Justin who had just furtively entered the
Kinnetics outer office. “And he’s all yours. He has that meeting with Stephanie
Zolbrod in two hours. He likes the Ferne Corporation account and they like our
programs – which are very effective by the way - but Brian can’t stand Stephanie
and she likes him less than he likes her. There’s gonna be a fight and she’s
gonna cancel the contract and that is not what either of them wants. They both
know deep down that Kinnetics is very good for Ferne – and vice versa. I tried
to talk to Brian and that was useless so I called you. It’s an SOS situation,
Justin – a real emergency. If you can’t calm him down, the Ferne account is as
good as gone. You’re the last hope….”
“I don’t get it, Cynthia,” Justin wondered. “I know she gets on his nerves, but
I met Stephanie and I think she’s OK.”
“She is,” Cynthia agreed, “And she likes you too. I don’t know what’s their
problem but you know Brian when he makes up his mind - and his mind is pretty
much made up.”
“Maybe if Ted would like – sit in on the meeting,” Justin suggested.
“Ted steers clear of Brian when Brian is being Brian – like he is now,” Cynthia
smiled at him. “If I thought Ted could handle the situation I wouldn’t have
bothered you. No - it’s you or no one, Mr. Taylor. Scared?”
“Yep,” Justin smiled back at her. “It’ll be a case of Justin in the lion’s den –
but if you say it has to be me, I guess it has to be me. Nobody knows Kinnetics
as well as you do – not even Brian – so here goes.”
Justin moved uneasily toward the door to Brian’s office – adopted his most
confident (if a little faked) attitude and opened the door without knocking.
“Hey, Brian,” he announced himself.
“Hey Cynthia," Brian semi-bellowed right past the blond twink standing in his
doorway, “you are definitely fired – and I do mean definitely fired, Miss
Cynthia - Miss Meddler….”
“Am I fired too, Mr. Kinney?” Justin grinned at him as he entered the sacred
precincts and closed the door behind him.
Cynthia was still smiling as she started typing up the new contract with Ferne
Corporation – so her replacement wouldn’t have to do it.
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