“Ok. No problem.” I reply. She seems to be the take charge type, I’m not sure how to feel about that. But I’m attracted to her, so I will do anything to get her. She looks around then glances at the time. “I should get going. I have to work early in the morning. ” she apologizes. I have to admit I am disappointed. She is the perfect girl for me, I don’t want to let her go. Well at least we have each other’s numbers, so I can easily get a hold of her. I can’t call her too soon though. I don’t want to scare her off, but she doesn’t seem like the type that scares easily.
“Oh ok, I completely understand. Have a good night, and I’ll be seeing you again soon, I’m sure of it.” I say with a flirtatious wink. She laughs, “Nice try, Have a good night, Briii.” She replies, dragging out the I so it sounds like eye. She’s doing it just to mess with me, but I have to laugh. I am so attracted to her. I watch her say good bye to Sheila and walk out the door. After she is gone, I look at her number on my hand, then save it into my phone. I don’t want to lose it.
I look around for Andrew. He is busy with Sheila. Now that the auction is almost over, they will be getting ready for their date. I need to go find Julia and talk to her about how we did tonight. I’m hoping that things got better. It seemed like we were able to get a lot more people interested. That was surprising. I also need to talk to her about the possibility of Tammy hosting the next auction. I hope that she will like the idea as much as I do. She might be kind of hesitant though because of how things started tonight, which is understandable.
Chapter 8
Tammy
I’m at home, relaxing for a while. I don’t have to be at the shop for a while. It’s nice to have a break from work and just get some time to yourself. I’m sitting at the kitchen table, flipping through a magazine and sipping a glass of tea. It’s a cooking magazine. I like to read through and see what chef’s use in their recipes. I also browse on the latest updates and trends in the baking industry. Things have been going great at the shop, but I am nowhere near where I want to be with my business. I start thinking about the big plans and dreams that I have for myself and I sigh longingly. I realize that it’s been a few days since sheila’s auction. I’m disappointed that I haven’t heard from Brian.
Maybe he wasn’t serious about helping me and was just using that as an excuse to get my phone number? My phone rings suddenly. It’s him. I stare in surprise before I answer it. “Hello?” I ask. “Hi, Tammy. It’s Brian. Sorry, but I finally have more information about the auctions. Do you have time to talk?” He asks. I close my magazine, and refill my tea. “Of course! I’m glad you called.” I reply. I cringe, realizing how flirtatious that sounded. I didn’t mean to use that tone of voice.
He laughs,”Well I’m glad I called too then.” He flirts back. I have to smile, this guy, he is such a flirt, but a good one. I enjoy the attention, but I’ll never admit that to him. I clear my throat and he continues talking business. “I checked with the person in charge and we will be able to use your business to host the auction. Did you want to handle the food and catering?” He asks. “Yes!” I reply immediately. This will also be a great way to get people to notice my shop, and sample some of my work. Brian is quiet, making notes on paper. “Ok great. Just so you know, there will be a fee of $100,000 for hosting the event at your business. ” he informs me.
My mouth opens in shock. I can’t believe the numbers that just came out of his mouth. No wonder sheila was so happy that she hosted one, aside from the fact that she got to hook up with andrew. “Hello? Tammy? Are you still there?” Brian asks. I was so shocked that I forgot I was still on the phone. “Yes, I’m still here. Sorry.” I apologize. He laughs again. “People usually have the same reaction every time they hear that amount ” he jokes. “I don’t doubt it.” I reply. “So we can count on you to host for us that night?” He asks. Without hesitation I reply “Yes.” Brian sounds happy. “Great! I’ll give you a definite date once I work out some more details with our hostess.”