Chapter 3
My first week at EnerGen was exciting. I met my mentor, senior analyst Chip Gordon, on Monday morning. Carly, the Acquisitions Department administrator, had escorted me around and helped me with the necessary paperwork. She was very sweet and efficient. The creative energy at the company was tangible, and I was thrilled to be a part of it.
But the one thing that stood out above all else in my mind was Lee Pearce, the other department intern. I fell, hard.
I had become tongue-tied and stuttered my name like a dork while holding out my hand when we were introduced. So not cool. Lee had given me a kind smile, and shook my hand with an ease I was far from feeling.
Lee was absolutely beautiful and, compared to him, I felt like a giant, red-haired clod. Sometimes it seemed as if hi
