MISSY
I shouldn’t have been surprised when Vera came strolling into my office unannounced. I wasn’t sure if she had everything moved in yet, but I knew it would only be a short time if she hadn’t.
“Everyone is so on edge around here,” she commented, taking one of the chairs across from me. I pushed away the budget for the packhouse I was looking over, trying to figure out what could be cut back and what our true bottom line was.
“There have been some developments in the past 24 hours,” I grimaced.
“Juicy,” she said with a half smile that told me she already knew things were going on. “Val is MIA, but the rest of his things are being set into place today. We should both be all moved in tonight.”
“You work fast, Vera. I’m sure he appreciates that,” I complimented her. Her eyes lit up
