Falling for the Matchmaker [ Chaennie ]

Chapter 17 : Jennie

Jennie

I'm sure that when my boss calls me into the office on Monday morning that I'm going to get fired. I was dragging my heels on Roseanne's file, but I did manage to wrap up a couple of the other clients I was working on, and as far as I know, unless they've changed their minds, both of them were happy with their matches. The office appears sinister, since I know what's coming. The big pink slip. Do they still give pink slips when they fire you? Do they give you severance? It's going to be so embarrassing if I have to ask my parents for money to cover rent and bills until I can get another job. Maybe I could talk to Roseanne about it. She did say that she might be able to get me a spot at her parents' company. I'd just feel weird about it though, especially after we spent a good part of the weekend together.

I know I'm flushing because now I'm thinking about how we hardly got out of bed. I don't want it to show on my face, because that's not the right frame of mind to go into my boss' office with. I should be prepared. I should be somber. I shouldn't be thinking about how perfect Roseanne is, how I feel like a brand-new person, how I feel like I've never felt before. I feel better than good. Better than amazing. Better than fabulous. I haven't come down from that natural high, that's for sure. I probably still have this sex-tossed look about me, even though I know my hair is combed into a perfect, tidy bun. I'm likely glowing. I feel like a freaking flashlight or something.

My boss' door is open and I enter with a knock, determined to meet my fate. When I sit down, instead of glaring at me, frowning, or giving me other negative signals, the guy actually has a smile for me. He looks happy to see me, which makes me confused. Unless he really hates me that much and he's looking for to firing me. Then maybe that warm, welcoming smile makes sense. Maybe I'm about to make his morning. Maybe he thinks firing someone with a frown will cause tears and protests. Maybe he just wants to deliver the news and shoo me out the door. I slip into one of the ancient old waiting room style chairs in front of the huge metal desk. Why does everything in this place look like it came from the eighties? Right. It was probably here when they bought the place and since most of the stuff was probably put in here before walls were sealed up, it's not going to be able to come out. That desk looks at least wice as wide as the doorway...

"Jennie. Thanks for coming in this morning."

"Uh, yeah." I wish I would have worn jeans and a t- shirt. A fuck you outfit. No. I had to wear actual adult work clothes. I put on one of my favorite dresses, black and red polka dots, and a black cardigan. "Yeah, no problem." What choice did I have? I cross my legs, one over the other, and let my black flats dangle in the air while I wait for the axe to come down across the back of my neck. Is that what getting axed means? Is that where that saying comes from? Wow. That's seriously gruesome if it is. Gross.

Jisung, my boss, pushes five or six folders across the desk towards me. I stare at them, not understanding. Unless he's compiled a stack of complaints. But no. He's still smiling. Bigger now. He's a creepy looking dude naturally, middle aged, balding, glasses, way too thin and tall. He has creepy vibes I can't explain. I think it might be the intense way he stares at a person.

"I'm happy to say that you did a great job with the Roseanne Park file. She wrote me an email personally stating how happy she was with our services. She did say that she decided, for the time being, that she'd like to pursue her career and decided to change her mind about dating, but that had nothing to do with us or with you. She wrote a very glowing recommendation for you. She was very impressed. She said she would be happy to tell her friends about the company and use it again in the future if she changes her mind."

"Oh, uh, wow. I'm glad to hear it." I knew Roseanne was going to do this, but I'm still surprised. She didn't say when she was going to do it. I assume she sent the email to Jisung on Sunday, but maybe it was before.