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46. Receptionist

(Charlottes Pov)
I've just arrived at work and there is a new receptionist joining us so I'm excited to meet her today.

As I walk in, I see a very smart looking woman typing on the computer outside of Marjorie's office, she looks very... put together?
"Hi, you must be our new receptionist" I smile, the woman looks up at me, straight faced,
"Yes"
"Hi, it's nice to meet you. I'm Charlotte" I introduce myself just before the phone rings. "Oh, I'll let you get that. See you later I hope" before I walk away she tells me to wait here. Okay?

I awkwardly wait as she talks on the phone. I hope this won't take long I'm already running a little late.
"Okay, I'm just gonna go" I whisper yet she holds up her finger to stop me. "Okay" this woman is very intense.
"Why on earth would we keep your child overnight?" She asks. Overnight? "It's not the 'Night Nursery' it's the 'Knight Nursery' with a K" ohh that makes sense.

"I'm going to hand up now as I can feel my brain cells perishing" oh. She puts the phone down and looks back up at me. "Can I help you?"
"You- you asked me to stay whist you answered the phone?"
"But you were rambling on about something what was it?" What??
"Uh, my name?"
"Oh yes that was it" wow she intense. I feel like she would get along with Autumn very well. "What was it again?" She asks
"Oh, Charlotte" I reply.

"You can understand how one may easily forget that" oh really?
"Wow. Um, okay. And your name is?" Hopefully something boring and forgettable too.
"Agatha" dang it.
"Damn that's actually a really good name. You wouldn't forget that"
"It's not a good a name" she replies
"Oh don't say that. Agatha is a lovely name. It's so unique" I smile.

"Are you attempting to come on to me?" What?!
"What? No! No, oh my goodness why would you think that?"
"Aren't you the one that likes women?" She questions. One.
"No, no. I like one singular woman. Why is woman have to have the word man in it? Woman. One woman! One woman" right because that didn't sound totally ridiculous Charlotte.

"Oh that's a pity. I've never been hit on by a woman. I hear it's quite thrilling" well if it's Amelia Robberts it's very thrilling. Wait no! Charlotte you are at work get it together!
"Well it was really nice to meet you Agatha. I should probably get to work now"
"Yes don't just stand here talking to me. You're now 5 minutes late for your shift" what? Oh crap
"Damn it!"

...

Mia and I are sat in the living room when she gets a call,
"When did I get Marjorie's number?" She questions
"It's probably on the system? Why is she calling you?" I question
"I don't know I haven't don't anything yet" yet? She answers the call "hello Marjorie. To what do I owe this... phone call" she rolls her eyes after a moment, "because you asked me too" Marjorie asked her to do what?

"Sounds like Roger played us both" what's different there? What's he done this time though? And to Marjorie?

"Ooh this is really stressful" she says yet looks far from stressed "I didn't say it was stressful for me" oh god "well whilst you're tearing Roger a new one, try and work in an insult about his eyebrows. It's a big insecurity" she smirks at me.

She puts the phone down and smirks
"What is it?"
"Roger's being a dickhead as per usual" she sighs.
"Nothing new then" I roll my eyes.

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A/N
Idk. Aggy has made her arrival :) also big chapter next...
Xoxo-I