Where We Left Off

Chapter 12

The last hour was spent on sign here and sign here, discussions about my salary which I am not complaining about. I have been thinking over being roommates with Lindy, and it's honestly to be a good idea. I can stop being a burden to Justice, because I was interrupting an initmate moment between her and her new boo. Plus, young adults don't live with their legal guardians, they either have roommates or live on their own. I get to live with my best friend, another plus I can still continue to save money where I will eventually have my own place in the future.

The guidelines of the contract was more than fair, the official meeting with the infamous Sofia Ramirez was actually painless, she's assertive, creative and above all fair. Being her assistant is giving her another hand on the extra workload. The way Sofia stated that Simon's gallery opening will become the event of the year, which gives her advantage to putting her name out there. Which it is very exciting to be apart of. Maybe, she won't be those obnoxious bosses in the movies where they pretty much overworked their assistants and make their lives a living hell, but somehow those movies ended with the main character gain a life-changing experience. Sometimes I wish my life can be like a movie, without the running around errands montages scenes. 

I'm currently sitting outside of the backyard of the gallery. There is a bunch of white daffodils lining up against the walls, surrounding them with a mini wooden fence separating them from the lawn made of green turf. The weather is being very generous with the sun today and I am taking an advantage of it. I'm looking through Sofia's day-to-day planner of her schedules and collecting new contacts of anybody and everybody important in Atlanta. I would never thought there's this many people who's into art, or they're just trying to seem more interesting to the public eye's. Pull out my laptop, and to on the internet. I already done my research on Simon Pierce, but hardly any new information about him, no scandals and seems to have a private life. So I decided to learn more about my actual boss: Sofia Ramirez.

She is forty-four years old, originally born from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Her parents migrated to Austin, Texas, when she was thirteen. An only child. Her father owes small aesthetic hotel, while her mother is retired Spanish teacher. Sofia is bilingual, fluent in Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian and of course English. She graduated from Berkeley, majored in Arts and Humanities, and while going through a minor program in Sustainable Business Policy. So, she's very bright, passionate about fine arts and a head always on business. Before her connection with Simon, she worked in other galleries and worked in her up to management. She had gigs as a middle teacher for creative writing during her late twenties. Now, the main focus is starting up her art advisory services company, which Simon Pierce is her first major client. She's career-driven. I gathered that she's going to difficult impress, but I'm always up for a challenge. I thought I can learn so much from Simon, in the artistic sense. Yes, he is only five years older than me. I mean, he traveled around the world and sponsored at art showcases. And now, there's an informative woman who's knowledgeable of the business side of the industry. I truly believe I will be in good hands. Or I might be a little too ahead of myself.

Clicking on another link, I make disgusted face. Who uses Facebook anymore? She was married for seven years, Nicolas Bryan, and then divorced in 2008. No kids. There's not a lot of information on the ex-husband, except he's an English processor at Georgia College. His latest post was three months ago on Facebook promoting his new book, "I Wasn't the One" based on the title, the marriage didn't end well. I doubt he's on any other social platforms. 

There was a rumor of potential romantic relationship with Simon a year ago, but both commented they are just close friends - pretty much family and now business partners for severals years. Simon stated "She is literally like a big sister to me" a nice picture of them, wrapped around each other's shoulders at what look like a charity event. He dressed in overpriced navy blue suit paired with a black button-up shirt that fits him nicely - showing off his big biceps. The top buttons are unbuttoned, showing a little of his chest. I zoom in on the image, I noticed there's dark shading outline of a tattoo, yet the shirt is covering most of it. I'm curious what it is. I clicked on another picture, I'm guessing based on the setting it was captured during an interview. He's smiling, makes him more handsome. I am so annoyed with myself that I didn't recognized him earlier today, yet he's cleaned shaven now and our altercation was quick and awkward. Clicking on the next picture, Simon looks more serious, I liked the image from before, he should really smile more. Those blue eyes are beautiful, it's like staring at two deep blue pools.