Together

Chapter 7

"Alright," Toby said to Rachel with a laugh, "that will make things much easier." Rachel smirked and touched his arm lightly. "Why don't you follow me to the conference area, I'll be right in and we can begin with the interview."

As he led her to the conference room, he saw Happy welding metal with a blowtorch. This was never a good sign - she only ever pulled it out when she was angry. Which she had every right to be. What was Toby going to tell her?

He didn't even have it in him to joke about her blowtorch. He knew she loved it.

Once Rachel was seated in the conference room Toby turned to Paige, who was standing next to him. "She's angry." Paige mused. "What are you going to say to her?"

Toby sighed. "Honestly, I don't know."
"Well," Paige patted him on the shoulder. "There's always the truth. Go take care of the interview and talk to her after. Toby nodded and entered the room.

He noticed the glass was one - sided, something he had failed to notice before.
"Hello there, handsome," Rachel purred and Toby found himself bored. He was tired of this act. "Look," he said. "Let's just get this interview over with and we can talk after that. Okay?" Rachel pouted but nodded. "Have you ever seen your father paint a duplicate painting?"