MY BROTHERS AND I

s later.

ietened down. Not the kind of quiet that one would appreciate while trying to

hine hissing and office talk giggling had all but ceased. It was now replaced with nervous glances, kn

es. The company had taken a massive downturn over the last few years and in o

er" was going to take place, the final blow came when the co

as they got the money they needed to save their precious behinds. Many had voluntarily quit as

the annoying tone of my desk phone sounded. Glancing over

What

f they fire me?" the voice on

ce will get fired. Don't think they're bringing in too many of their own. If anyo

fired. One look at you and them boys

re I quickly intervened, "Good heavens wom

n. Anyway, what time did

3.

layed on the screen and I groaned in frustration wh

st want thi

o head over to the ladies to make sure my ass

lp but snort

d lu

d I would get to keep our jobs and continue working together. The short, curly haired brunette had become a very important part of my life

a whole lot of vu

time once again and prayed that thi

*

perusing when a shadow sl

d over my chest to calm the erratic beating

tement. "Guess what?! I get to keep my job!" And before her words could even register through my anxiety-ridden brain, she

Let

unk in. Well, at least one of us made it. But I couldn't help the small twinge of jealous

friend this moment. Sh

in a little victory dance. Sasha's liveliness had always been contagious.

iasm, I looked at her fondly. "C

she relayed the details of the meeting. "Didn't take long actually. They didn't say much. I have a feeling that they alre

were on

, Bob and Jennifer from our side and a sweeeeet piece of ass called Thomas...uh... something. Apparently, he is one of the partners fr

al of Sasha to prioriti

e. Or rather, an annoying one – Jennifer 'O Conner. She was part of the senior management team and hated m

ing so close to my face as Sasha tried to draw my attention back to the

ands in the air, my voice barely holding back

t if she gets

he added in a placating tone. "She's a bitch. But don't let her get to you. The hag is probably jealous that y

he urgent need to put an end to this conversation before she decided to prattle on for hours,

my reaction as she jumped off

u and I get to say "I told you so", yo

in return.