Office Morale
Helen Giles was a curvy, mid-thirties woman with smooth black hair pulled back in a pearl brooch, wearing a navy skirt-suit with white trim and a blue-and-white anchor print blouse. A diamond ring sparkled on her left hand. "It's good to see you again, Mr. Hart," she said. "We've been looking forward to your arrival." Rick had first met her two years ago while barnstorming the branch offices, and briefly but intimately at last year's stressful company conference. Her eyes were brighter than he...