David Allen sat back in his chair trying to sort out what had just happened. His long-time assistant had just told him that her husband was being transferred 300 miles away; the money was too good not to take the transfer. Alice had been with him almost 10 years. Before his divorce, Alice and Darren had been best friends with him and his wife. After the divorce, he still considered them among his closest friends. They had helped him thru the divorce . . . helping him find his new condo in the city near his office, helping him get settled in, and Alice basically kept his office intact while he recovered from that shock.
His ex got the suburban house, the Lexus, a very nice financial settlement, and they shared joint custody of the college age kids, Jack (21) and Mindy (19).
His internet security consulting business was still flourishing, despite the economy and he had clients within all the neighboring states and travelled frequently. With Darren's approval, Alice occasiobnally travelled with him and, because of their friendship, there was never a thought of anything inappropriate between the two of them.
And now, she was leaving . . . probably within 30 days.
He called a friend of his who owned an upper level employment agency and told him his situation. In turnm he was assured that the right person was out there for him and he would find at least of couple of potential candidates within a week for David to interview.
Taking a deep breath, David called up his calendar on his laptop to see what was in the works over the next few weeks while Alice was still with him.
His ex got the suburban house, the Lexus, a very nice financial settlement, and they shared joint custody of the college age kids, Jack (21) and Mindy (19).
His internet security consulting business was still flourishing, despite the economy and he had clients within all the neighboring states and travelled frequently. With Darren's approval, Alice occasiobnally travelled with him and, because of their friendship, there was never a thought of anything inappropriate between the two of them.
And now, she was leaving . . . probably within 30 days.
He called a friend of his who owned an upper level employment agency and told him his situation. In turnm he was assured that the right person was out there for him and he would find at least of couple of potential candidates within a week for David to interview.
Taking a deep breath, David called up his calendar on his laptop to see what was in the works over the next few weeks while Alice was still with him.
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