“I have some news, everybody,” she announced. “I’m pregnant!” Cheers filled the room as the staff rose from their chairs offering congratulatory hugs. All except Bongero, who stayed glued to his seat, his head lowered to his stack of papers.
“Oh great, just great,” he mumbled.
*****
“So how’d it go in there?” Bella asked as Jerry and Nick walked
out of the boardroom and toward the front desk.
“It was going well until Jerry here opened his big mouth.” “What did I say?”
“Why did you mention the Foundation in front of him? You
know he hates charity.”
“Well, I thought it would be nice to have him know what it was I was working on.”
“Have you learned nothing here in the past ten years?” Nick asked. “The guy is cold-hearted. He wants nothing to do with anything that does not make him money.”
“You mean this guy doesn’t like helping kids—kids with cancer,
no less?” Bella asked.
“Yep,” Nick said. “But if those kids could make him money, they
would be his best friends.”
“Nice. Well, if you guys ever need help with the Kristen thing,
I’m in.”
“Bella, it’s a pleasure to have you on our team.” Jerry smiled.
“I like your team, Jerry.” She hesitated for a moment before flashing a smile back as Jerry walked away.
Nick shook his head, returning to his office. “Back to work,” he
said as he shut his door.
*****
“How did your night go?” Shelly asked as she arrived at the nurses’ station for her reports the next morning.
“My night was okay,” Doris said, “but the night nurses tell me the real excitement was here. Where do I start? Let’s see, little Andrea had a rough night and Timmy was a tad restless. Oh, and