30 First Dates (46 page)

Mattie shook her head.

"I'd called him on it, and I wouldn't drop it until he apologized. Now clean yourself up, march right up to his office, and demand that raise."

"You're right." Taking a deep breath, Mattie stood up, and fluffed her hair. Twirling her ring with her right hand, she nodded at Dianne and said, "I'm not coming back until I have that raise."

Dianne looked skeptical. "Nice try, doll. Now say it like you mean it."

Narrowing her eyes, Mattie clenched her jaw, and tried seething, "I am
not
coming back until I have that raise."

She poked Dianne in the shoulder for good measure.

"Ow. Better, but don't poke."

"Really?"

As Mattie plopped back into her chair to put her shoes back on, a grin started to spread across her face. She clenched her fists in front of her as she broke into a sad attempt at a moonwalk from the comfort of her ergonomically correct office chair.

"Hello, solvency."

"Focus," Dianne scolded. "Demand first. Dance later."

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