disappointment.
A sandwich wasn’t going to fix that.
Chapter 6
Taylor
Taylor was no stranger to disappointment, but the beat down her idea
took that afternoon stuck with her for hours after she’d left. She was so
surprised when she’d looked up to find the very same, stunning woman
with the raven hair and the piercing blue eyes from the disastrous function.
She’d looked at Taylor sympathetically that night, and Taylor’s hopes rose,
thinking that maybe she’d be receptive to her idea.
She thought that she’d put something incredible together. She thought
her business model was sound. That her ideas were well developed. She’d
spent hours and hours putting that work together. She didn’t have a printer,
so she’d had to get a copy shop to print it out for her. She’d never even
thought to put together a visual presentation. She was so worried about not
having something appropriate to wear that she’d spent another full
afternoon at several thrift stores, trying to put together an outfit. She’d even
worn heels and she hated heels with a passion.
All for nothing.
Her idea had been shot down with a single frosty glance. Christina was
condescending. She wasn’t trying to help Taylor. She’d basically just sat
there and mocked her in a not so obvious sort of way. Christina with her
effortless beauty. Christina with her expensive clothing. Her skirt and blazer
were coordinated. They were a set. They were immaculate, probably fresh
from the dry-cleaners. They’d likely cost more than Taylor had left in her
savings account.
Christina’s shoes with the designer emblems flashing on the backs
definitely were worth far more than Taylor made at her old job over several
months. Christina was successful. She either came from money or she made
a butt pile of it shooting down good ideas and approving the ones that were