He chuckled. “Some days are better than others. I"ve made my share of mistakes, had some missteps along the way. Some my doing, some not. Trick was to keep moving forward.”
She finished sliding her laptop in its case and zipped it shut. All packed. She hoisted the strap over her shoulder. John still sat, watching, arms crossed, genial smile on his face. She felt like hugging him for some reason, not selling her down the river and all. It had already been a long day.
“We"ll give you the word by Friday at the latest,” he said at last, standing. “Once I have a chance to review the other three candidates" proposal with the rest of the committee, we"ll narrow it down to two.”
“Fair enough.”
“For my part, I hope we see you again in two weeks.”
“Fingers crossed,” she said, smiling. Yet, part
