Swept away

Hard work

"Swept Away" written by VeGirl 2014 © All Rights Reserved

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When Isa first met Gary at the gallery, she found out that Robert had called him to talk about her before he had left for work. Gary revealed that they had gone to school together.

"I had a crush on him for years." Gary whispered and Isa laughed. She'd had more than a hint about this guy's preference, it had in fact been quite obvious from the start that he was gay. "So, how do the two of you know one another?" Gary wanted to know, and Isa was a little ambigous in her explanation.

"Okay..." He said with a disappointed face. "So you're not going to tell me anything more than he did?" He had a devilish smile and his eyes glistened. Gary suggested that he'd show her around the gallery, before she was meeting the boss.

Isa liked the gallery straight away; it was light and airy, albeit the low ceiling which only gave it an intimate feeling in her point of view. The gallery hadn't opened yet for the day, so the few people they met on the guided tour were staff and artists. Gary seemed to be impressed by her versed comments on the art displayed around them.

Gary pointed out who Angela Scott was, the owner of the gallery and the boss Isa was about to meet. She was talking to a man, and as Isa and Gary got closer, Isa recognized Andreas, an artist from Sweden she had met several times. Gary had no time to react before Andreas and Isa held each other in a tight embrace while laughing.

"What are you doing here?"

"Showcasing of course; I suppose you didn't come for the opening?"

"If I had known, I certainly would."

Both Angela and Gary watched as the two rambled Swedish with each other. After some time they became aware that they were being watched and apologized.

Gary took care of Andreas, while Isa got a private conversation with the boss. The two women got along just fine and it was soon clear that Isa had got herself a two week internship. Angela asked what kind of assignments the school wanted her to do and Isa explained and promised to hand over the instructions as soon as possible.

When the meeting was over, Isa sought out Andreas again and the two of them agreed to meet for lunch the following day.

Isa smiled on her way home, where she opened her laptop and e-mailed the guidance counselor at her school that the position was filled, who to contact, and then Isa logged into the school intern-web to find the assignments she was supposed to do. When all that was done, she called Wilma, her best friend to tell her the good news.

"Have you checked the net for some news about Hans?" Isa asked, of course referring to the new character in their favorite show. Isa wanted to squeal so badly, but Robert's instruction about secrecy was clear in her mind. She certainly didn't want to get him in trouble.

The two friends had both waited anxiously for it to be announced, but now Isa knew. "I've heard rumors over here that it's about to be announced in a few days."

"I hope he's worth the wait."

"Oh, he is!" Isa said. "I mean; I'm sure he is." she corrected and cursed herself mentally. Robert had gone off to work two days after New Year's Eve and Isa had to admit that she missed him. How can you miss someone you just met?

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Isa got into the working routine fairly quickly. The English language was no problem and working in a gallery she had done before. The best thing about this first week was to have Andreas around; the two of them had so much fun and laughed so hard that Angela had to tell them to keep it down. Luckily that was the only bad remark Isa had that week. Her coworkers and new boss were really pleased with her work.