Stacy announced at an emergency staff meeting. It had to be an emergency to get her to violate her own firm policy of “no meetings first thing in the morning.” She waited for her staff’s burst of applause to quiet down before explaining. “I’ve been on them for weeks!” Tori, the firm’s lead stylist, cried. “How in the world did you manage to pull it off?” “Well, it’s not a done deal yet, but I can be persuasive, and apparently, so can the governor. When it comes to his little girl, there’s no such thing as a budget. They were awfully quick to oblige, considering they’re the ones who called me and told me they’d changed their mind. Maybe they have some expensive repairs or renovations coming up and decided the money was worth more than poor Agnes’ happiness.” “And Agnes isn’t happy about this?” Jeremiah asked, still holding the placards for the floral design he envisioned for a separate upcoming event on the company’s calendar.
