The Big Dreams Beach Hotel. Michele Gorman

Чтение книги онлайн.

СКАЧАТЬ just one of my usual cardis that I wear over a plain t-shirt – navy blue with little sparkles near the collar – so I’m not sure why it’s particularly nice. And my trousers are baggy at the knees, but I’m not about to object to a compliment. ‘Ta. Is there anything special I need to know?’ I probably should have asked that more than two seconds before the call.

      ‘Nah, just be yourself. And try not to get flustered. His questions can come from left field. Usually he’s just thinking aloud. It’s best to wait to see if he actually wants an answer before you give one.’

      ‘In other words: shut up. Got it, ta for that.’

      When the call is answered, our laptop screen is filled with a colourful fifty-something man sitting cross-legged on top of his desk. ‘Hey, how’s it hangin’ in the UK?’ He makes a devil’s horns sign with his hand.

      Rory waits a second, maybe deciding if Curtis really does want to know how it is hanging, before saying, ‘Everything is fine, thanks, Curtis. May I introduce Rosie MacDonald? Rosie, this is Curtis Philansky.’

      ‘Pleasure to meet you,’ I tell my new boss.

      ‘You too, Rosie.’ He laughs. ‘Pleasure to meet you. You Brits are all so proper. If we ever meet in the flesh, you’d get a hug, you know.’

      Then I’m glad we’ve not met in the flesh. I don’t really go in for hugging strangers. Especially ones who look like him.

      His sky-blue t-shirt reads ‘Billabong’. Casual Friday, you might think, if it weren’t a Tuesday. Or maybe he’s a Silicon Valley exec. They wear jeans and trainers to work.

      But he’s not wearing jeans. He’s not wearing any trousers at all. He looks perfectly at ease video-conferencing us while sitting cross-legged on his desk … wearing green and white shorts and flashing his undercarriage.

      His eighties blond-tipped bouffant hair is putting me off too. It isn’t flattering to his jowly face.

      This bloke seems to think he’s one of the lost Beach Boys.

      But he is now one of my bosses. I need to remember that.

      It’s just that I haven’t had a real boss in three years, since Andi in New York. The Colonel couldn’t be less of a boss. He just wants to be left alone to follow Lill around the hotel with a drink in his hand. Everyone who works for him knows their job backwards. As long as we take care of the few guests we get and don’t let the hotel slide further into dereliction, he’s happy enough.

      I’m going to have to get used to being an employee again.

      ‘Rory says you’re a beach babe, Rosie.’

      Rory looks as horrified as I’m sure I do. ‘I think Curtis means that I told him about you being raised here by the sea in Scarborough,’ he explains.

      ‘Right,’ Curtis says. ‘You surf?’

      That’s when I put two and two together. Those are surfboards lined up along the back wall behind his desk. ‘No, I’m sorry. The water’s usually too cold for me. Even in summer. It is the North Sea.’

      ‘North sea, south sea, you could wear a wettie. Anyway, I’m totally stoked about the hotel. Wait till they finish. It’s gonna be amazing! Have they started on the rooms?’

      ‘They delivered the toilets and other fixtures just this morning,’ Rory says.

      ‘Yeah, awesome! Aren’t they epic? Our guests on Sanibel love them. You should see all the Instagram photos we get.’

      I can just imagine: #tacky #Whatcenturyisthis? ‘They’re very … striking,’ I tell Curtis.

      ‘Tip of the iceberg, dudette. Listen, Rosie. I want us to talk every week. I’m a very hands-on person, unlike like my brother, who’s got the people skills of a goat. I won’t just leave you with a bunch of instructions, okay? You can talk to me about anything. I want you to know that I hear you, Rosie. You can page me any time.’

      Page him?! I wait a second, but he does seem to want an answer. ‘Yes, okay. Of course.’

      Конец ознакомительного фрагмента.

      Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес».

      Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию на ЛитРес.

      Безопасно оплатить книгу можно банковской картой Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, со счета мобильного телефона, с платежного терминала, в салоне МТС или Связной, через PayPal, WebMoney, Яндекс.Деньги, QIWI Кошелек, бонусными картами или другим удобным Вам способом.

/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQEBLAEsAAD/7SYWUGhvdG9zaG9wIDMuMAA4QklNBCUAAAAAABBus3Le+f92 w9DcIki/K33TOEJJTQQ6AAAAAADvAAAAEAAAAAEAAAAAAAtwcmludE91dHB1dAAAAAYAAAAAQ2xy U2VudW0AAAAAQ2xyUwAAAABSR0JDAAAAAE5tICBURVhUAAAAEQBBAGQAbwBiAGUAIABSAEcAQgAg ACgAMQA5ADkAOAApAAAAAAAASW50ZWVudW0AAAAASW50ZQAAAABJbWcgAAAAAE1wQmxib29sAQAA AA9wcmludFNpeHRlZW5CaXRib29sAAAAAAtwcmludGVyTmFtZVRFWFQAAAAWAEIAbwBvAGsAcwAg AEMAbwB2AGUAcgBlAGQAIABQAHIAaQBuAHQAZQByAAAAOEJJTQQ7AAAAAAGyAAAAEAAAAAEAAAAA ABJwcmludE91dHB1dE9wdGlvbnMAAAASAAAAAENwdG5ib29sAAAAAABDbGJyYm9vbAAAAAAAUmdz TWJvb2wAAAAAAENybkNib29sAAAAAABDbnRDYm9vbAAAAAAATGJsc2Jvb2wAAAAAAE5ndHZib29s AAAAAABFbWxEYm9vbAAAAAAASW50cmJvb2wAAAAAAEJja2dPYmpjAAAAAQAAAAAAAFJHQkMAAAAD AAAAAFJkICBkb3ViQG/gAAAAAAAAAAAAR3JuIGRvdWJAb+AAAAAAAAAAAABCbCAgZG91YkBv4AAA AAAAAAAAAEJyZFRVbnRGI1JsdAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEJsZCBVbnRGI1JsdAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAFJz bHRVbnRGI1B4bEBywAAAAAAAAAAACnZlY3RvckRhdGFib29sAQAAAABQZ1BzZW51bQAAAABQZ1Bz AAAAAFBnUEMAAAAATGVmdFVudEYjUmx0AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAVG9wIFVudEYjUmx0AAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAU2NsIFVudEYjUHJjQFkAAAAAAAA4QklNA+0AAAAAABABLAAAAAEAAgEsAAAAAQACOEJJTQQm AAAAAAAOAAAAAAAAAAAAAD+AAAA4QklNBA0AAAAAAAQAAABaOEJJTQQZAAAAAAAEAAAAHjhCSU0D 8wAAAAAACQAAAAAAAAAAAQA4QklNJxAAAAAAAAoAAQAAAAAAAAACOEJJTQP1AAAAAABIAC9mZgAB AGxmZgAGAAAAAAABAC9mZgABAKGZmgAGAAAAAAABADIAAAABAFoAAAAGAAAAAAABADUAAAABAC0A AAAGAAAAAAABOEJJTQP4AAAAAABwAAD/////////////////////////////A+gAAAAA//////// /////////////////////wPoAAAAAP////////////////////////////8D6AAAAAD///////// ////////////////////A+gAADhCSU0ECAAAAAAAEAAAAAEAAAJAAAACQAAAAAA4QklNBB4AAAAA AAQAAAAAOEJJTQQaAAAAAANRAAAABgAAAAAAAAAAAAAJlwAABkAAAAAOADEANgA1ADQANAA0AC0A RgBDAFQAIAAoADEAKQAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAGQAAACZcAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAQAAAAAAAG51bGwAAAACAAAABmJv dW5kc09iamMAAAABAAAAAAAAUmN0MQAAAAQAAAAAVG9wIGxvbmcAAAAAAAAAAExlZnRsb25nAAAA AAAAAABCdG9tbG9uZwAACZcAAAAAUmdodGxvbmcAAAZAAAAABnNsaWNlc1ZsTHMAAAABT2JqYwAA AAEAAAAAAAVzbGljZQAAABIAAAAHc2xpY2VJRGxvbmcAAAAAAAAAB2dyb3VwSURsb25nAAAAAAAA AAZvcmlnaW5lbnVtAAAADEVTbGljZU9yaWdpbgAAAA1hdXRvR2VuZXJhdGVkAAAAAFR5cGVlbnVt AAAACkVTbGljZVR5cGUAAAAASW1nIAAAAAZib3VuZHNPYmpjAAAAAQAAAAAAAFJjdDEAAAAEAAAA AFRvcCBsb25nAAAAAAAAAABMZWZ0bG9uZwAAAAAAAAAAQnRvbWxvbmcAAAmXAAAAAFJnaHRsb25n AAAGQAAAAAN1cmxURVhUAAAAAQAAAAAAAG51bGxURVhUAAAAAQAAAAAAAE1zZ2VURVhUAAAAAQAA AAAABmFsdFRhZ1RFWFQAAAABAAAAAAAOY2VsbFRleHRJc0hUTUxib29sAQAAAAhjZWxsVGV4dFRF WFQAAAABAAAAAAAJaG9yekFsaWduZW51bQAAAA9FU2xpY2VIb3J6QWxpZ24AAAAHZGVmYXVsdAAA AAl2ZXJ0QWxpZ25lbnVtAAAAD0VTbGljZVZlcnRBbGlnbgAAAAdkZWZhdWx0AAAAC2JnQ29sb3JU eXBlZW51bQAAABFFU2xpY2VCR0NvbG9yVHlwZQAAAABOb25lAAAACXRvcE91dHNldGxvbmcAAAAA AAAACmxlZnRPdXRzZXRsb25nAAAAAAAAAAxib3R0b21PdXRzZXRsb25nAAAAAAAAAAtyaWdodE91 dHNldGxvbmcAAAAAADhCSU0EKAAAAA СКАЧАТЬ