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Twenty-six-year-old Cammie O'Shea's hand trembled as she took hold of the gold doorknob to Vic Deleona's real estate
office in Destin, Florida. Opening it, she waited for what seemed like an eternity while a muscular man with broad shoulders
stood at a file cabinet with his back to her. Finally, she gave the door a little push, so it banged, but not too loud. He
jumped with a start, turned around, and glared at her with angry green eyes. Had hearing someone enter offended him? Surely
not, he must have seen something in a file that upset him. "Hi, Miss uh..."
Before he finished speaking, the phone rang. He picked it up with his large hand, gripping the receiver tightly with
long fingers with dark hairs on the knuckles. "What do you mean he can't come do the inspection?" Wrinkles creased his brow
as he slammed the receiver back into the black cradle on his mahogany desk. "We'll see about that," he mumbled to himself.
Stuffing some papers into his briefcase, he picked it up and came around the desk like he'd been shot out of a cannon. Charging
toward the door, he stopped just short of bumping into Cammie. "Miss uh..."
"O'Shea, Cammie O'Shea."
"I'm sorry. I have to deal with a situation." He said the word "situation" in a loud tone. "We'll have to re-schedule.
See my secretary, Marge Galloway, for another appointment." He glanced at his Rolex. "She should be in by now," he said. Then
he rushed past Cammie, the door slamming behind him.
Tears puddled in her eyes. She turned to walk out, but before she did a woman with medium-length, strawberry blonde hair
entered. "Hello, Miss O'Shea, I'm Marge. I'm so sorry Mr. Deleona had to leave. I hope it won't be an inconvenience."
An inconvenience! She had gotten up at six this morning to dress nicely and make sure she arrived at this important
engagement on time. However, she said, "I'm sure it isn't your fault, but I do need to talk with him. I arrived in Destin
this past weekend to begin working this morning at The Sun Dial, the new newspaper. I haven't even met my boss yet.
This time last week I was writing features for The Loop, another paper owned by The Dexter Group in Cedar Forks,
Georgia.
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