A Broken Promise

Chapter 7

Georgia reached for her phone and texted Craig that her room had been gone through.

'Anything to be concerned about?'

'No.'

Sighing she rose. It was time to join Diana and continue on as she always did.

When she entered Diana's room it was to see Molly talking to her again. "Thank you Molly," Diana dismissed her.

"Did Ewan apologize?" she asked, looking up from the emery-board that she was using on her nails.

"Yes, he did." Georgia sat in her appointed chair, breaking open her calendar. "I was able to firm up a few appointments for this week."

"Do you like my brother Georgia?" Diana asked.

Molly had been at it again. Georgia closed the calendar and leaned back in the chair. "Mr. Mailler is also my employer and I like him well enough, but I imagine not as well as Molly does."

"Molly?" Diana asked, doing a poor job of acting surprised. "What does she have to do with Ewan?"

"She has a crush on him and she thinks that I'm a threat to her imagined romance with him."

"That's ridiculous Georgia." Diana stood, finished with the conversation.

"Watch your back Diana. Molly is not a trustworthy individual."

"Funny, she said the same thing about you." Diana came back quickly, too quickly.  She realized her mistake as soon as she said it.

"Miss Diana, I'm happy to be working for you.  I hope that in the last five years I have proven myself to be not only being trustworthy but capable. I am able to act as a mediator between you and your brother, and hopefully make both of your lives a little more peaceful. Molly has worked here for two weeks and has caused more trouble than any other employee. Please, do not take what she says seriously."

"Of course I won't Georgia and you're silly to think that I would. Now, let's go over that schedule."

The rest of the week flew by. She was right about Ewan, he had left that afternoon for foreign shores and, as usual, she missed seeing him, even if it was just across his desk for half an hour every morning.

The following Friday she had her bag packed and sitting next to Diana's in the foyer as she organized the loading of the car. They would be driving to one of Ewan's office buildings where they would be meeting up with him. From there, they would catch a helicopter to the estate where the party was being held.

Georgia had not seen Ewan since he had apologized, and she was looking forward to laying eyes on him and making sure he was alright since she hadn't heard from him or Craig in a week.

A few moments later Diana showed up wearing her darkest sunglasses and slid into the back of the car without acknowledging anyone around her. Georgia slid in behind her and the car pulled away from the house as seamlessly as it always did.

The drive to their destination was a short one and Diana remained silent the entire journey.  The fact that she was silent was not odd, but the fact that she kept her body turned away from Georgia was.  When the car stopped there was someone waiting to open the door for them and a beautiful redhead greeted them in the lobby.

"Hello Miss. Mailler, it's nice to finally meet you. I'm Gwen, Ewan's Executive Secretary."

Georgia tried not to groan as Diana stopped and turned to look at her. She could see the wheels in her mind turning and Georgia couldn't disagree with the track they were taking.  Ewan was always very formal and the fact that this woman was calling him Ewan spoke of a more personal relationship. Diana would file it away and use it against Ewan when it suited her, and the fact that she was mad about something probably meant it would be sooner rather than later.