"W-what?" I must have heard him wrong. "What did you say?"
"I said," he spoke slowly, over-enunciating each word, "I want to hire you."
"To do what?"
He sent a meaningful look in the direction of the room's other occupant, who was staring at the purse in her lap as if it was the most fascinating thing she'd ever seen.
Just then, the door to the inner office swung open and the insurance company representative came out, followed closely by my boss.
"We appreciate your work