The smells of salt air and smoke alerted her to the presence of another person before a man settle beside her. The exhibition floor was mostly empty. Busier in the morning, as other employees skirted the minimum of their duties by listening to a pitch or two before retreating back to the hotel bar. Piper wasn't great about mingling with her peers. One could even say she was avoiding them as she stared up at the scale model of an industrial drill. She was squinting, somewhat, reading the small text that accompanied the toy version of the machine.
The man was standing rather close to her now. Her ears stood at attention and she considered moving on until he started speaking. She spared him a glance, and then found herself doing a double take.
Owen Hart was standing next to her. CEO of the very company she worked for. She swallowed hard, her heart leaping into her throat and turned her attention to the drill again. He wore a smart looking tailored suit in a pretty blue that brought color to his grey eyes.
Red painted lips parted slightly as if she would respond, but something made her pause.
'Your guys,' he had said. He was talking to her as if she had proprietary knowledge of the Atlas Company. Not as if she was some stranger he happened upon on the show floor. It occurred to her that Mr. Hart thought she worked for Atlas...and not for him.
Emerald eyes flickered to the hand that ran through his blonde hair, as she turned her body slightly to face him more fully. Her hands dropped away from her chest, revealing the low cut of the light green blouse that she wore. The leather folio dropped to her side, slapping gently against her black pencil skirt.
Piper also noticed her height, now that she was facing him. Up to his shoulders in heels. Downright diminutive comparatively.
"I don't think it's planned obsolescence," she heard herself saying. Her voice sounded distant in her ears. She spoke softly, with an accent that was noticeable but difficult to place. Her attention was drawn to his mouth and the pointed teeth he revealed for just a moment.
So, he was a predator. Piper couldn't say that she was surprised. Most high-powered CEOs in morally questionable businesses were.
"The newly developed Rexroth hydraulic system is one of the first technical upgrades in almost five years. The low fuel consumption and easy maintenance would save money in the long run. Even compared against what it would cost to replace a fleet."
Piper moved to hand him one of the brochures from the nearby table that had a collection of them fanned out over a yellow tablecloth.
"And aside from the upgraded safety features, the Crawler is designed to have a greater variety of interchangeability. It's designed to be paired with an impressive series of machinery."
The man was standing rather close to her now. Her ears stood at attention and she considered moving on until he started speaking. She spared him a glance, and then found herself doing a double take.
Owen Hart was standing next to her. CEO of the very company she worked for. She swallowed hard, her heart leaping into her throat and turned her attention to the drill again. He wore a smart looking tailored suit in a pretty blue that brought color to his grey eyes.
Red painted lips parted slightly as if she would respond, but something made her pause.
'Your guys,' he had said. He was talking to her as if she had proprietary knowledge of the Atlas Company. Not as if she was some stranger he happened upon on the show floor. It occurred to her that Mr. Hart thought she worked for Atlas...and not for him.
Emerald eyes flickered to the hand that ran through his blonde hair, as she turned her body slightly to face him more fully. Her hands dropped away from her chest, revealing the low cut of the light green blouse that she wore. The leather folio dropped to her side, slapping gently against her black pencil skirt.
Piper also noticed her height, now that she was facing him. Up to his shoulders in heels. Downright diminutive comparatively.
"I don't think it's planned obsolescence," she heard herself saying. Her voice sounded distant in her ears. She spoke softly, with an accent that was noticeable but difficult to place. Her attention was drawn to his mouth and the pointed teeth he revealed for just a moment.
So, he was a predator. Piper couldn't say that she was surprised. Most high-powered CEOs in morally questionable businesses were.
"The newly developed Rexroth hydraulic system is one of the first technical upgrades in almost five years. The low fuel consumption and easy maintenance would save money in the long run. Even compared against what it would cost to replace a fleet."
Piper moved to hand him one of the brochures from the nearby table that had a collection of them fanned out over a yellow tablecloth.
"And aside from the upgraded safety features, the Crawler is designed to have a greater variety of interchangeability. It's designed to be paired with an impressive series of machinery."
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