She stared blankly at Jake for a moment. Her office manager’s face was drawn. Her heart plummeted. What now? she wondered miserably. What else could go wrong? Brushing an auburn strand of hair away from her forehead, she sat up a little straighter in the huge leather chair.“What’s wrong?” Her voice sounded tired and strained after the events of the past week.Jake grimaced, giving a sorrowful shake of his head. “Boots and Coots’s office just called. Two of our monitor pipes blew up on them.”“Oh, no!” Kelly groaned, slumping back into the chair. “How? I mean…”Jake came inside the door and shut it softly behind him. “They’re sending Sam Tyler over to tell us about it.”She frowned, pushing aside the mountain of paperwork. “Who’s he?”“Number three man in the outfit, that’s who. They’re angry, Kelly. We’re gonna lose the account.”Kelly made an agitated gesture, then got to her feet. “Dad never made bad pipe. What’s going on, Jake? I don’t understand it,”
