I sighed and rubbed my forehead. “What’s on today’s schedule?”
Thankfully, it was a busy one. Mondays always were, which was why I liked getting there early.
My first meeting was with Lawerence, one of the Senior Partners, and a long-time client, Bill White. They had been trying to convince Bill that he needed to upgrade his mobile security. He owned a biotech plant. They needed all the upgrades in my opinion, but this guy had to be spoon-fed. According to the file Linda had given me this morning, that was how they had always handled Bill.
The moment Lawerence looked at me, after many denials from Bill, I knew what he wanted. Apparently someone was gossiping on their floor. My bets were on Kurt. Big mouth.
With a small smile, not upset in the least that they were talking about me in a positive way, I pulled out my phone and hacked into Bill’s phone, which was in his front coat pocket. I pulled up all of his social media accounts, and the pictures he had on his phone, then slid it across the table for him to see.
His jaw dropped. “I took that picture just this morning. It hasn’t even been uploaded to my cloud yet.”
The picture was of his wife feeding who I assumed was their granddaughter in her high chair.
“I hacked your phone, from my cell, within less than 10 minutes. Now will you trust us to upgrade your mobile security? As well as your cloud security?” I reached over and swiped my phone, where all of his pictures on the cloud were. “I stayed out of any of your business folders, but they would be just as easy. The pictures are all I looked at.”
He cleared his throat and passed my phone back. “Yes, upgrade it all. Anything you need. I thought we were safe enough.”
“Tech progresses every year. We need to make sure your security does as well. It’s the only way to keep your business, your family, your whole life, safe.” Lawerence stated almost morosely.
The rest of the meeting went smoothly as we explained all the measures that would be taken. When I shook Bill's hand, he leaned in and whispered, “All of the pictures?”
I giggled. “Yes. Don’t worry, I quickly swiped past any, uh, personal ones. It’s nice to see that you and your wife have such a close relationship, even after all these years. Congratulations. I hope I have that one day.”
He blushed and nodded as he quickly walked out.
“Do I want to know?” Lawerence asked in amusement.
I cringed. I hadn’t swiped fast enough on the first one and the couple were definitely not in their prime anymore. Nor did he look as good as Dillan had.
“Probably not.”
He laughed and collected his things. “I heard the rumors over the years, about your skills with computers. I must say, I was a bit incredulous about it. I’m proud to say I was wrong. And I am even more thrilled that you chose our side. If you had gone the other way, I don’t know that we ever would have been able to catch you.”
It was my turn to blush as he escorted me out of the room. “Thanks. I love it here. I love helping people feel safe.”
“Then you are in the right place, Fiona.” He nodded in farewell and then left.
Linda followed me into my office, dying to know what happened. I told her and she laughed. She often said it was nice to see a young woman showing up all the men for a change. The last Junior partner she helped was a bit misogynistic. She had celebrated when he decided to branch out and start his own firm. I had a good laugh when she told me that she frequently threw a dollar coin into the wishing fountain at the mall, wishing for his business to fail and be bought out by a woman.
