Behind The Façade

ria,” Maria said on

sponded trying to h

team,you must

e chuckled

uce you to the rest of the te

Alex

ries designer and Lucas our production manager, We’re a collaborative team, so be prepared to share your ideas and learn from others. Meanwhile this is Jane,” she points to a lanky girl with glasses who smiled shyly at Alex, “my assistant - think of her as the team’s backbone,always keeping u

of aura and confidence that’s hard to ignore, she exudes a sense

'Atelier de Brown. Let's create something

lex, our new cr

odded and greeted

pulls Alex into a bear h

nse of warmth and camaraderie wash over her.

es fixed on Alex with a hint of

, welcome to the team. I’m Jake, we’re gonna ma

nd I’m Emily, we’re so exc

please make yourself comfor

all l

lex why don’t you take some time to settle in a get familiar with our design process. We’

says, “hey,I’ll show you to your workstation

ul for Lucas’s f

t to party tonight! he

Emily and Ja

d at Lucas

joins us, we go out to dinner,get to know ourselves o

a thing later today,my husba

ped up from across the room, genuinel

to 10 years,”

all exclai

now then?” Rile

alled,shoring he

e only one that wants to

ckled aw

to say it. “ she paused, feeling a bit intimidated, “Am I the only married per

d yeah, you're the first married person on our team, but that's wha

because being married for 10 years is so unique." Sh

o worries about the dinner,

d. She didn’t want to be an outsider,she wanted to fit in,and hanging out with them was

Scott and explain, she said

lly understand,” Emily asked

Riley adds with a hint of mock seriousn

over her. She wondered if Riley’s teasing was just her usual

’s tota

ve to work very closely. It was going to be hectic, she could feel it, she wondered what

o work then guys”