Chapter 95 - First deliverable (1) (2/2)

”Yes.” She nodded happily while observing that he ate faster than usual. 'He must be hungry since he waited for me.' She had some snacks, so she was fine. Knowing that Aiden gets cranky when he is hungry, and that he waited for her without any complaints, made her truly happy.

After some time, she asked. ”How many projects is expected that I complete daily?”

Aiden almost choked on a water he was drinking. ”If you do two a week, that is fine.”

”Oh, OK.” Sarah innocently responded.

Aiden observed her confusion. He placed his hand over hers and squeezed gently. ”I see you finished work on this project quickly.”

She smiled. His hand holding hers felt good. Soothing. ”If I exclude our talk before I started working... a little over two hours.”

Aiden lowered his voice. ”Don't tell that to Jeff. Otherwise he will increase my workload.”

Sarah laughed. ”You are taking it easy.”

Aiden didn't get offended. He knows that he is taking it easy. ”There are no gains for us in rushing it. Just find a pace that works for you, and keep in mind that no matter how much you do, there will always be more work. Don't think that clearing up backlog will be the end of it. Jeff is itchy to sign more contracts, and the only thing stopping him is the thought that the backlog is large.”

Sarah thought about it. ”Makes sense. How long does it take for report to be created?”

”It depends on amount of data. For the one you did today, I estimate that it will be done by end of workday today. Out of list of deliverables, they will create a table of contents, and each of them fills up about a third of the report.”

Sarah nodded in understanding. ”Let's finish food and go back. I have meeting with Jeff in half an hour.”

”Are you ready to meet him?”

Sarah understood that Aiden is concerned about their talk about Eve. ”There is nothing for me to get ready for. I know where my bottom line is, Eve was never part of the deal. In worst case, if he insists, I will not hesitate to leave.”

Aiden looked at her with a complex expression. Distressed mostly.

Sarah felt that she said too much. She quickly did her best to coax him. ”It's OK, really. Nothing happened yet anyway. I tend to prepare for the worst case, and then anything else that happens is not so bad.”