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come with us? I would like your opinion.”
    Jenessa raised questioning eyebrows, but Amanda ignored her.
    “Justin is here,” Jenessa said. “Let me tell him if it gets busy, I’ll be in your office.”
    Amanda didn’t really care about having Jenessa’s opinion. She never asked for anyone’s input if it was something she liked and thought would sell in Creations For You. But there was something about Dennis that made her feel a little uncomfortable. Was it because he had held her hand a little too long or was it the way he had looked her up and down as she approached him?
    Amanda was tired of that look. She had been told often enough she had a good figure, and with her blond hair and striking blue eyes, she was aware she was attractive. She had seen the same look too many times in her ex-husband’s eyes as he met a good-looking woman. It had usually been followed up with a flirtatious comment and it wasn’t long until she heard rumors of him being seen around town with another woman.
    Thanks to her attorney, Sloan Harrison, she was rid of Eric, she thought as she led Dennis and Jenessa into her office. She sat down behind her desk, telling Jenessa to pull up a couple of chairs. When the two were seated, Amanda invited Dennis to place his photos on the surface of her large desk.
    As he spread them out for their review, she felt Jenessa’s eyes on her. She was aware her manager was wondering why she had invited her into the meeting. She would have to explain later.
    Amanda had to admit his photography was spectacular. He had caught the majesty of the Rocky Mountains in all their moods—sunrise, sunset, jagged lighting coming out of the sky over a mountain side covered with green trees, winter snow on rugged peaks.
    “Tell me a little bit about yourself, Dennis,” she invited.
    “I went to CSU in Ft. Collins. I majored in liberal arts, but became fascinated by photography. I have been selling some of my work to various galleries around the state. When I heard about your store, I came in last week and had a look around and decided to call for an appointment. I like your concept of marketing local artists’ work.”
    “We do have some out-of-state artists,” Amanda informed him. “But for the most part, we cater to the artists who are located here in the general area. Boulder, Longmont, Denver, Colorado Springs, Estes Park, Greeley, Ft. Collins.”
    “Could you tell me how your program works?”
    “We assign you a space and charge a monthly fee according to the size of it. Then when your product sells, we take a forty-percent commission and write you a check once a month for the other sixty percent less your space fee. In addition, there is a fifty dollar one-time setup fee.”
    “We cover all the expenses of the building lease, payroll, utilities, etcetera.” Jenessa spoke for the first time.
    “You also have the advantage of the exposure of your art here on the Pearl Street Mall,” Amanda added. “Besides the locals and the University students who come here to shop for gifts, our store draws tourists from all over the world during the summer months and in the winter months, the skiers often stop on their way to the mountains.”
    “You’ve sold me.” Dennis smiled. “Do you have a contract for me to sign, or is this a verbal agreement?”
    “No, we have a contract, but before we have you sign anything, Jenessa and I will discuss the feasibility of adding another photographer to our store. As you probably noticed, we do have several already on display.”
    “But nothing quite like mine,” Dennis said. “Let me show you my line of greeting cards, taken from my photographs.”
    The intercom on Amanda’s desk buzzed. She picked up the telephone and spoke briefly. “I’ll be right out,” she said, placing the receiver back in its cradle.
    “Jenessa, do you mind finishing up here? I have to attend to something in the store.”
    Jenessa gave her a curious look but nodded and turned toward Dennis