Take a step at a time

Carri's eyebrows shot up into her hairline. "Seriously?" I laughed at the expression on her face.

"Yeah. Totally." She grabbed my arms and looked me dead in the eye, "Seriously!"

She was sort of squeaking now. "Oh my God. You are so saving me right here, you understand. You are like, my hero." Her curly blond hair bobbed around her shoulders as she jumped from her seat. Her words were coming so fast that they were blurring in my ears. "This is so great. I mean, it's awesome. I'm gonna go order you a t-shirt like, right now. You are a medium. Right? I- Oh, and I don't really have any benefits to go with the job... Is that okay?"
I laughed, "Yes, and yes. Carri, I can't imagine anything better than having you for a boss." "Aw sweetie, aren't you cute." She grinned. "Okay, I'm gonna go in back and get you the paper work to fill out." She scampered off, and I shared a look with Sami before we both started laughing.

"Well," said Sami, "this will be interesting. Hey, at least you can give me free food now."
From the back Carri's voice drifted up, "Not on your life miss Sami!"