"Jason, this is Gabi, she is our Sr. Vice President of Capital Market Relations for our UK division." John said.
"Nice to meet you Gabi." I said as I greeted her.
"Nice to meet you as well." Gabi replied.
John was the COO for a network of hospitals in the UK. My company was looking at investing a significant amount of capital into their corporation. We had already spent months analyzing their financials and this trip was to get a visual inspection of their operations and give them a purchase agreement.
"How was your flight over?" John asked.
"Honestly, it was longer than I liked." I replied.
"I can understand, those flights are not my favorite either." John said.
"Did you get in late last night?" John asked.
"It was early evening. I had a chance to unwind for a little while in the hotel." I told them.
"Jason, I'm going to leave you in good hands and let Gabi show you around our campus and then she will show you to our conference room where you can set up and work today." John told me.
After John left Gabi started the tour of the hospital campus. She was very friendly and very, very attractive. I couldn't help but wonder if John didn't purposely assign her to be my guide. She was dressed in a black dress with dark black tights and high heels. She had dark brown shoulder length hair and she wore glasses. She had a very sexy, professional look. I was guessing she was in her early thirties, but later found out she was almost forty.
"We are very excited to have you here Jason." Gabi said.
"I'm excited to be here. We have been working on this deal a long time and I'm ready to get it closed." I told her.
"I think we all are. John has been very stressed over this as well. The new capital will really help us grow our operations." Gabi said.
"How long have you been with the company?" I asked.
"About ten years." Gabi answered.
"That's a while. Are you from this area?" I asked.
"Yes I am. I grew up in a small town about thirty minutes from here. I met my husband when we were in college. He is from here as well, so we started a family here." Gabi answered.
"Do you have kids?" I asked.
"Yes, we have a six year old son." Gabi answered.
"That's a great age." I responded.
"What about you Jason? Are you married? Any children?" Gabi asked.
"I'm actually single. I've been dating someone, but it's been an on again off again type thing. I don't have any kids yet." I said.
"Well, that sounds like a fun relationship. Are you currently on or off?" Gabi asked.
"I'm going to say we are off. I think." I said.
"You don't sound too certain." Gabi commented.
"Well, I have to keep my options open." I joked.
"Options open while you are on an international business trip?" Gabi asked.
"Now you understand." I joked with her.
"Well, don't get yourself in too much trouble while you are over here." Gabi commented.
"Don't worry, so far I've only seen one attractive woman that I like." I told her.
"Really?" Gabi said with her mind wondering who I was talking about.