Early the next morning, Nick and Jerry walked down the long hall at AdWorks, greeting Bella as they continued to Nick’s office and closed the door. Today was the day to debut the UPS commercial to the client.
“I hope you don’t mind,” said Jerry, “but I called Shelly last
night and talked to her about relationships and stuff.” “Why Shelly?”
“I needed a woman’s opinion.”
“Are you thinking of marriage, my friend?” Nick booted up his
computer.
“I just want to do the right thing, that’s all.”
“Jerry, you and Bella are going to be amazing together.” “You think so, too?”
“I know so,” Nick said just before he was interrupted by Bella’s voice on the intercom announcing the arrival of the UPS team. Nick rose, put on his jacket, and rested his hand on Jerry’s shoulder. “I just better be your best man.”
The boardroom was full of pertinent staff, UPS top brass, and, of course, Bongero. Bill Stein led his team into the room and sat in the seats as directed by Bella. Nick took his position in the front of the room. The window shades were drawn.
“Ladies and gentlemen, I want to thank you for allowing us to produce what I think is some of our finest work. That’s because we got to work with some of the finest people in the industry. This