<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/6/68/7979f6fe37876577f24c4b69a570f7f8.jpg)</div>Lexie's leather bound notebook was open in front of her, her pen perched in her hand at the ready for notes throughout the entire meeting. She was bright-eyed and bushy-tailed for the duration of the meeting, taking notes on important points, even if she didn't truly understand everything about some of the other areas. If it sounded like a decision was made, she jotted it down, maybe someone would need to recall, and, more importantly Zehra sometimes asked. Lexie was proud to be able to pipe up and recite from them, proving to ever helpful. She took it upon herself to act as scribe,<em>Zehra needed one,</em>she decided.<br/><br/>This was going to be her third season, and she couldn't be more excited. Starting as a cabana girl, she took to the atmosphere like a fish to water. Flirting with patrons, upselling and always nudging the party along, she knew how to work the tips. The job itself was fun, the setting couldn't be better, though she still loved her home state of Kentucky; it could never compete with Aruba. The petite blonde had an easy time adapting to the resort lifestyle. Ambitious as she was, serving up drinks was good for fun, she aspired for more. She became the veritable poster child for bubbly customer service. It was the brand, after all, as she was trained and she couldn't deny that it worked. That customer-is-always-right thing and going-the-extra-mile mentally almost always paid off. The few exceptions were easily brushed off. That attitude got her promoted into hostessing, then into being a concierge. This year, she'd be managing the concierge desk. Of course, she'd still take some shifts serving drinks, especially when there was high demand. The roles fit as she could easily and consistently maintain that bubbly customer service facade.<br/><br/>Through the meeting, she jotted reminders and starred certain items for easy reference, flipping to a new page as each section manager  began their report. One by one, they were dismissed and off to do their thing. Kelea was finally up, she had the most interesting job of all. The athletic surfer had it all going on. While Lexie made it a point to fill in wherever there seemed to be a need or to fix problems or pull together resources, she was a spaz about it. Kelea was cool as a cucumber. Lexie found herself straighten up her posture as she smiled when she finally came to attention, embarrassed for her for having to be roused to attention, but she also knew, and sort-of envied the fact that it didn't matter to her.<br/><br/>She smiled back warmly when flashed a pre-report smile. The sinewy muscular features took shape as she posture to give her report. Lexie then sat up at attention to make sure she got everything down. As a concierge, matching guests to excursions was a huge part of her role. Kelea's info was gold to her.<br/><br/><em>Paddle boards, follow-up on accounting approval. *replacements in*  Glass bottom boats, ready. Boats in maintenance, follow up. Jorge for party boat 3, rush.</em><br/><br/>Zehra stated her appreciation for the update. Kelea was on her game, as always. She loved how together she kept things despite her apparent nonchalance. She concluded her comment with a flirty comment about a boat for the three of them. She always had the best lines, and she had even borrowed a few of them to flirt with patrons. It was always fun to keep them guessing. Psychological magic enduced by sex appeal, Zehra was the best in the game. If Lexie had ever had the notion to be a student in the game, she was also a subject. The mention of a boat ride among the three of them caused her to bite her lip. The flirt came with a redirection back to work and the obligatory "just kidding" diffuser.<br/><br/>Still, Lexie was blushing when it was her turn to give her update.<br/><br/>"Uhm, yea. Okay…" she stammered a little, trying to refocus after imagining the excursion. "With the party boats and glass bottom tour boats set, I have booking available for all of them. The new computer system is up and running, so we can let customers download an app to maintain their reservations."<br/><br/>"Also, I have arranged a new deal with the local cab company so they can bill us directly and we can charge through to customers conveniently, saving them the hassle of paying separately. I have my list of friendly<em>safe</em>partners for excursion referrals, with lucrative reciprocal arrangements to bring folks here, too," she added. Her network had been growing ever since she had taken over. The cabbies knew Poseidon's Palace was their prime referral source, so they knew to steer undecided tourists their way for a good time. The billing arrangement helped make sure that would continue.<br/><br/>Lexie glanced at Kelea as she pulled a tendril of blonde hair back, clearing her throat. "Surfing lessons are a hot commodity, time slots are going fast," she mentioned. "Only a few slots left and the convention isn't even here yet. We're letting people make  reservations on the app for those and now for paddle boards and jet skis, too. That's all I have for now," she concluded, confidently.<br/><br/>She was ready for the season to begin, especially after the full briefing. She looked to Zehra for further instructions, fairly sure she'd have more than a few. To her, this felt like management training time, and she didn't mind taking on extra tasks as needed, especially of they'd score her extra points with the exotic and successful boss. She turned her notebook to a clean page and held her pen ready.<br/>