Chapter 3

The office itself was small and personalized, driven by Carlos “Pepper” Esposito, a results-oriented partner whose burning passion for competitive clogging kept the importance of a balanced work life in perspective. If you handled your business, you were free to take whatever time you needed to videotape school plays and keep midweek dental appointments and gallivant off on romantic weekend getaways. And if you were smart, you made a point of recharging your Get Out of Jail Free Card by making an appearance at the occasional Regional Clog-Off and rooting for Pepper and Wendy, his decidedly better half in life as well as on the dance floor.