Caroline laid a set of freshly printed blueprints across her large oak desk, smoothing the crisp white paper down with the palm of her hand.

The title block in the bottom right corner read Narragansett Public Library Expansion in bold black lettering beside a forty-two-thousand-dollar project budget stamp.

Paige Miller pulled a wooden stool up to the side of the drafting desk, a freshly sharpened graphite pencil tucked behind her right ear.

She set a warm ceramic mug on a coaster and held up a thick black leather call log crammed with handwritten notes and phone numbers.

“That makes four high-profile client calls since eight thirty this morning,” Paige said.