An
Interview With Regan Keller of The Executive’s Decision:
By
Bernadette Marie
Today I am sitting with Regan Keller who is
featured in Bernadette Marie’s, The Executive’s Decision.
Bernadette: Regan, you recently moved back
to Nashville after having lived in Hawaii and California. How does it feel to be back?”
Regan:
It is wonderful. There is nothing like
coming back to where your family is. I
have the most wonderful parents, very supportive. Of course my brother Carlos is here with his
children, and my younger brother Curtis as well.
Bernadette: You have a sister too, right?
Regan:
Yes! She is my older sister, which I
like to point out. Arianna, is an
actress. She just opened in her first
Broadway production. I couldn’t be more
thrilled for her.
Bernadette: You have a very eclectic
family. Tell us about that.
Regan:
The Kellers are certainly unique. My
parents were both born in Germany and moved here when they were younger. My mother’s accent is a mix of her native
German and Tennessee Southern Drawl. It is precious. My parents adopted my sister and me when I
was just a baby. In fact, they were our
foster parents. I’ve been with them
since I was three months old and Arianna was two. She is my blood sister. Curtis is their only biological child. Now Carlos didn’t become my brother until we
were both seven. His family moved here
from Puerto Rico. But an unfortunately
his parents were killed in a car accident.
Our families had grown close, and my parents took in Carlos after his
parents’ death. They adopted him and he
legally became a Keller.
Bernadette: That’s an amazing story. Tell us a little about Carlos. I know we’ll be reading about him in A Second
Chance in January.
Regan:
(She smiles wide and places her hand on her chest.) We are very close and we take care of each
other. We lived together in Arianna’s house, while she was away in New
York. Both of us were transitioning in
our lives. I had just moved back to
Tennessee and he was out of work. He’s a
middle school math teacher, of all things.
But Carlos has been in a bit of a slump.
He’s been divorced from his high school sweetheart, Madeline, for two
years. It’s hard for him, because he
still loves her so much. Why they got
divorced… well I don’t think they even know.
Bernadtte: They have kids, right?
Regan:
Yes, they have three and oh, they are just wonderful. Eduardo is the caretaker. He makes sure everyone is okay. Christian, now he’s a quiet one. And Carla, well she’s just auntie’s
sweetheart.
Bernadette: You just started a new
job. Tell us about that.
Regan:
I did! I am now working at Benson,
Benson, and Hart, a real estate development firm.
Bernadette: What is the best part of your
job?
Regan:
(Breaks into a big grin.) Well aside from the benefits of dental and medical,
(she laughs) I get to work with Zachary Benson.
I’m his executive assistant.
Bernadette: Do I sense a bit of an inner
office romance?
Regan:
Well, I don’t want to start rumors, but yes.
Trust me, I didn’t give in easily.
I’ve had inner office romances before, and believe me – they don’t work
out! But I’m going to give this one a
try. I think he just might be the one.
Bernadette: What was your first impression
of Zach Benson?
Regan:
Well that’s a hard question. It would
depend on which circumstance I met him first.
See, his departing assistant hired me.
He was out of town, so I’d never met Zach, I’m sorry, Mr. Benson, before
I started working for him. On my first
day, he didn’t bother to show up until after lunch. I was livid.
I couldn’t imagine the man didn’t want to meet the person who was going to
organize his professional life for him.
But, once he did come into the office I found out he was the very man
I’d met on the bus that morning. (She
shakes her head and wrinkles her nose)
Well wait, let’s not say I met him.
I actually fell right into his lap and rode to work there.
Bernadette: You fell on his lap? On the bus?
Your boss?
Regan:
(Laughing) I know. It sounds silly. The bus was crowded and when it jerked to a
stop, I fell right in his lap. I
couldn’t get up, there were too many people.
And that was how I met Zach Benson, though he didn’t tell me that’s who
he was. I’ll admit, when I found out –
after having had lunch with him, I walked out of the office.
Bernadette: But you went back?
Regan: Of course.
Have you seen Zach Benson? (She laughs again.)
Bernadette: So what’s in store for the two
of you?
Regan:
Well I think I’m going to feel out this relationship. I’ve been a little timid about it. He wants to date and I’ve given into that,
but it took me a bit. I had a nasty
relationship before and I don’t want to get hurt again. I mean, relationships shouldn’t be life
threatening. (She waves her hands as
though she wants to move on from the subject.)
Anyway, he’s a great guy, and his mother seems taken by the fact that we
are dating. So, why not see where it
will go.
Bernadette:
Thanks, Regan, for chatting with us.
I know my readers will be eager to meet you and Zach and see what
happens with this inner office relationship.
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