to it that this company gets cleaned up. We make too much damn money around here and are too important to go under for bad management problems. No one will lose their jobs unless they do not adapt to the changes. I have been fully informed of who does what around here, and I intend to fix the system, ” he grinned.
Honestly, nothing of what he just said scared me at all. I did my job and I did it well. I wish I could say the same for most of the people around here but I cannot. Maybe this will scare them enough to get them going.
Once the meeting was over, I was packing up my stuff in the conference room and was surprised at how fast everyone scattered out of there. I looked up to find Mr. Greene himself staring at me from his chair. Crap, we ’ re all alone in here
“ Is there something that I can help you with, Mr. Greene? ” I asked sternly. I was no stranger to an attitude problem, but I was uncomfortable with how he was staring at me.
He smiled and said, “ No, Miss … I believe we met earlier and I didn ’ t catch your name. ”
That ’ s because I didn ’ t tell you my name; I was too busy drooling all over myself. “ I ’ m Gabriella Thomas, but everyone calls me Gabby, ” I said.
He immediately flashed his million dollar grin. That grin would be the death of me. “ Well Gabriella, it ’ s a pleasure to meet you again. How long have you worked here? ” he asked.
“ I have been here almost four years, ” I said quickly. He was eyeing my every move, it seemed.
“ Well Gabriella, it ’ s a pleasure to have you on board here. I understand that you have recently been given a promotion? ” I nodded my head.
“ Good, well I am in need of an assistant and to be honest, you are the only one here who has a clean file, and also the only one who wasn ’ t snickering at every word I said during the meeting. I would raise your pay by $10,000 per year and you would get an office outside of mine, ” he said, smiling.
Holy crap, did I just hallucinate? He must have seen that I am a single mother in my file or something. He feels sorry for me, or maybe he is hitting on me? Well my days of sleeping with complete strangers are over. No way is this guy buying me. “ I appreciate the offer but I am happy with what I am doing now, ” I smiled kindly. He must think I am an idiot. I grabbed my things and headed for the door.
I was almost to the conference room door when he reached his arm out to me. “ Miss Thomas, please, I am sorry if I have offended you in some way. I really did not mean to. I was trying to be polite and offer you a life-changing opportunity, ” he said.
It felt like he had read a lot about me and I did not like it. Boss or not. “ Mr. Greene, I really do appreciate the offer, but if you are looking for an office fling I am not your girl, and if you are feeling sorry for me because I have a son, then please spare me. I have a lifetime of regret and this job is the only thing besides my son that keeps me going most days, ” I said sternly. Holy crap, way to spill your life story to him, Gabby. You may as well have told him the whole thing.
His eyes narrowed, as if he wasn ’ t sure what I just said. “ Gabriella, I am sorry for wasting your time. I see you have made up your mind. ” With that, he waved his hand in front of him, letting me leave.
My face turned bright red and I reached for the door handle. As I was walking out of the room I could have sworn I heard him sigh and say, “ You will come around, ” or something of the sort. I quickly brushed it off and went back to work.
I had been working all day and skipped my lunch so that I could get this horrendous day over with. So to see that the clock said 4 p.m. made me so happy. I turned off my computer, grabbed my stuff, and headed out the door.
Chapter 3
Jace
I watched her pack up her desk to leave for the day and I swear I wanted to call her into my office and not take no for an answer to work for me,
Honestly, nothing of what he just said scared me at all. I did my job and I did it well. I wish I could say the same for most of the people around here but I cannot. Maybe this will scare them enough to get them going.
Once the meeting was over, I was packing up my stuff in the conference room and was surprised at how fast everyone scattered out of there. I looked up to find Mr. Greene himself staring at me from his chair. Crap, we ’ re all alone in here
“ Is there something that I can help you with, Mr. Greene? ” I asked sternly. I was no stranger to an attitude problem, but I was uncomfortable with how he was staring at me.
He smiled and said, “ No, Miss … I believe we met earlier and I didn ’ t catch your name. ”
That ’ s because I didn ’ t tell you my name; I was too busy drooling all over myself. “ I ’ m Gabriella Thomas, but everyone calls me Gabby, ” I said.
He immediately flashed his million dollar grin. That grin would be the death of me. “ Well Gabriella, it ’ s a pleasure to meet you again. How long have you worked here? ” he asked.
“ I have been here almost four years, ” I said quickly. He was eyeing my every move, it seemed.
“ Well Gabriella, it ’ s a pleasure to have you on board here. I understand that you have recently been given a promotion? ” I nodded my head.
“ Good, well I am in need of an assistant and to be honest, you are the only one here who has a clean file, and also the only one who wasn ’ t snickering at every word I said during the meeting. I would raise your pay by $10,000 per year and you would get an office outside of mine, ” he said, smiling.
Holy crap, did I just hallucinate? He must have seen that I am a single mother in my file or something. He feels sorry for me, or maybe he is hitting on me? Well my days of sleeping with complete strangers are over. No way is this guy buying me. “ I appreciate the offer but I am happy with what I am doing now, ” I smiled kindly. He must think I am an idiot. I grabbed my things and headed for the door.
I was almost to the conference room door when he reached his arm out to me. “ Miss Thomas, please, I am sorry if I have offended you in some way. I really did not mean to. I was trying to be polite and offer you a life-changing opportunity, ” he said.
It felt like he had read a lot about me and I did not like it. Boss or not. “ Mr. Greene, I really do appreciate the offer, but if you are looking for an office fling I am not your girl, and if you are feeling sorry for me because I have a son, then please spare me. I have a lifetime of regret and this job is the only thing besides my son that keeps me going most days, ” I said sternly. Holy crap, way to spill your life story to him, Gabby. You may as well have told him the whole thing.
His eyes narrowed, as if he wasn ’ t sure what I just said. “ Gabriella, I am sorry for wasting your time. I see you have made up your mind. ” With that, he waved his hand in front of him, letting me leave.
My face turned bright red and I reached for the door handle. As I was walking out of the room I could have sworn I heard him sigh and say, “ You will come around, ” or something of the sort. I quickly brushed it off and went back to work.
I had been working all day and skipped my lunch so that I could get this horrendous day over with. So to see that the clock said 4 p.m. made me so happy. I turned off my computer, grabbed my stuff, and headed out the door.
Chapter 3
Jace
I watched her pack up her desk to leave for the day and I swear I wanted to call her into my office and not take no for an answer to work for me,
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