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“Give me a few months. I’m sure I know exactly what you mean.” He takes another sip from his coffee. “You know, you could always talk to Graham. Ask him for a transfer to a position with more travel.”
I shrug. “Unfortunately, Assistant to the Company Liaison is the only position in the company I’m qualified for and it doesn’t exist anymore.”
Oliver licks his lips. “Are you sure about that?”
I pause, sensing the meaning behind his words. “I thought you were dead set on being the lone wolf Liaison,” I say, arching my brow. “No assistants for Mr. Black.”
“Graham tell you that?”
“Graham tells me everything.”
“Well…” He clears his throat. “I’m thinking I was wrong about that.”
“You? Wrong?”
“Believe me. I’m just as shocked as you are.”
I chuckle. “What made you change your mind?”
Oliver looks at me as if the answer is obvious. “You,” he answers.
I glance into my coffee. “What’d I do?” I ask.
“Your job.”
“And?”
“And… I would not have been able to do mine this week without you,” he says.
“Well, that’s not true.”
“Stop.” He cants his head, his dimples coming out. “Don’t downplay how amazing you are, Paige.”
I say nothing, but my cheeks burn.
“I shouldn’t have been so arrogant,” he says. “I guess I’m just… insecure.”
I stare at him, genuinely surprised. I’ve never seen Oliver like this before; so open and honest and… vulnerable.
“Because of your fear of flying?” I ask, wading in slowly.
“Maybe,” he muses. “I don’t like to depend on others. I always thought having an assistant showed laziness but, turns out, that was yet another thing I’ve been wrong about. Now that I’ve had a taste, so to speak… I don’t want to lose you.”
I lean back. “You want me to be your assistant?” I ask.
“Yes,” he says. “Obvious unresolved sexual tension aside, I think we make a good team.”
“That’s one pretty big aside,” I say with a laugh.
“I know, but it is worth consideration. Don’t you think?”
I pause, unsure of what to say.
Me?
Leave Graham?
I’ve never even considered it before. This is the best job I’ve ever had. It’s the only actual job I’ve ever had. I planned on staying put for as long as possible.
