Stacks on stacks on stacks.
“…um,” I said slowly, turning in a full circle. “What the fuck is this?”
“It was storage,” he said. “I had one of the guys put in a desk and chair so you can use it for the summer.”
I blinked, looked at him then looked back to the room.
“And what’s in all these boxes?”
“Records,” he said. “They need to be uploaded into our database, but I don’t have the time.”
He paused, then looked at me like he just figured something out.
“Hey—maybe this can be your summer project.”
I laughed out loud.
“Tuh. I am a multimillionaire,” I said, turning to face him. “Not a secretary. Or a bookkeeper.”
“Correction,” he said calmly, not missing a beat. “You are what I say you are. And I say you’re logging all of this into our system. Unless you got half a million to pay me back right now?”
UGH!
I exhaled, slower this time, looking back at the boxes.
“But… I don’t even know what system you use.”
“It’s just Excel.”
I whipped my head toward him. “Seriously?”
“Too complex for you?”
I paused and tilted my head thinking about it. Maybe I could use this to my advantage. “…yes.”
His eyebrow twitched.
“Extremely complex,” I nodded. “So maybe you should get somebody else to do it.”
I turned to walk out and he caught my arm.
“Don’t worry,” he said evenly. “I’ll show you.”
I looked down at his hand. Then up at his serious face.
Great.
I’ve beenin fashion shows where the models make me question my sexuality. And that said a lot coming from me. Yet somehow, nothing was more attractive than this middle-aged man flexing his bicep in my face while explaining Microsoft Excel.
“Then you want to highlight this row,” Marlon said, leaning over my shoulder, “and add the formula here.”
“Uh-huh,” I murmured watching his fingers work.
I knew Excel. I took a whole course on it and I could pivot a table with my eyes closed. But the way the veins in his forearm popped when he dragged the mouse across that tacky-ass mouse pad?
My panties didn’t stand a chance.
“So what do I do after that?” I asked sweetly, batting my lashes just a little.
