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Everything was different between Rena and me now. We’d taken a step in a direction I had never anticipated when I’d first hired her. She was still the same person she’d been from the start when it came down to the work we had to do together, and I was positive that our sexual relationship now wouldn’t affect our work in the long run.
I had to bank on that after I’d taken such a big risk and broken all the rules about fraternizing in the office.
We arrived at the building where our meetings were scheduled and waited in the lobby for only a second before we were escorted up. Mr. Harold Rose was a shareholder in the company, and he had brought a few possible investors with him. It was important that we made a good impression.
When I walked in, I knew it was going to be a hard day. The men sitting around the table all looked skeptical and bored, with stiff upper lips. They shuffled and tapped as Rose introduced me to them. I was hoping the meeting would have a good outcome.
As the day dragged on, things looked grim for me. The men didn’t look like they were paying attention.
“I don’t think we’re going to get anywhere with them,” I said to Rena when we had a short break. “They’re practically falling asleep.”
Rena looked at them. “Let me take over the presentation.”
“You’re my secretary.”
“And I’m a woman.” She leaned a little closer to me, dropping her voice as low as she could. “If I could charm you, I can do anything.”
She smiled sweetly at me, and I grinned. Her confidence and arrogance were hot.
“Okay,” I said. I was taking a chance.
When everyone was seated again, Rena stepped forward. She stood in front of the men and started talking, and I watched as they all perked up and watched her with interest. They were as drawn to her as I had been. I should have let her take over from the start. Rena was amazing.
As the presentation continued, I watched her charm every single one of the investors, including Rose himself. And Rose was already on board, so that was saying something.
I was starting to think she was in the wrong position. She was a great secretary, but she could do so much more for the company. When I’d hired her, she’d been overqualified for the position, but I had taken her even though I hadn’t needed someone with a business degree at the time. Maybe that needed to change.
We arrived back at the hotel. I told Rena to change into something nice. I wanted to take her out to celebrate our success and to show her how grateful I was for what she’d done. She had saved my ass in there. When she emerged from the room, she was dressed in the classic little black dress, but it was so sexy. Her height and her slender figure made the dress look a hundred times better than it would have looked on anyone else. I had been with plenty of women, and few of them dressed according to their body type. Rena seemed to have it down to an exact science.
She had combed her hair back so it was pulled away from her face, and the result was sophisticated and classy.
I chose an expensive restaurant. It was the kind of place Rena deserved to be in. I was starting to realize her true worth.
“The meeting today was exceptional,” I said. “Every investor today came to me and said they were interested in being involved in the future of my company. That’s all thanks to you.”
Rena looked surprised. “That’s amazing,” she said.
“You’re amazing.”
She smiled but didn’t blush, which was what I had hoped to achieve.
“You don’t have to compliment me like this,” she said.
“What?”
“We both know what our arrangement is. I’ve wanted to sleep with you for a long time, but this isn’t about attachment. You said so yourself. You don’t have to charm me.”
I shook my head, unsure of what to say. I had told her that it wasn’t about attachment, and she was taking it seriously. I should have been happy. Instead, her distant behavior stung.
What the hell was wrong with me? Why did I care so much about her feelings, complimenting her, and making her feel better?
It was because she was my secretary, I told myself. If I was a dick to her now, it would put a strain on our working relationship in the future. It wasn’t about anything else. I cared about her as a person, but it wasn’t about anything deeper than that.
