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“You’re not answerable to anybody but me. Not even the Head of the department, Hashem. Of course, you’ll have to get your ID created by Lana; she’s HR. Her, you have to listen to as well. You have any problems, you come to me, and if I’m not available, you go to her. Or Kendall.” He looks thoughtful. “You can probably go to Kendall as well.”
Who the hell is Kendall now?
He drones on and on.
At some point, I find myself zoning out, my eyes on his forearms. With his sleeves rolled up, I can see they’re well defined, and I sigh in my mind, happily. If nothing, my new boss is quite attractive.
A sharp rap on the desk before me has me jumping and Jace sounds annoyed as he states, “If you’re done daydreaming, do you think you can start today?”
I choose to ignore the first part and nod. “Sure.” I look around. “Where do I set up?”
He gestures towards the two-seater in front of the small wooden, elongated, coffee table. “For now, sit there. I’ll get Lana to arrange a desk for you, outside, probably in my old office. Excuse me.” He gets up and walks past me, slamming the door shut behind him.
His abrupt departure gives me time to observe his office.
The room isn’t large, but it’s enough to accommodate a desk and chair at the forefront and a two-seater couch and a coffee table. His desk is a mess and there are two filing cabinets on each corner behind his seat. There’s a plant behind the door, which is quite clearly dead. I don’t think my new boss knows this either since the leaves on it are wet as if he sprayed it with water just before he let me in.
There is no personal item of his anywhere except for a pair of sweatpants, which are folded on top of one of the cabinets.
Does the man sleep here?
The door opens and I turn my head to see Jace standing there. “Come with me.”
Lana Thornton is a very pretty woman and while she has kind eyes, she seems very imposing.
She’s also quite pregnant.
There are two men in her office, one tall, with sandy hair and blue eyes. He’s leaning on the wall, behind her chair, his arms crossed over his chest. He’s got a very aristocratic look about him.
The other man has a shock of untidy brown hair and sharp blue eyes. There’s a small smile playing on his lips, and I can tell that he’s the charming sort. He’s sitting in the visitor’s chair and I can swear he’s holding a candy bar. “So, you’re the new intern,” he says, cheerfully as he takes in my attire.
There is nothing in his gaze to make me feel uncomfortable but when I see him grin at Jace, there’s mischief in his eyes.
I’m wearing hot pink tights and a green halter top, which is quite well fitted. I have two large feather, multi-colored earrings and my short hair is left down as usual. I’m not bothered by the perusal of my clothes. It’s not like I’m an employee here. I’ll just be an intern. And besides, I quite like my style.
“I like your earrings.” He grins at me.
I find myself grinning back. “Thanks. I got them at a flea market. Separately.”
He lets out a bark of laughter. “Oh, I like her.” Then, leaning forward, he offers me his hand. “Lucas Black. I’m the company lawyer.”
I shake his hand. “Halley Cooper. I’m the new intern.” I pause. “But you already know that.”
“Take a seat, Halley,” Lana says, kindly, to me, and to Lucas, she narrows her eyes. “Get lost, Lucas.”
Lucas glares at Oliver. “Let’s go, Oliver. We know when we’re not wanted.”
The man called Oliver smirks at the lawyer, and I realize that he’s British as he drawls, “She didn’t tell me to get lost.”
Lana raises a brow. “Do you need me to say it to you?”
He scowls. “I came all this way here—”
“You came to drop me because you won’t let me drive. Being pregnant doesn’t rob me of my motor skills. Now, go to work. And let me work as well.”
I notice the wedding rings on both their hands then the way Oliver leans over and presses a kiss to her forehead just confirms it. “Alright, I’ll see you at lunch.”
Lana is smiling and I can see why this handsome man fell for her. She has that aura of confidence and authority that just draws one in, aside from being strikingly gorgeous.
