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Lucas
Adam looks at me with a hard expression. “What’s going on?”
“What do you mean?”
“The meeting, the girl - who is she by the way?”
“Ella?”
I grin, enjoying keeping something from him he is obviously itching to know about.
“Yes, Ella, where’s Dixie and why wasn’t I told you had a new assistant, unless…”
He laughs softly. “You bastard.”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“Don’t you?” He laughs. “If I’m guessing correctly, that girl is no more your assistant than I’m your whore. Maybe I got that the wrong way round. What’s this, bring a pet to work day?”
I feel unreasonably angered by his tone and snap. “Well, she is my assistant, and I’d thank you to keep your dirty mind focused on business.”
He looks surprised. “I’m sorry, Lucas, I thought…”
“You thought shit. Now, what the fuck was that meeting all about?”
“You know what it was, the usual brainstorming of figures on a Monday morning. Why, what did you see?”
“I saw a bunch of kissassers struggling to keep their nerves in check. I saw you having a conversation but a different one going on underneath.”
“What are you talking about?”
If anything, Adam looks astonished, which settles my nerves a little and I lean back.
“Nathan couldn’t keep his eyes off Ella’s tits, Bill was more interested in his fucking watch and Mike was so far up your ass he stunk. What’s really going on, is there something I should know?”
Adam, to his credit, just sighs heavily. “You’re right, I thought as much myself. Brad was obviously worrying about his wife. That checks out at least.”
“Does it?”
He raises his eyes and I say slowly, “Check his story, in fact, check his records, talk to his staff and find out what he keeps locked inside his desk. Carry out a clean sweep of his office and report back. If he has any secrets, I want to know about them.”
“Do you really think…”
“Yes, now, Bill. Do the same for him, send him on a trip for a few days. Silver city would be your best bet. We need to move that business on and he will be the best man to spot any weakness, if he has his full attention on business that is.”
“Ok, and Nathan?”
“I don’t trust him, period. Word is he screws anything with legs and a skirt. Find out the story there because I’m guessing we’re one fuck away from a lawsuit. We can’t risk any more bad press, so head that one off at the pass.”
“And Mike?”
“Take him down a peg or two. Make him work harder for approval because he’s getting too comfortable.”
“Jealous?” Adam laughs.
“Of you, don’t make me laugh. He can fuck your ass for all I care, I just don’t like the guy. People like that climb up the ladder by sucking up rather than actual hard work. Make him earn my respect. He has a long way to go before he does.”
“Anyway.” I stretch out and briefly wonder how long it takes to make a cup of fucking coffee. I feel strangely irritated that Ella isn’t here beside me, and I wonder about that. I miss her already, which surprises me. It must be because I haven’t fucked her yet. Maybe that’s all I need and yet, there’s something else. Something about the way I jumped to her defense when Adam insinuated she’s a whore. I also hated the fact Nathan couldn’t tear his eyes from her tits and loved the way she assessed my team so easily.
