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After the two men left, I went back into Logan’s office to bring him a contract that needed to be signed.
“Cancel my meeting with Helt,” he said the second I walked in the door.
“Do you want me to reschedule?” I asked.
“Did Isayreschedule?” he snapped.
His sharp tone made me pause halfway to his desk. I put my hand on my hips and arched an eyebrow at him. “Excuse me?” I said, calling him out on his rude reply.
Logan put down his pen and rubbed his eyes with his thumb and forefinger. He knew that I wasn’t going to do a damn thing while he was snapping at me like that.
“Ah, hell. Sorry,” he muttered. “Just tell John I’ll call him next week. I don’t have the energy for our meeting right now.”
Yep. Something was up.
“Got it,” I said, placing the contract on the corner of his desk. He didn’t even look at it, just turned back to his computer and focused on the screen with his furrowed brow causing a deep crease in the center of his forehead.
Of course, he still looked good today, with his strong jaw and those captivating blue eyes that all the Reid brothers possessed. His hair was thick and dark brown, and I often wondered what it would be like to run my hands through it. Not to mention how well he filled out his tailor made suits.
I forced myself to look away. No good could come from ogling my boss, especially when he was in a foul mood. Walking out of the office, I found the head of the research and development department waiting for me at my desk.
Eric was a tall and thin man with a high IQ and not a lot of social skills. He looked nervous when he met my eyes and that was confirmed a second later when he started fidgeting with the paper in his hands.
“Good morning,” I said in greeting, coming around behind my desk and sitting down. I folded my hands on the desk in front of me and looked up at him.
“I, uh, was wondering… Is today a good day to speak with him?” Eric asked, nodding toward Logan’s office door.
“Not especially.”
That was an understatement, but I knew the jittering man didn’t need to hear that Logan was in a worse mood than usual today. He’d spread the word, and it would put everyone on edge.
It wasn’t that Logan was some kind of monster. It was just that he wasn’t the type to sugarcoat things, and heneverbothered to hide his displeasure about anything. He had high standards, and that was part of the reason that the company was so successful in the last few years. Logan expected more from his employees, and he usually got it.
He was also short with the employees on a regular basis until most of them decided it was easier to go through me. That was how a big part of my job became running interference between Logan and anyone that needed something from him.
It worked out well for both parties. As for me, I didn’t mind being the middleman. Not only could I handle Logan, but it kept what could have been a boring office job interesting.
“I need him to approve a budget increase on the Model X prototype,” Eric said, holding out a document for me to look at.
The Model X cell phone was supposed to be a huge release next year, and I knew that the company had a lot riding on it being a success.
I took the paper and scanned the information. I could understand why Eric would be nervous to make such a request. Budget matters could be a hot-button issue, even in a multi-billion dollar company like this one.
“I see you got Dylan to sign off already,” I said, giving Eric an encouraging smile.
The tension eased out of his shoulders slightly as he nodded.
“That’s good. I’ll talk to Mr. Reid and get back to you by the end of the day.”
“The end of the day?” Eric frowned slightly. “But this is a high-priority project, and the sooner the—”
“Timing is everything with things like this,” I interrupted, then inclined my head toward Logan’s closed office door. “Unless you’d like to take your chances now?”
I knew that Logan would likely approve the budget increase either way, but I couldn’t help having a little fun with the man. And if he went in there now, Logan would be angry at both of us, so I’d prefer it if that didn’t happen.
“No, that’s fine,” Eric said quickly, already taking a step backward, toward the elevator. “Whatever you think is best.”
I smirked as I placed the budget proposal on my desk. Dealing with employee issues myself was a somewhat unconventional part of my job, but I was well-suited to doing it. I wasn’t intimidated by Dylan the way that most people were. I’d always had a knack for not taking things personally. It also helped that I was paid incredibly well to put up with him when he had a bad attitude.
