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Saylor’s expression turned sad. As if she was disappointed I wouldn’t be joining them.
“We’ll miss you,” she said softly.
Finally getting my damn wits about me, I flashed her a smug grin. “I’m sure you won’t even notice I’m not there.”
Turning to Joshua and his father, I said, “Gentlemen, it was a pleasure. If you’ll excuse me, I have other meetings to attend. Saylor will see you out.”
Not bothering to look back at her, I walked out of the conference room and stalked back to my office.
I walked by Ashley and said, “I don’t want to be disturbed by anyone.”
Nodding, she replied, “Yes, Mr. Quinn.”
CHAPTER TWELVE
Saylor
BY THE TIMEFriday came around, I was exhausted. It had been a busy work week, and it wasn’t lost on me that Mason had done everything in his power to avoid me since the Jameson presentation. Every meeting we’d both attended, he’d completely avoided any contact whatsoever. I wasn’t sure what I’d done, but it bothered me more than I wanted to admit.
Sighing, I leaned back in my office chair. What had happened since then? Ava and Mason had both seemed pleased when I’d glanced over at them after my presentation. Everything was fine until…
My phone buzzed on my desk. Reaching for it, I groaned when I saw Joshua’s name.
“What does he want?” I asked myself while sliding my finger over my phone.
In a chipper voice, I answered, “This is Saylor Night.”
“Saylor, how has your week been?”
I wanted to say busy. When Ava had confronted Jenn and Robert about breaking off and starting their own company, they’d denied it at first. Of course, once Mason got to them, it hadn’t taken them long to break down and confess that they were trying to start their own company and had been using Maxwell and Locke resources to do so. Not to mention that they were trying to convince some of our current clients to go with them. Once they were escorted out of the building, Mason had simply turned to me and told me to handle all of their accounts. His exact words were: “Farm them out if need be.”
Um. Hello? I’m not the boss.
Forcing myself to sound upbeat, I said to Joshua, “It’s been good. What can I help you with?”
He laughed. He did it all the time, and it drove me insane. I knew why he laughed. Every question I asked, I was sure he turned into some kind of perverted thought. He’d flirted with me non-stop at dinner last Monday night. When Mason had said he couldn’t make it, a moment of dread had sped through me. That meant I was going to have to hold Mr. Hands off by myself. Not that I couldn’t handle him, I just hadn’t beenin the moodto handle him. I don’t know how many times I’d had to push his hand off my leg that night.
“What I really want to say wouldn’t be very appropriate right now,” Joshua responded.
I rolled my eyes. “Did you receive my email with the latest boards outlining the ad?”
“I did. They look great. I responded and copied our new PR person on the email.”
“Awesome. Is there anything else I can do for you?”
Cringing inside, I knew I’d just opened the door for him to say something sexual.
“I need a date for a benefit dinner tonight. Come with me.”
“Um, I don’t think that would be very appropriate.”
He sighed. “Who cares?”
“Me. I love my job and I’d like to keep it.”
“So you can’t accompany me to a simple, innocent dinner? Did I mention we’re in the planning stages of launching a new product line of workout clothing? I’m sure Maxwell and Locke would love to pick up that account. Could be worth a lot of money. We could call it a business dinner, if that helps.”
Holy. Shit. He’s bribing me.
