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“I’m glad my situation amuses you,” I replied, “But I feel like I would rather burst into flames than have to face my boss after hooking up with him.”
“Hey, at least you know he likes you,” she teased.
“I don’t even know if he remembers me,” I groaned. “My manager introduced me to him, and he acted completely nonchalant while I was bumbling around like an idiot trying to form coherent sentences.”
“He was probably just being professional,” Sarah shrugged. “I’m sure in his mind he was thinking of how hot you looked between his sheets.”
“Stop it, Sarah,” my cheeks burned red.
“Fine,” Sarah laughed. “I won’t embarrass you anymore. But wow, that’s quite the story. Why do these crazy things always happen to you? It’s like your life is a movie.”
“I told you,” I stressed. “I have the worst luck.”
“And a hot boss,” she winked at me, causing the blush to return to my cheeks.
“I just hope this doesn’t affect my job,” I said earnestly. “I’ve worked really hard to get where I am, and I don’t want something like this to ruin everything for me.”
“It’s not like you knew he was your boss,” Sarah reassured. “The bigger challenge will be stopping yourself from jumping his bones again.”
“That was a one-night thing,” I replied quickly, barely believing my own words.
“Sure,” she replied coyly. “Whatever you say.”
“Sarah! I’m serious,” I groaned and then looked at my watch. “Let’s not waste the rest of my lunch break talking about this. I want to forget that it ever happened.”
∞∞∞
When I walked back into the office, I was immediately called into Marsha’s office.
A boulder sank in my stomach, twisting and churning the bundle of nerves that formed there. All the while I began thinking of every possible worst-case scenario. Had Dylan said something to her and now I was getting fired?
“Kathy!” She smiled at me as I walked into her office.
If Marsha was going to fire me, I’m sure she wouldn’t have greeted me so warmly.
“You wanted to see me?” I asked, taking a seat.
“Yes, I wanted to brief you on your first task,” she said.
And just like before, the whole drama with Dylan and me seemed to exist only in my head. I breathed a sigh of relief. At least I was not being fired on my first day.
“Of course,” I nodded eagerly. That was exactly what I needed to get my mind off Dylan.
“We have a new project coming up that’s going to need a lot of prep time. You can go over the brief, it has all the details. But you’ll be working with some big shots, so it’ll also be great exposure for you. Stuff like this is a great look for your resume,” she said, passing me a file.
“Okay,” I said, going over the project brief. “Got it.”
“This project is critical for our company. I know you don’t usually get such a high-profile project when you’re just starting out in a new role but as I mentioned to you earlier, this is a very demanding position,” she reiterated.
“Looking at the brief now, I can already see some similarities to the kind of work that I was doing for the other branch,” I remarked, flipping the pages.
“That’s why we decided to assign it to you,” she nodded. “Dylan has high hopes for you in this position. I’m sure you must have already heard that he can be a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to work. But don’t let that scare you. He rewards potential when he sees it.”
I pursed my lips, my mind going back to what Caitlyn and Jeff had told me earlier. It wasn’t the time to get into criticisms of Dylan’s management style, so I kept that to myself.
“I’ll try my best not to disappoint,” I said with a wide smile.
Marsha seemed content with my response and clapped her hands together. “Great! That’s exactly what I want to hear.”
