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Jace is good at keeping the conversation flowing. He gives me the numbers of the children who have been born at the clinic since its inception. “Most of these parents are people who would otherwise have not had children,” Jace says. “They come to us because they can’t conceive naturally.”
The number is staggering and The Anderson Clinic is one of many in the country. It seems that conception is a huge problem and doesn’t come naturally to a lot of people. My interest is piqued and we talk and lose track of time.
“More coffee?” Rosie asks, appearing at the table.
We both shake our heads. I glance at my watch. Shit. We’ve been at the cafeteria for an hour. Jace pushes his chair back at the same time as I do. We’re quiet on the way to the office.
“Will you be able to handle things alone?” Jace asks me before he enters the office.
“Yes.” I smile at him, hiding the trepidation I feel at the thought of doing this alone. The plan had been for Sarah to train me for a week. We didn’t even manage a whole morning.
“Good. If you need to know anything, feel free to ask me.”
“Thanks.”
He disappears into his office and I’m left fantasizing about how it would feel to be held in his arms. The phone rings, rousing me from my fantasy. The morning flies by in a whirlwind of activity. As the CEO, Jace is unbelievably busy. Everyone seems to want an appointment to see him and I manage to squeeze them into his calendar for the week. At noon he has lunch with a young professional that he’s mentoring and I have a sandwich at my desk.
After lunch, it’s more meetings and phone calls and I wonder how he keeps up with it all. At two in the afternoon, Jace emerges from his office with a grin on his face. My heart skips a beat.
“The baby is here,” he says, his eyes gleaming. “And guess what? It’s a boy.”
A thrill shoots through me at the news. “Sarah is okay?”
“She’s completely fine and relaxing with her new family. We can pass by and see her in the evening,” he says.
“I would love that.” In the short time that I’ve known Sarah, I’ve come to like her. She’s a nice woman who takes her job very seriously. When she was interviewing me, all she cared about was finding the right person to fill her position and do a good job. I’ll do a good jobandstill accomplish my objectives.
“Okay, we can go at half past five and then go for dinner,” Jace says in the voice of someone used to giving orders and having them followed.
As much as I want to go for dinner with him, I need to go home and be alone tonight. I need to think about the clinic and figure out ways to help me achieve my goal faster. I also need some alone time. There has been too much excitement today.
“I can’t,” I tell him then quickly rephrase. “I can go down and see Sarah and the baby, but I can’t go for dinner tonight. I’d already made plans.”
He looks shocked by my refusal but he quickly recovers. “Oh. Fine. We can go tomorrow or another day.”
“Tomorrow’s fine.” I don’t need to be told that going for dinner with Jace is not a good idea. It’s bad enough that my panties dampen just from him throwing a glance my way. I’ll be begging him to take me home and ravish me by the end of the evening.
The rest of the afternoon moves fast and before I know it, it’s five thirty. I shut down my computer and tidy the desk, ready for the following day.
Jace emerges from his office.
“Ready?” he asks.
I grab my handbag. “Let’s go.”
No one stares or finds it odd that I’m walking with the CEO. Rank doesn’t seem to be a big thing here and I like it. It’s a few minutes before visiting hours but we go straight to Sarah’s private room. One of the perks of visiting with the CEO.
Jace knocks on the door and pushes it in. He holds the door to let me go in first. I catch a whiff of his expensive-smelling cologne as I go past. Everything about Jace reeks of class and wealth. He is a man clearly out of my league. I must be insane to think that he would be attracted to me—a lowly temporary PA. I’m sure he dates women from the same circles as his family.
Sarah already has a visitor and before she introduces him I can tell that it’s her husband.
“There she is,” she says and breaks into a giggle. “I was telling Steve that I’m sure you handed in your resignation letter from the trauma I gave you this morning.” It’s hard to believe that it’s the same Sarah as the one we helped downstairs this morning. She does look tired, but happy as well.
We all have a laugh and I assure her that I’m okay. The baby is in Steve’s arms and he’s absolutely gorgeous with the tiniest nose I’ve ever seen and the cutest little lips.
“He’s beautiful,” I tell them, my voice filled with awe.
Jace offers to hold the baby and I watch him in admiration. I couldn’t for the life of me hold a baby that tiny. What if he breaks? We visit them for half an hour and then say goodbye.
