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“And you.”
I shrugged. She was astute. It was a reminder I was making the right decision by leaving. The rumor mill would be strong if I stayed.
“What about Mr. Altair?” Carissa asked.
“He likes to throw shit.”
“What?”
I rolled my eyes. “Come on. You’ve been with me for a few days last week and today. You know how he gets.”
“He has a temper. Everyone in the company knows that. But he throws things at you?”
“No, if he threw something at me, I’d throw it back.” I grinned. Just because Perry and I were now something more, it didn’t mean I changed my ways. I’d throw anything at him he threw my way first, even before whatever our relationship was. “I wouldn’t advise you to throw stuff at him.”
Her eyes went wide. “I would never.”
I laughed. “I’m joking. Listen. This place gets crazy and Mr. Altair’s phone rings a lot. There are tons of emails and all kinds of other tasks to attend to. You’ll have to start going to meetings with him.” She’d already signed the necessary documents to work for him, including an NDA. “We have to have fun when we can.”
“I doubt he’s going to want me permanently.”
I cocked my head, studying her for a moment. “Why do you say that?”
“No one can do what you do. You run this place. No one gets to Mr. Altair without going through you first.”
“It’s not an easy job. The stress level is high. The hours can be crazy. You have to be able to think on your feet. Mr. Altair will expect a lot. That being said, I think you can do it. You’re smart and kind. You just need to discover your own way of handling him.”
“Handling him?” How did I explain this without going off track, which my mind obviously wanted to do today?
“Mr. Altair has a busy schedule. Not only here but with his other ventures as well. As his assistant, I handle all aspects of his work life, not just PJS. Granted, the other things are way easier, but they still come into play. You have to find a way to juggle it all and not let every part touch him. If Mr. Altair has things coming at him from all sides, he’ll melt down. It’s too much. You have to prioritize and hand him tasks to do in order of importance.”
“This is a lot.”
What I didn’t tell her was yesterday when Perry, Peyton, and I were lounging around the fortress, I made the declaration that I was going to handle some of his stuff, outside of PJS. Perry said no, we fought, but he made me see his point. I couldn’t be half in. And it would pull me from what I loved.
We did compromise. When Perry went on work trips or when he had to travel outside of East Dremest, I would go with him and Peyton. I would take time off work, which I still had to tell Dexen about, though I knew he’d be fine. Perry didn’t travel a ton. I’d be damned if I was going to let someone else trail his ass all over the world. His new assistant could come, but I would be there too. As one of his boyfriends.
Once I was out the door here, I wasn’t hiding who I was to Peyton and Perry.
Peyton was easy for Perry to address. Since Peyton worked directly for Perry and not PJS, no one here could say shit. Well, they could, but it wouldn’t mean much. Perry and Peyton were a package deal. Now I was part of it.
So yeah. I was going to travel with them. Dance full time. And not let anyone else come between me and my men. Apparently, I was as jealous as Peyton and Perry got, though Peyton seemed to take it to another level.
Carissa and I spent the rest of the day fielding calls and emails. She took some and I coached her through them. She was doing great.
If this week went as well as I’d hoped, I was going to recommend Perry hire her. She’d have to learn to deal with him and his moods. Perry would treat her well and wouldn’t take his anger out on her unless she started loving my pencils like I did, then he’d snap them on purpose. Perry was hot-headed, but he appreciated those who worked for him and paid them well.
Carissa could joke, I’d seen her do it with me. We just had to get her comfortable to do it in front of Perry. Then he would loosen up and so would she. Win-win for all. And I could dance my ass off, loving every minute of it, knowing she wasn’t going to steal my men because she was happily married. I’d seen the pictures to prove it.
21
PEYTON
Dominic’s last day at the office came up on us fast. It was like I blinked, and two weeks had gone by. The first one sucked, thanks to Perry being a bear. The second was much more tolerable, although as the days wore on, Perry got sadder. He tried not to show it, but I noticed. Dominic did too.
We went through the motions as if it were a typical Friday. Perry had offered Dominic’s soon-to-be old job to Carissa, who more than happily accepted. Dominic told her if Perry did anything to upset her just to let me know and I’d take care of it. I would. But Perry was a good guy. He just let shit get under his skin.
JJ came up for a four o’clock meeting with Perry. Since he reported directly to him and not Stefen, he wanted to run something by Perry.
