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“Good luck,” I direct that to Lia before I plant all of my attention on Romy and Asa.Are you ready?
With a grin on her face, she nods. I can tell she’s as ready for this as I am.
* * *
An hour later,I have a new intern lined up and a stain on my shoulder from where little Asa burped up on me.
Romy was horrified, believing her son had ruined an expensive suit jacket.
I brushed it off, literally and figuratively, because the reward for that burp was a big smile on the little boy’s face.
The suit jacket can be cleaned.
I glance up when I hear footsteps on the approach outside of my office. I’d recognize that step pattern anywhere.
“Dominick,” I say his name before he comes into view.
He pops his head around the corner, peering into my office. “How the hell did you know it was me?”
“Intuition,” I lie. “What can I do for you?”
“Congratulate me.” He stands tall, raking a hand through his hair. “I hired a new permanent executive assistant, and he puts Paul to shame.”
I doubt like hell that’s true, but I won’t get into a best assistant war with him. “Good for you.”
“Good for me?” He laughs. “Aren’t you going to defend Paul’s honor?”
“Paul can do that for himself.”
“Or Maeve can do it for him.” He laughs. “Those two have something going on.”
“Something going on?” I look up from the screen of my laptop to focus on him. “What does that mean?”
“That means they are crisscrossing the line between business and pleasure whenever possible.”
I can’t help but chuckle. “Who the fuck told you that?”
“Paul,” he says with a straight face. “Did your assistant confide in me before he confided in you?”
He sure as hell did.
I shrug. “Paul’s personal life is none of my business, Dominick.”
He shakes his head. “It’s your business if it means he’s not going to relocate back here when you do.”
Shit. That’s likely true.
I just hired a paid intern to learn the ropes from me, and now I may need to put out feelers for a new assistant.
“My new executive assistant’s husband happens to need a job.” Dominick perks a brow. “His resume is almost as impressive as Christopher’s is.”
“Chris is the name of your new executive assistant?”
“Christopher,” he corrects me. “His husband, Clay, is looking right now too. They recently relocated to New York from Pittsburgh.”
“Get his number to me, “ I say, standing to button my suit jacket since I need to leave within the next ten minutes for a meeting. “I’ll give him a call.”
“Hiring a new assistant is a sure sign that you’re coming home.”
