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“That’s fine by me!” I yelled after him before looking at Diego. His eyes were wet with tears from laughing. “Sorry about that.” If I was sent back to London, it was worth it.
“Girl, you are pure entertainment. I’ve never seen anyone get him worked up that fast before. What possessed you to throw a bucket of ice on his crotch?”
“That man needs to stop thinking with his dick.”
“I’ve been trying to tell him that for a long time. It’s got him into so much trouble over the years.”
“What am I getting myself involved in, Diego? He’s exhausting.” Shane had said Diego was Alex’s oldest friend. Maybe he could help me understand Alex better.
“This will be unlike any job you’ve ever had, but I can promise you one thing.” I urged him to continue with my eyes. “It will change your life.” Was that good or bad? “You should stick around. I have a feeling things are going to get interesting now that you’re here. Alex can’t fire you without an agreement from Gina, so you won’t be going anywhere.” That was a good thing, right?
Alex ignored me for three days after my ice stunt, but it seemed that Diego had been right about Gina; I still had my job. I didn’t let the fact that he was ignoring me bother me, though. He was being childish. I carried on with my new duties, and that in itself was a lot to take in. He had a lot of press events coming up over the next few weeks due to a song that he was singing for a movie soundtrack. While the soundtrack had already been released, the movie was premiering next month. Gina was in New York finalizing a fragrance contract for him, too. For a washed up rock star, he still had a lot of work and sponsors coming in.
My cell phone rang while I was trying to get through some important emails from Gina. When I glanced at the caller ID, I froze. What the hell did David want?
“Hello.”
“Please tell me you’re not working for Alex Harbour.” David’s voice was cool and calm. We had half a world between us, yet just the sound of his voice and I wanted to be near him again.
“David, I’m at work. You can’t just…”
“Tell me. Nat, I’m worried about you.”
“What would it matter to you if I was?”
“Thisisabout Sarah, isn’t it? That’s why you left. You left in such a hurry. I didn’t even get to say a proper goodbye. Come back to London, Nat. We can work something out. I don’t want you working for that slime ball. He’s bad news!”
“How did you find out?” I sighed, playing with a paperclip on my desk.
“I made a few calls. I told you I’d always look out for you, and truthfully, I’m missing you like crazy.”
“Are you starting to realize how much I did for you?” I started to spin on my chair but stopped immediately when I noticed that Alex was leaning against my doorframe watching me. Shit! How long had he been there?
“I’m starting to realize a lot of things, Nat…”
“I have to go, David. Thanks for your concern. I’ll talk to you soon. Bye.” Quickly, I hung up before looking back up at Alex.
“Was that your old boss, David Barclay?” he mused, tilting his head.
“As a matter of fact, yes. He was begging me to go back to him. It’s nice to be appreciated, even if it is by myformerboss. So, you’re talking to me now?”
“Gina is coming over this weekend to see how you’re settling in.”
“I know. She sent me an email about it earlier.”
“I want you to lie to her.”
“What?”
“Tell her you hate working for me. You being here…it’s not going to work. If we can’t get along, I don’t see the point of you being here. You’re no help to me.”
“I’m nohelp? I’ve just spentdayssorting out your calendar, booking flights, answering your fan mail, and liaising with airport security foryou! I’ve been doing my damn job! You’re the one with the issues. If you don’t like me being here, I suggest you bring it up with her. I’m not quitting this job!” Running his hands through his hair, he closed his eyes for a few short moments.
“I don’t get you. You clearly hate me, so why stay?”
“Just let me do my job, Alex. That’s what I’m here for. Stop making me a conquest and we’ll get on just fine!” With a deep sigh, he nodded before leaving. Why was he making this so difficult?
Frustrated, I placed my head in my hands. Alex Harbour was so confusing; he made my head hurt. I closed my eyes, and for the first time since I arrived in LA, I was home sick. I missed David and Liv. I missed my old job and my apartment in London. There wasn’t anything I could do about it, though. I was too proud to go back. I had to stick this out no matter how much Alex infuriated me.
