Total pages in book: 114
Estimated words: 108751 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 544(@200wpm)___ 435(@250wpm)___ 363(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 108751 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 544(@200wpm)___ 435(@250wpm)___ 363(@300wpm)
Confused by the complete one-eighty, I stood tall, refusing to cower before any man.
“Are you sure? Maybe you saw me and bumped into me so you could flirt and increase your chances of being hired?”
“Excuse me?” I asked in a dangerously low tone.
“You came on pretty strong, Miss Barrone.”
Fire burned in my chest, and it took everything I had to not slap the arrogant look off his face. Shoving it down into a little ball of rage, I harnessed my anger for confidence and took my own intimidating step forward. “For your information, Mr. Rush, you bumped into me. Maybe if you hadn’t been out drinking before three and instead showed up to interview the employees you seem to need, you’d have seen that I am more than competent for this job and don’t need to reduce myself to flirting with someone so unprofessional to get hired. Rush Shipping would be lucky to have me.”
And with that, I stormed off, now needing to call the girls to let them know that I rocked an interview but most likely wouldn’t get hired after almost kissing the boss and then basically telling him to fuck off.
I guessed it was back to the drawing board.
Five
Nico
“Good morning, everyone. First things first, I’d like to introduce our two newest assistant project managers, Kyle Rend and Verana Barrone.” My eyes glossed over Verana and focused on Kyle instead. “They will be working with Domenic and me on the incoming project. Which I will let Domenic explain from here to get us started.”
I sat back in my chair and let Domenic take the lead on discussing the ins and outs of the massive client he brought in. We’d already covered all our bases over our dinner meeting, so my attention easily shifted from him to Verana.
Shocked that she actually accepted the job didn’t quite cover the way my body came to a complete halt watching her walk in today. She’d stormed out of the lobby, and I was sure I’d never see her again. Frankly, I wasn’t sure I wanted to. She’d caught me in a rare moment of having an extra drink after lunch and considering skipping a number from my phone, and instead, using her. Xander’s reminder to get laid was the only excuse for why I came on so strong in my own office building.
I wasn’t sure how much I trusted that the whole thing was an accident. Yes, I’d bumped into her, but maybe she saw me coming and orchestrated it all after she’d missed me in the interview.
She wouldn’t be the first woman to use her body to get her way. Hell, the first woman I’d interviewed that same day had called twice to check on her interview in as many days. And when I informed her we’d decided to pass on hiring her, she inquired if there were any other services I was looking for.
But after talking to Ryan and hearing him gush about Verana like she was the second coming of Christ, I gave in on offering her the job. Bottom line was that we needed help, and it was getting to the point of beggars can’t be choosers. If I dismissed the whole possibility of her wanting more from me than just a job, I had to admit her credentials on her resume impressed me. She deserved more than a simple APM position, but Ryan assured me she was interested in growth.
Thankfully, I wouldn’t be in New York City much longer to be part of that. All the interviews had been conducted, and I needed to get back to Charleston to take care of my grandfather and the office there.
She was a distraction I didn’t need right now. My goals were inching closer, and I needed to focus on my company. Not on the woman who sat forward, taking notes on every word out of Dom’s mouth. Not on the way, she rolled the pencil between her slim fingers. Not on the way, she slicked her tongue across her lips.
Fuck, she oozed sex in such an innocent way. Her slim pants and button-up blouse with pearls begged me to rip it all away to find what laid beneath. Her dimples and the way the left was a little deeper than the right urged me to dip my tongue into the crease and find if she tasted as good as she looked.
And I almost had. I’d been moments away from inhaling her right then in the lobby.
I’d lost my damn mind.
I’d had more to drink than I’d meant to, and we’d collided. My walls had been paper-thin at best, but when she’d turned to me with heated eyes and faded freckles, recognition brushed all barriers aside.
I’d seen her and her bold friend at the restaurant. I hadn’t lied, she was hard to miss. Her friend had been dominating, but Vera’s sly smiles and demure manners pulled my attention her way, making me want to uncover everything underneath.