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break already. And the last I checked, coffe

ues, Ellie Palmer, just in time to see her step into

igher on my nose. "But I can't leave my desk

t's what you said yesterday too," she pointed out suckily, and her

are like family to me, why would I just

and contemplated my

act

with a new recipe and he wants us to do a little taste-

le and I pressed a palm to it under

m lip in an overly dramatic but cute pout. "Please, pretty, please." she bat

s. I mean, try paring it with a hot cup of dark roast

my sweet tooth and caffeine craving but

es positioned at one corner of my desk. "Mr. Heron w

erday when I dropped by,"

sight turns blurry behind my glasses and I gulped down nothing down my sudden parched throa

mach, patted the top of my hand fondly. "I guess am just

t, grim smile. "Yeah

er shoulder. "See you around, Cheryl." she slinked out thr

th updating the files and started with the screening of emails directed to Mr.

sitting comfortably on my desk and my eyes narrowed in on it. Before

mediately. It rang two ti

48 seconds. You held out

at

cky are you right now? That's wh

d, but my fingers flexed around the phon

most as if I could clearly decipher the pr

itted. "Maybe, I'm

it,

e a lot,"

o worry your pretty head over," she instant

nd or call me out on my tardiness and lateness, and possibly make me sign a blood

he stories that I've read and heard about him from you, he doesn't come across as someone wh

en worse,"

s an asshole but he can't be that bigger of an a

denly ravenous for the tin

he dead

Can't you be a little more considerate right now, I'm nearly s

wo minutes straight and I dropped my forehead t

know he wouldn't fire you for anything. No one is ever going to be able to tame or

rehead and I pressed a finger to it, trying to smoother it

like I always tell you, you c

, Gwen. I have to go now, and don't wait up, I might come in late." I s

ptain." and she p

and slide my glasses up higher on my fa

ing that had stopped him from dropping by this morning... when I heard the

Shit

ushed down my suit jacket in case of any possible crease. And just then, through my transpar

oal gray three-piece

molten chocolate, high cheekbones, full lips, a

ng since he left the office

eauty that's my boss. Damien Heron doesn't have a soul

creasing his fine features, no greetings, only

in a clipped tone. "Fo

eating back, I grabbed the small stack of phone messa

p brown Venezia leather laptop briefcase so he can enter in

of the knob connected to the door, twisting the

y free hand before it smacked closed. I pushe

left go

the inside decor of his of

d with the rich earthy tone of the room, and it was stylishly furnish

nd a floor-to-ceiling glass window which was behind the desk gave

thta

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nd the massive desk. I make myself comfortable and then trained my ga

al. They dressed to impress and seduce. My single male clients and even the married ones were entr

take the brunt of working for me. Six of them sent in th

e record by making it to three years, but she is also technically the best

g for her shape. The black gown was paired with an equally neat and well-ironed black jacket which came to a stop several inches below h

she asked as she came to a halt in front of

cking a random file off my des

eeting? Ho

eated, leavin

ing. I know everything there's to know about her. She is twenty-four, has a degree in business,

ile to the side. "

ablet in her grasp. "I've emailed you a proposed schedule for the remainder of the day.

gers drumming lo

glanced down at the tablet in her hand. "And I've also contacted Mr. Moore

ntercepted witho

she exclaimed clear

are about the needs of the community when all they really care about is fattening their own pockets," I g

an't be put off any longer," she said, with that blinding fake smile still in

list. I've got important p

h to pieces. "In that case, I'll set up a meeting with the e

hat long over due annoyance and that was my proof that the al

her and went back to acce

a foot, uneasily. It was a small movement but one I

ted h

ething but, instead pressed them toge

udget that I asked for last week and forward

if somewhat flagger ba

ed, silently

face but she immediately smoothere

fice if you need anything.

ir instead. Well if that's how s

t there anything you would want to talk to me about, Sir.

oing up to rub my lower lip gingerly. "No. Is there anything you woul

hoked out a no and bolt

y lips... Well if tha

needed humou