ch

nhattan this year, and it was a hard-fought argument to do so. I played to his ego

d. "After not hearing from you sin

ype of man. Overbearing as hell sometimes but I'd rath

ere?" I reached up t

chy. Wher

m about forty-five minutes out. I could

am said quickly.

anhattan. I would have given him time off for the holiday, but he insisted on working through

going out or staying in for

ff" for the past few days. Granted, I was on the phone for much of the t

nd flipped to work-mode, and I started mentally organizing m

an call Fiona in to

e holiday off since I was going to b

orking, she tended to keep my meals clean and healthy. Sam knew when we ordered,

cisions on a daily basis, even on vacat

Sir," Sam said, ending the conve

chuckled and

d nothing less. If only I had an assistant as good as the rest of them. I made a mental note to get in touch with Sandra first thing in the morning about the interviews on Monday. Th

ller ones to someone who was competent. The qualifications for the role involved business degrees. I didn't need an assistant to get my coffee. I needed someone to be m

ot of time with this person and would need to get along in a positive way

tions down on my priority list. I couldn't do anything about that until Monday. T

rd a dinging sound, and an automated vo

ike to say to San

quarters figures as

she would already have them and projections for the next year

e business goals to hit, and once I had a goal, I rarely took my focus away. I had an insatiable itch to work now, and I couldn't do much

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who had left for the long weekend to start to Fredrick in tonight and tomorrow. I'd made the right choice to come back a d

everal other email request responses. I loved living in this time. I wondered how anyone got

ted to organize my things. I shoved my pho

f cold November air enve

said. He tipped his hat to me a

ize until Cynthia died. She was the one packing a majority of the bags during any of our vacations. I only needed essentials. I closed the trunk and drummed my

od care

alet nodded again an

e heated parking garage. There she'd be washed and vacuumed so

me. She was one of the most expensive items I'd ever purchased. I wasn't ashamed to think of her as an

to my building. I nodded to the doorman and was pleasa

tracker on

le. "I have a sixth sense abo

k." I looked around the lobby, nothing had changed on the outside, but something

ainder of your d

as we headed for th

ve me a quick glance to the side. He wanted to ask about the women I'd slept with. He was forever concerned that

shower and then I'd have dinner in my office. I had far too much to ge

dded, but kept his eyes forward. "I just want t

r than most." I stifled a smile. He wasn't ever going to let up, which I wa

and pressed the up button

. He stuck his access key into the slot for the penthouse a

of mine to keep myself on track. I shifted a few more items down the list, like the Christmas charity. I wanted my new assistant to spearhead th

d Cynthia's smiling face was

I just wish like hell you were st