"Come in," a voice said from the other side of the door.
I slowly opened the heavy wooden door. A male figure stood by a large window with his back turned to me.
His office was organized neatly and decorated simply. Very minimalistic. The view was absolutely amazing, I thought I could see all of New York from up here.
My heels clicked loudly on the floor as I walked closer to his desk.
He slowly turned around. As he turned around I wanted to jump out the window immediately. Damn it. My dark brown eyes met a pair of bright emerald green ones. God he looked intimidating. He looked perfect, a straight nose, strong jawline, long lashes, and perfectly pink lips. And of course he was the guy from the other night.
Breaking our gaze, he picked up a folder. "Ms. Stratford, correct?" His tone was different, it was softer and more professional.
"Yes," I tried to say confidently.
He gestured for me to take a seat. Maybe he doesn't remember me. He didn't looked phased at all.
Mr. Bentley sat in front of me with his legs crossed. He just sat there and stared at me with his beautiful eyes.
My palms were sweaty and I swear my heart was about to beat out of my chest.
"Do you have any questions for me?" I asked since the silence was strange and awkward.
He started to stand up, so I did the same.
"You will receive a call within the next few days," Mr. Bentley said emotionless.
Not knowing what to say next, I just give him a nod. Is he really not going to acknowledge that we met a couple days ago? This was a weird interview if you can even call it that.
"You know I'm very surprised," he said.
"Excuse me?" I asked confused.
He gave me a small smile. "I'm surprised how you reacted to me a couple nights ago."
So he does remember. "What's surprising about my reaction?"
"I liked how you handled the situation," he simply stated. "You may go now."
Dismissing me before I even had the chance to respond. Why am I not surprised. I'd happily get out of there. How was that actually an interview? What am I even saying, there's no way he's going to hire me.
3 Days Later.....
I shoved a fork full of warm spaghetti in my mouth along with some crunchy garlic bread. I was starving.
My phone beside me started to buzz. It was a unknown number.
"Hello?" I said with a mouth full of delicious food.
"Hi, is this Anastasia Stratford speaking?" A young women asked.
"Yes." I replied while trying to quickly chew my food.
"This is Heather from HR here at Bentley Enterprise. I'm calling to congratulate you on getting the P.A. position." The women stated.
My eyes grew wide. Really? How is that even possible. "That's great!"
"Be in Mr. Bentley's office at 7 sharp. Don't be late."
I hang up without saying anything else. I couldn't believe it.
I had to text Cara right away.
Ana: Hey, I got the job!!!!!!!!
Cara: OMG that's great! We have to celebrate, want to try a new club?
Ana: Sure, why not? :)
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I didn't really like clubbing but I know Cara really liked it. Maybe this new club will be fun.
I spent the rest of the day at the mall with a huge grin on my face. I was thrilled that I got hired for the position, even though I might be working for the rudest person alive.
I decided to hail a cab instead of riding the crowded bus.
A cab pulled up towards me and I got inside. I was about to put my bags to the left of me until I saw someone already there. A man with blond hair was sitting there with a iPhone pressed up against his ear. I'm guessing he didn't know I was there.
I tapped him on the shoulder and he turned towards me.
"Uhh this is my cab." I told him.
"I'll call you back," he said to someone over the phone.
"Ana?" The guy asked.
"Do I know you?" I asked.
He gave me a smile. "Remember me from the elevators at Bentley Enterprises?"
"Grayson?" I remembered.
"That's me." Grayson grinned.
He looked really cute. I couldn't help but smile back at him.
"Can you please cut the chit chat and give me an address?" The taxi driver said, clearly annoyed by us.
"Do you have time for a coffee?" Grayson asked.
I looked at my watch, I still had plenty of time.
"Sure,"I said.
"Take us to the nearest Starbucks," Grayson told the driver.
A strong aroma of coffee beans climbed up my nose as soon as Grayson pulled open the glass door. Gosh, I loved the smell of freshly brewed coffee.
We ordered and went to go sit by a large window.
"If you don't mind me asking, what were you doing the other day?" Grayson asked.
"I had had a job interview," I took a sip of my iced mocha.
"Have you heard back?" Grayson questioned.
"Yep, I'm hired," I said proudly.
Grayson's lips turned into a grim line. "Just be careful around Alexander."
"Does he have anger issues or something?" I asked.
"Not exactly. Just be careful." Grayson told me.
I nod.
I arrived home at 7:55. I couldn't stop thinking about what Grayson said. Was there something wrong with Mr. Bentley? Did he have mental issues? Oh my god what if he had anger and mental issues? He could be dangerous.
I sighed. "Why did I apply for this job?"
A loud door slam pulled me away from my worries thoughts. Cara came through the door looking stressed. She dropped her large purse and walked over to the couch and plopped beside me.
"Tired?" I asked.
She nodded her head and closed her blue eyes. "And stressed."
"We don't have to go clubbing if your too tired." I offered.
Her eyes shot open. "I'm not that tired, I would never pass up an opportunity to go clubbing. Come on let's start getting ready."
Cara dragged me into my room and told me to do get ready. I patted on some golden brown eyeshadow and did a bold cat eye with my eyeliner. To top it off I curled my wimpy lashes and swiped them with mascara. The only thing left to do on my face was to fill in my eyebrows.
I walked over to my closet and slid the white door open. I decided to go with a silky black spaghetti strap dress. The silky fabric felt cold on my skin as I shimmied into it. My dress fell a few inches above my knee. I paired it with some black high heel leather sandals.
"Damn girl, you look fine," Cara said while leaning on the door.
I giggled. "Look at you."
Cara was wearing a skin tight red hot dress that showed off her large chest and her bubble butt. She paired the dress with some red pumps and hair was perfectly curled.
Cara glanced at her watch. "We better get going.
As soon as I got out of the cab I saw humongous line. "We're never going to get in there."
"Oh yes we are." Cara winked and grabbed my wrist.
Cara walked up to the bouncer and said something I couldn't hear. The bouncer smiled at her and handed her two tickets.
I followed Cara in. Alcohol and sweat filled the air. My body slammed into others, but luckily Cara was still holding my wrist. Cara was dragging me somewhere.
In about a minute we stopped in front of two wooden doors.
"Uhh what are we doing?" I asked.
Cara held up two tickets. "VIP babe."
I raised a brow at her.
She rolled her eyes. "I'll explain later."
Cara pushed opened the door and we headed in.
Faint voices and soft piano music filled my ears as I stepped in. It was dark but not dark enough to where I couldn't see. Cologne and perfume filled the air in here unlike in the noisy club beyond the wooden doors. A bar was placed right in the middle with black leather stools surrounding it. Little glass tables and fancy black leather armchairs were everywhere.
"Isn't it great?" Cara asked in almost a whisper.
A wide smile grew on my face. "It's perfect."
"Let's sit in the the corner over there." Cara pointed to the top left corner.
Cara started getting up. "What do you want to drink?"
"Beer." I responded.
I sat there and waited for Cara to come back. I looked around the room and saw glasses clinking, couples holding hands, laughing, and some even started kissing. My eyes laid upon a way too familiar face in the up right corner. I quickly turned my head to face the wall. Was that? No it can't be. Could it? I squeezed my eyes shut, please don't be my new boss, please don't be.
I slowly turned my head to get a better glance at the male. This time my eyes were looking right back into his. Shit! I turned my head away once again. It was him.
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