Her Wish--A Playboy Genie Romance by Sophie H. Morgan

Author:Sophie H. Morgan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: St. Martin's Press

10.

Dawn was stretching out inquisitive fingers to the sky when Jax strode into the amber marble building known as WFY headquarters. Because of the time, barely anyone was around, only the night guard and a few assistants straggling in to prepare coffees for their bosses.

His sneakers made a whisper of noise as he crossed the marble foyer, avoiding the security lines and booth that every mortal and employee had to go through. Being a Genie, he just flashed himself to the other side.

“Hey, Carl.” He greeted the night guard with an easy smile, pausing. It was his routine, whenever he stopped by the offices, to chat with the guards, the janitor staff. He remembered a time when he’d helped out his mom with her cleaning jobs, and she’d always appreciated kindness from the higher-ups.

Carl, a balding forty-something mortal with an unfortunate liking for apple strudel—and because of this, an unfortunate pot belly—glanced up from the cameras he was reviewing behind the large circular desk. His chair creaked as he moved. “Hey, Jax,” he said, his grin genuine. “You’re in early. In trouble for something?”

“You know me, always in trouble for something.” Jax indicated the cameras with his chin. “Anything good?”

“Nah, not even a false alarm” Carl shrugged. “Everybody’s getting ready for the WFY charity ball tonight. They’re not wasting time in the offices.”

“Right. That’s tonight.” He’d forgotten. He tapped his fingers on the desk in thought and then shot Carl a wave. “I’ve got to get on. Take it easy.”

“Yeah, you, too, Jax.”

Jax pushed away from the desk and headed for the elevator bank at the far end of the foyer. He passed the empty rows of hot-orange couches, the white plastic tables, and the exotic flower garden that grew in organized chaos around the sides of the foyer. The room was vast: at least twenty feet wide and forty feet tall. The height lent the area the hushed, echoing feel of a cathedral. There were people who worshipped Genies, but thankfully, none could be bothered to get out of bed this early.

Jax slipped into an open elevator and hesitated when confronted with the panel of elevator buttons. Pressing his lips together, he pushed the button engraved with an L. Queasiness tickled his stomach as the lift descended.

He stuffed his hands into his jeans and leaned back against the paneled wall, directing his thoughts toward the charity ball. Although Josh had reminded him days ago, he’d still managed to forget.

That wasn’t like him. Yes, Josh was his right arm, but Jax kept a mental file of where and when he should be at all times. Not only was it what his mom had drummed into him, it gave the correct impression of the face of WFY.

He shifted in place as the lift got closer to its destination. He wanted Charlie to go with him. As his date. And that idea had more issues than the New York Times.

What could he say? He liked her. She was smart and funny, irritating

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