His Indecent Proposal by Andra Lake

Author:Andra Lake
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nuit Rouge Press

Chapter Three

Tears pricked my eyes as I stormed out of Mr. King’s office and past Madeline with a simple wave. I pushed the button for the elevator repeatedly, as if it might somehow speed up the process. Once alone in the safety of the elevator, I leaned against the metal wall and let the tears slide down my cheeks. I’d always been emotional, and I cursed myself again for not being stronger.

I hadn’t planned to talk to Luke about the matter—it had just slipped out. Now that the idea had been voiced and I realized how fruitless it would be, I felt even more depressed. There was nothing left to do; I was going to have to get over the entire ordeal and live with the fact that Mr. King had nude photos of me. Chalk it up to a learning experience.

I shivered as I walked through the busy streets, even though it was a warm, humid day. In order to warm up, I ducked into a coffee shop—Cat and Fiddle Café—and ordered a hot chocolate. As luck would have it, a comfy chair was available beside the fireplace. I sat down and crossed one leg over the other, stared at the black leather boots I’d worn to present a tougher appearance. So much for that. I spent the next hour working through it and trying to cheer myself up.

What was the worst that could happen? He would look at them. Obviously. He would sell them. Okay, that was a possibility. He said he wouldn’t, but he’d proved I couldn’t trust him. Still, I had been bent over for the nude photo. Technically no one would be able to tell it was me. Then again, connected with the other photos, it would be hard to refute…

My thoughts traveled in circles until there was no denying that I had to stop thinking about it. Trying to predict his actions was only going to drive me crazy.

For now, I needed to focus on surviving in New York City.

I looked around the café. Empty dishes were scattered everywhere and newspapers and magazines were glued to the tables with coffee splotches. I wondered if they were in need of some help. It was certainly not what I wanted to do for the rest of my life, but maybe I could help out for a bit and pay the bills.

I walked up to the counter to give them my dirty mug and asked, “Are you hiring by any chance?”

The server at the cashier was around my age with auburn hair and bright, green eyes. She looked up and smiled widely.

“Yeah, for sure! You interested?” She waved the question away and continued. “I’m Assistant Manager and can interview you right now. We could really use the help.”

We returned to where I’d been sitting and she introduced herself. “I’m Michelle. We aren’t usually this disorganized, but a bunch of students just quit on us when they graduated and got ‘real’ jobs.”

Ouch. I bit my lip before responding. “I should probably warn you that I’ve just graduated as well.

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