His Secret Baby by Jamie Knight

Author:Jamie Knight [Knight, Jamie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-12-26T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Wesley

“I am so sorry, Mr. Drive. We weren’t expecting you back until Friday at the earliest, and I just didn’t even think - ”

This poor young woman is scrambling to right herself, and she’s almost managing it. Almost. I decide to stick with this for a little longer… it’s worth finding out why she’s here, at least. If Matthews hired her just for her looks, keeping her around is going to be a waste of payroll. But if not…

“Mariah - it is Mariah, correct?” I ask her.

She nods, cheeks still filled with color. A wisp of her hair has escaped the ponytail she’s got it in, and it brushes against her cheek as she stands there. I have to resist the urge to reach out and tuck it back behind her ear.

“Well, Mariah…who hired you?” I already know the answer to this, and even if I didn’t, the sudden paleness in Matthews’ cheeks as I asked the question would have tipped me off.

Mariah gestures towards him. “Mr. Matthews did. Sir.”

“All right,” I say. “You two, come join me in my office.”

I catch the withering glare that Matthews directs towards Mariah, and that helps me make up my mind about what’s going to fucking happen next. I stride ahead of them down the hall, then look back.

“Now. If you don’t mind,” I say.

They both follow me. Matthews is seething, and the new girl, Mariah, is thin-lipped but oddly… poised. She doesn’t seem afraid, or flakey, or stupid. Just embarrassed - and even then, she’s hiding it well. I’m impressed, but now’s not the time to show it. Not yet, anyway.

Inside my office, I sit down at the desk and stare at the two of them as they stand in front of me. “So, what exactly is going on here, Matthews? I leave the office for a week, and before my office is cold you’ve hired two new people? Yes, I noticed the other new receptionist too. But she seemed to actually be working, so I didn’t feel the need to drag her away from that. You, though…” I start to say, turning my gaze towards Mariah.

Matthews chooses to pipe in, finally. “Sir, we’re short-staffed. We needed to bring people in, and I determined that expediency was in order. Having these two around takes pressure off the agents to manage all their own clients as they arrive, and - ”

“ - And it lets you enjoy some eye candy while you’re at it? These uniforms are absolutely absurd, and they don’t make the company look even remotely professional. I’m not impressed.”

That’s a lie. I’m quite impressed, just not with Matthews. With Mariah. I’ve had to remind myself several times even as I’ve been sitting behind my desk to not let my eyes wander up and down her body. She’s exactly the type of woman I was hoping to meet out on my vacation - at least that’s what it looks like so far.

Another thought strikes me. “Wasn’t it Susan’s job to corral the clients as they came in for appointments?”

“Ah…yes, it was.

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