Playboy Assistant by Roe Valentine

Author:Roe Valentine [Valentine, Roe]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781773390635
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Published: 2016-10-29T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Tuesday morning, Fabian wore his lucky black and white polka dot bowtie. He really needed it. Everything was weird with Toni, and he didn’t want it to be that way. Not with her. He’d stayed up all night mulling over what happened. In those moments on her desk, he knew she felt what he did. No denying it. Why was she determined to forget it? Act like it didn’t happen at all.

In the office kitchen, he slipped a gallon of organic milk he’d bought that morning into the refrigerator. Davina didn’t say much to him besides hello, which was fine with him. The only person on his mind was Toni. With the hope that Toni would soften toward him, he walked into Toni’s office holding her special coffee. Empty. Where was she? He glanced at his watch. She should be at her desk. He put the coffee down on her RI coaster.

He waited for several minutes, and she’d still not arrived. Being late wasn’t like her. Was she okay? Was she sick? He didn’t want to think the worst. Worst would be she didn’t want to see him. He should leave, or he’d spend the whole day waiting for her in that very spot. Reaching for a pen on her desk, he briefly thought about the note he intended to leave for her.

Miss Robuchon,

Meet me in conference room C to discuss new findings with NeuRx. I think you’ll be pleased.

—F

The night before he’d managed to research the neurostimulation product Toni had been passionate about. He’d only done it to get her out of his mind. But what he found only made him think of her more. He couldn’t wait to share the game changing information with her. The executives would beg Toni to lead RI once she presented the new information. Hopefully, Fabian would be in better standing with his father once he found out how capable his son was.

“What are you doing in here?” Toni startled him.

“Hey,” he said, fingers still pressing the Post-it to her computer screen. “I wanted to meet with you.”

She crossed her arms over her red blouse. Her lips matched perfectly. “About?”

“NeuRx,” he said it slowly, trying to gauge her mood. He couldn’t read her. “I’ve found some information you might be interested in.”

Her arms dropped to her sides. “Oh?” Approaching her desk, she stopped a couple of feet in front of him.

“Yeah.” He paused, his gaze sliding over her face. Dark circles rimmed her eyes. She looked tired. Restless. Had she not slept much the night before? Odd, she didn’t seem interested in what he had to say about NeuRx. Something else occupied her thoughts, troubled her. Was it him that made her restless and tired? He needed to know what was going on with her. “I was surprised that you weren’t here earlier.”

“I-I had an appointment before work.” She looked away.

He frowned, willing her to face him “Is everything okay?”

Sighing, she finally gazed up at him, her eyes empty. “Yes. Tell me about this new information.

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