Playing in SECRET (Corrigan & Co. Book 9) by Crystal Perkins

Author:Crystal Perkins [Perkins, Crystal]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-09-09T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Audrey

“Ready to go, kiddo?” I ask Jeanne as I walk into the lobby where she’s been helping Alex.

“Yeah. I just have one more envelope to stuff.”

“She’s been a big help today, Aud,” Alex tells me.

“It was kind of boring, but fun, too.”

“I’m guessing that the fun part was when Alex let you play some games on her e-reader.”

“Shit,” Alex says.

“It’s fine. You’re not her parent, and that’s the story we’re sticking to if Blake finds out.”

“Agreed.”

“I won’t tell,” Jeanne says, handing her finished work to Alex.

“No worries.”

“Can I come back tomorrow?”

“Don’t you have tutoring?”

“Yeah, but I’d rather be here. There are those big empty rooms off the cafeteria. Couldn’t I have lessons in there with my tutors?”

“Well, you’d have to get permission from Matt since he runs this place, and then you’d have to ask your dad.”

“I thought Reina was in charge.”

“Of the Foundation, and the Society, yes. Matt is in charge of Corrigan & Co., the business, though.”

“He came and helped me when he should’ve been running his company. He probably hates me.”

“Nah. My brother-in-law may act tough, but he’s a softy,” Alex tells her.

“You’re married to Matt’s brother?”

“I am.”

“Why are you a secretary?”

“Because I love it here, and I’m not qualified to be a Society Girl, even if there was an opening.”

“Don’t sell yourself short, Alex.”

“I’m not. Just being honest.”

“She’s a lot more than a secretary to us. We’d fall apart without her. I mean, seriously, have you ever tried to work that phone system? It’s a beast.”

“I love how you all go out and fight the baddest of the bad guys, yet are scared of my phones.”

“We all have our weaknesses,” I tell her with a shrug. She laughs and waves goodbye as she answers a call.

“Can we go see Matt now? Or maybe he’s too busy.”

“We can go up to his floor, and check. He’s always busy, but not as much as you’d imagine. He hires good people, and delegates whatever he can. He likes to make sure they all have a chance to prove themselves.”

“I still don’t understand why Alex would work as a secretary. Couldn’t Matt give her a better job if she needed one?”

“She doesn’t need a job.”

“Oh, because she’s married to a Corrigan, right?”

“No. She was a Griffin first. Well, actually her mother was a Griffin, and her father had even more money than they do. When her parents died, it all went to her.”

“Wow. I guess I might still work if I was rich. It’d be boring to just sit around. I still don’t get why she’s a secretary,” she says as we get off of the elevator.

“Someone who’s related to a Society mentor has to fill that job, and she’s more than just a secretary. She holds a lot of responsibility for keeping the balance between our public image, and our private reality. We all consider her to be at least our equal.”

“I didn’t mean to sound like I thought she wasn’t important. My dad says every job is important.

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