Skinny Dipping by Kaye Alicia M

Author:Kaye, Alicia M [Kaye, Alicia M]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, romantic comedy, chic lit, chick lit
Published: 2014-02-10T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Bradley motioned for Sophie to enter his office. As the door shut behind her, leaving them alone, a nightmarish realisation swept over her. Something was wrong, very wrong.

His tall figure prowled, circling round like she’d walked into a lion’s den, his gaze flicked up and down until he stopped still. He stood close, too close. She felt goose bumps rushing up her arms as his minty breath touched her cheek; she could only hear his breathing. This was one of his intimidation techniques. She’d learned it herself in a sales course, he’d sent her on.

“You’re not on your game.” He rubbed the bottom of his chiselled chin, a lazy grin appearing on his face.

She looked up from underneath her lashes, his gaze danced at her as if he was looking for a partner. She would dance, but she would have to will herself to focus, concentrate on the right steps. Or she’d be caught unstuck, tripping over her tongue like the rest of the girls in the office, dragged into some type of woozy daze simply from looking at him. Today, she needed to concentrate more than ever.

“You’re supposed to practically be in bed with your clients. Know everything.”

“Bradley, what’s this about?”

“I might have been wrong about you.”

Sophie shifted uncomfortably on her feet, folding her arms in front of her. “I don’t think that’s the case and I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Bradley’s comment kept revolving through her mind like she was stuck on a carrousel. He might have been wrong about her. Might have been wrong? What did that mean? One thing was for sure, she needed to fight back, because something was going on with Bradley which she didn’t like.

“The hotel chain. The Silver Account. We’re not going to get it.”

“Oh,” she said, a pang in her guts, understanding the information. “But I’ve increased billing on that client about fifty percent.”

He scowled. “You should have known that we wouldn’t get the hotel chain business. You’ve wasted your time, with all those stupid swimming lessons you’re doing. You’ve become inefficient and lost perspective with what’s important. More revenue and working efficiently. I just don’t understand. How could you not know that the work was going to another firm? How?”

There was a sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach. Bradley needed someone to blame. He needed a scapegoat.

“How?” she said in exasperation. “Matthew Silver wants us to continue on with the Skinny Dipping campaign, and said he’d think about the hotels. It makes sense considering he already has an advisor for the hotel chain. So it’s not like he’s reappointing a new advisor. I have had a discussion about how we can help but he wants to see how we deliver first on the Skinny Dipping campaign.”

“I’ve got a feeling you’re emotionally invested in this one; you can’t see the forest for the trees. And what was with you this morning at the management meeting? You get one email from Matthew Silver and you go all dreamy.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.