The Millionaire Bachelor by Susan Mallery

Author:Susan Mallery [Mallery, Susan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9781460378106
Google: eg_NBAAAQBAJ
Amazon: B00OHW2QLS
Barnesnoble: B00OHW2QLS
Goodreads: 2051183
Publisher: HQN Books
Published: 2014-12-15T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Cathy paused outside the door to Stone’s office. Despite all the time they’d spent together, she was nervous. Probably because today was different. She was no longer just a friend, or someone he was helping out while she recovered from the accident. Today she was his employee.

“I can do this,” she whispered. She’d repeated the phrase at least a hundred times over the past couple of days. So far she wasn’t convinced, but she figured it had to sink in sometime and start working. She would be successful because the alternative was unthinkable. This mattered too much—she wasn’t going to let herself fail.

She smoothed down the front of her tailored slacks. She’d bought a couple of pairs, along with some simple blouses and a pair of nice leather flats. The clothes were a far cry from her usual oversize jeans and T-shirts. The combination of low-fat food and Pepper’s exercise program showed on her slimmer figure. Between that and her new haircut, she felt almost pretty. Perhaps for the first time in her life.

“Good thing,” she said softly. “Today I’m going to need all the confidence I can get!”

With that she knocked firmly on Stone’s office door and stepped inside.

He was already working. He glanced up and smiled. Cathy’s stomach reacted with a predictable leap up against her ribs. She sighed. So much for getting used to being around him, she thought. Every time she thought she had the situation under control, something happened to change it. This time her nerves were a combination of first-day tension and lingering memories of the kiss they’d shared.

“Good morning,” he said, and glanced at his watch. “It’s barely eight, Cathy. I didn’t expect you this early.”

She shrugged and stepped into his office. “I wasn’t sure what time you wanted me to start and I knew you would be here first thing.” According to Ula, the man barely slept. He didn’t drink, didn’t eat much. Work was his life. Cathy had begun to wonder if the reason for that was work was all Stone could trust.

“Why don’t we compromise on eight-thirty as a regular starting time,” he said as he rose to his feet. “I would rather you stayed late than came in early. I have people on the East Coast to take care of the market opening, but not enough staff to cover the international comings and goings in the Far East. This way.”

He led her to a side door. She followed him into another room. “You’ll work here,” he said.

Cathy glanced around in amazement. She hadn’t really thought about what it would be like working for Stone. She’d known she would be busy, but she hadn’t dwelled on the question of if she would have a desk or not. She certainly hadn’t expected a whole office just for her.

The space was smaller than his, but there were large windows and the view was amazing. An L-shaped desk dominated the room. The short leg contained a computer complete with a printer. Against the far wall were several filing cabinets, along with copy and fax machines.

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