Break So Soft by Stasia Black

Author:Stasia Black [Black, Stasia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-11-06T05:00:00+00:00

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When I wake up, it’s to find Jackson watching me, propped up on an elbow. I startle slightly and pull the sheet to cover my breasts. His eyes stay trained on my face though.

“What are you staring at, you freak?” I mumble, blushing and letting some hair fall to cover my face.

“I want to transfer you so you’re working directly with my team on the newest prototype we’re developing. Every report I get from your supervisor says your work is head and shoulders above the rest. I need your kind of expertise and out-of-the-box thinking on my team.”

“What?” I blink blearily and try to wrap my sleep-fogged brain around what he’s saying. Wait, does he mean—?

He reaches forward and grabs one of my hands between both of his. “Come work with me.” His eyes zero in on mine, the blue of his irises shining in the morning light filtering in through the curtained windows. “And I mean, work with me side-by-side. No more of this being in the same building but on separate projects crap.”

I sputter. “Stop it. You know I never wanted special treatment just because we’re…” I wave a hand between our bodies, “… involved.”

A crease appears between Jackson’s eyebrows. “I’m not just suggesting this because I want to spend more time with you—”

“But that is one of your considerations,” I butt in.

His eyebrows drop to a full frown of annoyance. “If you’d let me finish—” He moves so that he’s even closer to me in the bed, face to face. “—It’s not just selfish, it’s good business sense. I’ve been watching the work you’re doing. It’s phenomenal. Even your supervisor Marcy thinks so.”

I draw back from him. No way perpetual-stick-up-her-ass Marcy can have anything good to say about me.

“No way.”

Jackson puts a hand to my cheek to stop me from shaking my head. “Have I ever lied to you?”

My eyes flare briefly back up to his.

“She reports that no one cleans code up as quickly as you and that when you discovered Thompson’s bug a few weeks ago—the one that wasn’t just a bug but a logic error—you coded an elegant solution that made the algorithm work three times faster. She said you’re the best on her team.”

Wow. Marcy paid attention to that? I mean, I included it in my written report, but I didn’t even think she read those things.

Still. “Then why not promote Marcy herself?” She’s ambitious as hell and would no doubt be pissed if I was promoted ahead of her.

Jackson smiles at me, head tilted sideways. “A person would think you didn’t want a promotion.” He shakes his head and laughs. “Not that it’s any of your business, but I am in fact promoting Marcy to a top project management position. That’s only coincidental, though. Like you, she’s earned it. All of my employees know that while loyalty is rewarded, skill is what is most highly valued. There’s a reason that we have avenues at CubeThink for bright new talent to rise in the ranks more quickly.

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