Taking Control by Danielle Dickson

Author:Danielle Dickson [Dickson, Danielle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ADVANCED READER COPY
Published: 2018-03-12T16:00:00+00:00

10

Zander

As much as I wanted to take her right then and there, I couldn’t. After an intense make-out session like we were teenagers behind the bleachers, I got her into my car and drove her home, again much to her protest but with the promise of a second date tonight.

On Wednesdays I normally train at the gym, but I’ve fought with myself that it’s worth missing out on. Unfortunately for everyone I work with, it doesn’t place me in a very good headspace.

I rub my temples against the whiney voice of Kai’s PA. I don’t remember her voice being this high. “Remind me why you didn’t go with him again?” I ask her impatiently.

“I’m sorry, sir?”

“Kai. Why didn’t you go to England with him?”

She tosses her platinum blond hair over her shoulder and giggles. I cringe, I hate when women giggle unnecessarily. “He told me I was of better use here. Anything he needs me for I can do from here while helping you stay on schedule while Cleo is off this week.”

Right, I knew there was someone missing today. If Cleo was here the room would be silent. I continue to rub my temples.

“Can I get you some Advil?”

I sigh, anything to get her out of here for a few minutes. “Please, Tiffany.”

“Coming right up. I’ll be back in a minute.”

“Take your time.” Seriously.

I know I don’t need pain meds because there’s no actual pain there, it’s all in my head. A phantom pain. But even if there was, I wouldn’t take them on account of—

“Here you go, I brought extra so you can take two now and then another two in around four hours.” That was fast, I think this woman may be superhuman.

She passes over four round pills wrapped in a napkin and a glass of water before stepping back and placing her hands behind her back, smiling at me like a fucking puppy wanting me to throw her a bone.

“Thank you.” I place them in front of me on my desk. “Can you remind me of my schedule today before you leave.”

I make sure to enunciate the word leave so she knows that’s what she’s to do afterward.

“Sure.”

She starts talking but all I keep thinking is: this is why I hired Cleo.

Cleo has been with me for the best part of five years now. I hired her because she has a no-nonsense policy for putting up with people’s shit. She doesn’t need me to micromanage her and tell her what she needs to do. She comes into work every day and gets things done while keeping me on schedule. And she does all this without speaking to me more than necessary.

And yes, while that may seem cold again, it’s the way we work. I know Cleo came from nothing just like me. Everyone who works for this company has a background check, and if she were interviewed by anyone other than me, she wouldn’t have gotten the job.

She had no experience or many qualifications to show

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