We finished our glasses of wine and Stella had to leave. She was meeting Sebastian for a late dinner.
“Hope, Auntie Stella is leaving,” I yelled from the living room.
She came running out of her room and gave Stella a hug goodbye.
“See you later, alligator.” Stella smiled as she held up her fist.
“After a while, crocodile.” Hope fist bumped her. It was their thing that always made me smile.
I thanked Stella for coming over, and as I walked her to the door, I gave her a hug.
“You better call me tomorrow and let me know how your first day went. I’m dying to hear all about Mr. Asshole Sutton.”
I laughed. “I will.”
****
Jack
I awoke with a good feeling. Today I had a new PA and I couldn’t be happier. First thing on the agenda was condoms. I hoped she wouldn’t be offended. But if she was, who cared. I put on my Armani suit and headed downstairs where Madeline, my maid, had breakfast waiting for me.
“Good morning, Madeline.” I smiled.
“Good morning, Jack. You seem to be in a good mood this morning.”
“That’s because I am. My new personal assistant starts today.”
She sighed. “Would you like to take bets on how long she’ll last?”
“Now, now, Madeline. Let’s not be negative. Not today. Garrett told me she’s extremely organized and she even straightened the paperweight on his desk. So, that right there tells me that she’ll be good.”
“Great. She possesses the same qualities as you.” She rolled her eyes.
Madeline was a good woman with a good heart. She was in her early fifties and she had worked for me for about three years. She didn’t put up with my shit and I respected her for that. She reminded me of my mother but nicer. Tony, my personal driver and friend, stepped into the kitchen and glanced over at Madeline. I was pretty sure he had a thing for her. I shuddered at the thought. I would catch the two of them chatting it up early in the morning before I would come in for breakfast. I once asked him about it and he said I was imagining things. I knew damn well I wasn’t imagining anything. Both of them had never been married and, outside of working for me, I didn’t think they had lives.
As he was driving me to my office, I had him stop at Starbucks so I could grab a coffee. I called Coco before leaving the house and asked her to stop for me and she told me to stop myself and that I better not call her secretary. Her voice was threatening, which told me she was in another mood. Standing in line at Starbucks was not the way I wanted to start my morning. In fact, this would be the last time, since my new PA would be fetching my coffee for me from now on.
When I looked down at my phone, my eyes fixated on a pair of lean, long legs in front of me as well as the sculpted ass that was attached to them. I stared this woman up and down in her slim black skirt and matching jacket. Her long, blonde, wavy hair lay perfectly over her shoulders. It was the kind of hair that was perfect for pulling during sex. I wanted to get a glimpse of her from the front, but I couldn’t very well say, “Excuse me, but you’re smoking hot and delicious from the back, so please turn around so I can see the rest of your package.” I tried not to think about it. She placed her order and stepped to the side. After placing my order, I glanced at her before taking my place behind her. She was beautiful. She stood about five foot seven with a very petite frame. I couldn’t quite catch the color of her eyes because she was looking down as the barista prepared her coffee. When he set her cup on the counter, she grabbed it and quickly turned around, spilling some coffee on my new Armani suit.#p#分页标题#e#
“Oh my God. I’m so sorry.” Her captivating blue eyes stared into mine.
Captivating or not, I was pissed as hell. I took a step back and examined my suit. She quickly grabbed a napkin and began to dab my suit with it.
“Stop!” I commanded. You’ll leave the lint from the napkin all over my suit coat.”
“I am so sorry. Please let me pay to have that cleaned for you.”
“Don’t worry about it. Just take your coffee and go,” I spoke with irritation.
I could tell she was embarrassed, but I didn’t care. She was clumsy and I wanted her out of my sight.
“Again, I’m so sorry.”
“Just go.” I waved my hand.
I mumbled under my breath as I climbed into the limo. “Tony, you need to take me back home so I can change my suit. Some clumsy blonde spilled coffee on me.”
“That wouldn’t be the blonde I just saw practically running out the door, was it?”
“Yeah, that was her.” I sighed.