Page 12 of Losing Control
Did he just say that he loves me?
“Sorry, what did you say?” I ask, needing to hear him say it again before I say anything else.
“I said, I love you.”
I clamp my mouth shut and blink rapidly. Never in a million years would I have thought that Michael would say those words to me tonight.
“I’m sorry if I have said that to you too soon, but I can’t hide how I feel anymore. I don’t want to scare you off but––”
I cut him off by placing my fingers over his lips. He abruptly stops speaking and his eyes widen slightly.
This wonderful man has just declared his love for me, and now he is apologising because he is worried about scaring me.
He has done nothing but think about my needs in the last three months, and he has taken everything at a pace that I am comfortable with.
I already know how I feel about him, and I don’t want to waste any more time in keeping it to myself.
“I love you too.”
Chapter Nine
A bright beginning
“Miss Fields, we have been reviewing the work that you have done since starting as a temp for us,” my boss, Mr Collinson, says as I sit there wondering why I have been called into his office. I can’t recall doing anything wrong.
“Your work has been excellent, and you have acquired several new customers for us in a short amount of time. I would like to take this opportunity to offer you a permanent position within the company,” he tells me with a smile on his face.
“Oh, wow!” Now that, I was not expecting.
“Of course, if you choose to accept the position then it would mean a salary increase for you, and we would like to promote you to marketing manager.”
Holy shit! A promotion? Manager?
“You would remain on the floor that you have been working on, and essentially you will be in charge of four other staff members within the marketing team. That team will consist of Beverly Watson, Tony Smith, Henry Walker, and Tyler Morris.”
I already know who is on the marketing team, but I am not about to interrupt him. I listen as he discusses my rate of pay and what would be expected of me by taking a management position. With every word that he speaks, I feel my confidence rise.
Mr Collinson doesn’t seem to have a bad word to say about my work, and that makes me feel fantastic. I have worked my butt off whilst I have been here, but I never did it to gain a promotion. I did it to keep myself busy. I did it to occupy my mind when Tom and I broke up, and for it to result in this seems like some kind of reward for all of the shit that I have been through.
“That being said,” Mr Collinson continues, and I realise that I zoned out for a few minutes there. “You have forty eight hours in which to make your decision.”
“Oh, I don’t need to think about it. I accept,” I reply, not wanting to waste any time.
“Are you sure, Miss Fields?”
“Absolutely.”
This is my fresh start.
New job, loving boyfriend, and a whole new me.
Chapter Ten
Subtle differences
“Wow! That’s fantastic,” Kim says as I fill her in on my conversation with Mr Collinson.
“I can’t believe it. I mean, I never expected a promotion.” I’m still in a state of shock.
