Page 73 of Boss's Baby Surprise

“Fine, just ship the whole file cabinet. How soon do you think you can have it here?”

There was silence on the other end of the call for at least a full minute.

“I honestly have no idea. I will start making phone calls as soon as my receptionist is in and I can focus on this. In the meantime, send me the address you would like me to have this shipped to.”

“Fine,” I agreed. I ended the call and headed downstairs to the hotel lobby and the concierge desk.

“Good morning.” The concierge smiled brightly at me. “How can I help you today?”

“I’m having a couple of boxes of files delivered in the next day or two. I was wondering if the hotel has executive office space that I can borrow and set up in as I sort through some paperwork?”

“We do have office spaces available for our guests. However, those are only available on an hourly basis. Sounds to me like you might want someplace where you can spread out and close the door behind you. Is that right?” she asked.

I hadn’t really thought about what I needed. This was the type of thing I would typically have handed over to Alayna, and she would have provided me with a perfect solution.

“Yes, that sounds about right,” I said.

“We have several flexible office solution locations in Seattle. Those are the kind of places where you can basically rent an office space, not unlike getting a hotel room,” she told me.

“Is that something you could help me find?”

“Absolutely. What was your name again, sir?”

“Kyle Love.”

She turned to her computer and her fingers flew over the keyboard. “I see you have an open-ended stay with us… and Ihave your room number here. How many days do you think you would want your office for?”

“I’m not exactly sure,” I admitted.

“I’ll put down that something open-ended would be preferred. And your location, is there a particular part of town you need?” Her fingers flew over the keyboard. “I have just a few more questions before I can get started. We’ve already discussed that you want an office where you can close the door, that will be a private office. Are you planning on having meeting, or will you need access to a conference room?”

“Not this time, just a workspace.”

“Okay,” she said as she continued to type. “How many desks and chairs, or people, will you need in your office?”

“Right now, it’s just me, but I might need to bring an assistant in, so I guess enough space for two people to sort through a lot of files. And some place close to the hotel, I think, would be best for now.”

“It looks like I should be able to find some availability. When do you want to start? Is this something you would want for today?”

I shook my head. “I don’t think I’m going need it before tomorrow at the earliest.”

She looked up from her typing. “I should be able to get this reserved for you. I can put your reservation through the hotel, and it will show on your bill with us. Will that work for you?”

“Yes, that would be fine,” I said. The easier, the better as far as I was concerned.

“Fabulous. I will reach back out to you as soon as I have booked a space and have that confirmation.”

I thanked her and started to walk away. She seemed competent. I turned around and stepped back to the desk.

“Mr. Love, you’re back.”

“You aren’t looking for a new job, are you?” I asked.

“No sir, I am well situated here. What can I help you with?”

“I need a new personal assistant.”

She didn’t even seem fazed by my request. “I can do a little research for you and maybe locate a placement agency that would have an executive assistant with the proper skillset for you.”

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