Page 19 of For the Lover in You
I nodded. "Yes. She's really nice."
"Good, she will train you on the duties around here. If things get to be too much, let us know, and we can scale back."
I nodded.
"You good?" he asked.
"Yeah... first-day jitters."
"That's understandable. Just take your time and make it your own."
Tremaine placed his hand on my shoulder. His simple touch sent jolts of electricity through my body. The firmness and weight of his hand screamed power. He dropped his hand and looked back at Susanna.
"Susanna, her work material is in the back. Take it easy on her today. I'm swamped in meetings, but I trust you got her."
Susanna smiled. "You know it! Come on, Mila. Let me show you where you're going to be sitting and get you set up."
Our bodies brushed against each other as I tried to walk around him to follow Susanna.
"Sorry about that," I immediately apologized.
"It's all good."
I sped off to make sure I didn't have to be in his presence much longer. For some reason, Tremaine was extremely fine today. I needed to keep my composure and avoid the thoughts trying to invade my mind since he stepped out of his car this morning. The thoughts in my mind were not good. I was here to do a job, make a living for KJ, and be able to keep him. I wasn't here to imagine how it would be if he had me bent over the white sofa while he stroked deeply into me. It had been a while since I had felt this type of urge. I never felt this type of energy with Kyle. Yet, Tremaine was my boss now, and I planned to keep things on an employee and manager level. No matter how long it had been since I had back-breaking sex.
I was thankful to Susanna for pulling me from my imagination when she called out to me.
"Mila, would you like a Mac or a Dell?" she asked, holding up two laptop boxes.
I shrugged. "I'll take a Mac, please."
She smiled. "I'm liking you more and more."
For three hours, I sat with Susanna, learning how to schedule appointments, set calls, pay invoices, and make cold calls in addition to hosting lunches, events, and maintaining a tidy office. She was extremely helpful and never got frustrated with my numerous questions.
"You're doing so well, Mila. Are you sure you've never done this before?" Susanna asked with a smile.
I shook my head. "Never, I'm just trying to show Mr. Houston I appreciate this job."
"Well, I will let him know personally you're doing a good job and it's just day one."
"Thank you, Susanna."
She smiled and turned back to the computer to show me something different. Seconds later, the sound of Tremaine's shoes could be heard heading in our direction.
"How's it going, ladies?" he asked.
I looked up from the computer at him and softly gasped at his appearance. He had on a pair of black square glasses. He no longer wore his blazer, and the top of his shirt was unbuttoned, showing off the gold chain with an H. He had his sleeves rolled up, exposing many tattoos on his arms. His eyes bounced from me to Susanna and back. He had me stuck, and I couldn't form a sentence. Tremaine had become the finest man I had ever laid eyes on. I was thankful Susanna spoke for us.
"It's going well! Ms. Mila here is a natural. She's killing it."
He looked at me and smiled. My honeypot warmed up, so I squeezed my legs tight to control the feeling.
"That's good to hear. I'm sorry I didn't come out to check on y'all much earlier. I got wrapped up in meetings."
"It's okay. We were so busy working and didn't even realize how much time had passed," Susanna said, standing to her feet, stretching.
"Well, it's lunchtime. Did you ladies want to go grab a bite?"
