Page 15 of Valentine's Daddy To Go
I’m not going to act worried, though. I’m sure there are other ways I can get what I want from this voluptuous woman. This just looks to be the most clear-cut strategy at the moment, and I had to come up with something on the fly.
And, honestly, it’s going to be fun playing with Nellie.
“Well?” I rumble.
She starts to say something, her face flushed, but then her mouth tightens into a line. She takes a deep breath.
“Okay,” she says between her teeth.
“Okay?”
“Yes, I’ll come work for you, but only because my brother needs this job so he can support his family. I’ll quit my current job and come work for you.” Her voice is tight with reluctance, but it’s fine because all I needed was a yes. I’m sure once she understands what’s going on, things will be a lot smoother. She’ll enjoy the work a lot more than she can imagine.
“Great. Just leave your contact info with the receptionist out front, and I’ll get in touch with you with additional details. But for now, do you have any questions?”
She stares at me.
“No, I’ll see you Monday,” comes her tight reply.
I nod, and Nellie stands up. I love how she assumes this is for an accounting position because what else could I want her for?
The curvy girl marches towards the door, reaching for the knob. But before pulling it open, she turns back to me, her eyes on fire. I know she has all kinds of questions rattling around in her brain.
I’m daring her to ask them, but instead, she opens the door and leaves without another word.
I’m not going to lie. I’m a bit surprised that the whole thing actually worked because it was so spur of the moment. But hey, I’m not one to sit around when there’s opportunity in the air. Plus, there’s some planning I’m going to have to get done. I’ll talk to Brenda, my housekeeper, once I’m home, and let her know what to pick up and all that.
Of course, I’ll have to deal with Nellie’s idiot brother, but it’ll be worth it. Hopefully, she’ll be able to see that Brian’s a lazy douche, and then we can drop this pretense, but for now, it works in my favor.
My door opens again, and Colton strides in. Yesterday, I was lamenting to him about how I don’t like being in charge of firings. As co-owners, we decided a while ago who does what. I got firings, he got payroll, and then back and forth, we divvied up everything.The good and the bad.
Looks like it’s finally worked out in my favor.
“Is that the girl from last night?” Colt asks with a puzzled smile. His head is still peering out the door to see through the large window we have looking into the garage.
“Yeah, it is.” He fully enters my office, satisfied with whatever he’s seen, closing the door behind him.
“Not going to lie, I had an amazing time with Amy last night, but I didn’t bring her into work, man. Just exactly what did that young girl do to warp your mind? Was the head that immaculate?”
“Dude, it’s not like that. I didn’tbringher here. She just walked into my office.”
He chuckles.
“What did you do to drive that young girl so crazy?”
“Nothing,” I drawl. “But she just so happens to be that idiot Brian’s sister.”
Colt looks puzzled.
“Brian? You mean the dumbass you fired yesterday? She’s his sister? But she’s so different from him. She’s not some heathen.”
“Yeah, I was just as surprised. She came to talk to me to beg for his job back on his behalf. Evidently, Brian’s in some kind of tough spot and can’t support his family without this position.” Or whatever sob story he told her. He already lied to her once as far as I can tell.
After all, needing a job is a spot a lot of people are in. I would have more sympathy for the guy if he wasn’t such a terrible employee. He actually knows how to fix up bikes pretty well when he shows up in the mornings. But everything about him is a goddamn mess. I don’t know what to believe with that guy.
What makes it even worse is he couldn’t do the dirty work himself, and talk to me one on one like a man. He sent his sister. What Brian needs is to man the fuck up and take responsibility for his actions.
Then again, I’m not mad that I got to see Nellie again. But at this point, I have no respect for Brian whatsoever. He’s just a means to an end.
