Page 2 of Secretary Crush
He laughs, and I see just how handsome he really is. His sandy-blond hair is cut short, and it’s styled neatly. He gives me that boy-next-door smile, and his green eyes shine as he holds out his hand. “It’s nice to meet you, Ella.”
I shake his hand. “You too. Thanks for having me over for dinner. I just moved in today, and I haven’t managed to unpack very much yet.”
“No problem. We haven’t been here all that long either, so we know how it feels to live off leftover pizza and beer,” he jokes as he pours the margaritas into two glasses. He hands one that’s set off to the side to Zoe. “Virgin for you.”
She laughs and shakes her head. “If only,” she jokes, and I can’t help but laugh.
He hands a drink to me and keeps one for himself before I’m led over to the table where we sit and start making our plates.
“So, Ella, what brings you to town?” Gage asks as we’re all making our chicken tacos.
“Oh. Well…” I start, trying to figure out how honest I want to be. “Truthfully, I was living with my boyfriend in the city when I caught him cheating on me with a woman he works with.” I lift my brows. “So here I am.” I laugh.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to pry,” he says, gaze flashing over to Zoe, who’s shooting daggers at him with her eyes.
“No, it’s fine. I wanted to move out of the city for a long time, but it just wasn’t possible with David’s job. For more reasons than I originally thought,” I joke. “So, after everything went down, I just figured…why not?”
Zoe nods. “I don’t blame you one bit. I had the same thing happen to me. I moved to the city with big dreams, but all I found was my loser ex, who cheated on me while I was at work. I packed up and left that night, and it wasn’t long after that Gage and I got together. I haven’t looked back since,” she says, looking over at me.
He gives her a slight smile. “Have you found a job here in town yet?” he asks.
“No, I haven’t even looked. I’m going to have to find one quick, though. I used a lot of my savings for the move.”
“What did you do back in the city? What kind of job are you looking for?”
“I worked in an office. I was basically a secretary. I answered phones, took messages, filed things, pretty much did anything my boss asked.” I shrug as I take a bite of my taco.
“I don’t want to be too forward, but I may know the perfect job for you.”
“You do?” Zoe and I say at the same time.
He nods. “Yeah, I’m an accountant, and one of my clients, who I’ve become pretty close friends with, is looking for an office girl. He owns his own motorcycle shop. He fixes bikes and does tune-ups and all that, but he also custom builds bikes and sells them. If you want, I can give him a call and see if he’s still looking.”
“Yeah, that would be great. Thanks.”
2
HUDSON
“Boss, you got a phone call,” Tony says, motioning over his shoulder with his thumb as he comes walking out of the office.
I throw my wrench down with a sigh, then head into the office of the garage. I have a seat behind the desk that’s littered with papers, trash, and debris, and I grab the phone and put it to my ear. “Hello?”
“Hudson?” the man on the other end of the line asks.
“That’s me. Who’s this?”
“Hey, man. It’s Gage.”
“Hey, what’s going on, man? I hope there isn’t a problem with my numbers. This office is a wreck. I got everything over to you that I could find,” I tell him, looking at the way the filing cabinet has one drawer open and papers seem to be spilling out onto the floor.
He laughs. “No, not at all. Everything is looking good for you. But I was wondering, are you still looking for some office help?”
“Hell yeah, I am. Have you seen this place? You can barely walk through it without tripping over something and breaking your neck.”
He chuckles. “Well, I think I may have found you someone.”
“Oh, yeah?”
