Page 97 of Matchmaking the CEO

Chapter Twenty-Four

Natalie

Iwas surprised whenI got a call from Maddox's head of HR, Carmen. I'd sent him my résumé yesterday during the party, and today was a Sunday.

"Hey," I told her after she introduced herself. "I wasn't expecting to hear from you today."

"Oh, trust me, we’re in a pinch, so when Maddox emailed me your résumé, saying he thinks you're a good fit, I jumped at the opportunity." She sounded like a can-do sort of woman, and I liked that in a person—no nonsense.

"He also said you have several other candidates."

"Yes, I spoke with them Friday. You’re the only one who can start right away. And Maddox has got a good feeling for the game," Carmen said. "If he's good with you, then so am I. He did tell you it's only for six weeks, right?"

"Yes, yes, he did," I said. I had no prayer of actually receiving one of the other jobs I'd applied to during that time, so this worked well.

"We have a flexible schedule. It's not exactly nine-to-five. We would expect you to be there at the events themselves."

"That's no problem."

She mentioned the salary, and it was very attractive.

"Also, we have a flexible workplace policy. You can work from home on the days when there isn't an event."

"Got it."

I wasn’t going to do that. I needed to be where there was AC, and that was any place except my home.

I leaned against the edge of the desk. Jake was watching me from the couch. He was wearing shorts and looked 100 percent sinful and 200 percent sexy.

I couldn't wait to celebrate this with him.

"I've got a lot of meetings tomorrow," she said, "but come to the office Tuesday at 8:00 a.m."

"For an interview?" I asked.

"Forget that. You're hired."

"Thank you. That's amazing and surprising."

She laughed. "We're a pretty informal company. I’d probably make you jump through hoops if it were a permanent position, but I’m relieved someone can pick up the slack immediately because we have an event coming up."

"I'll be at the office Tuesday at eight."

"Perfect."

"Thank you, Carmen. Have a great Sunday."

The second I put the phone down, I noticed I had five missed calls from a number I didn’t have saved. Maybe Carmen called from a different phone before switching to the one she just spoke with me on? It didn’t matter. I got the job.

Jake said, "Congratulations, babe."

I practically ran over to him, jumping into his lap, putting my ankles at the sides of his thighs. He grinned at my enthusiasm.

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