Page 30 of Assistant to the Billionaire CEO

It was him! Again.

It was Ace.

My new boss.

The man I’d just masturbated to.

He knew that I’d masturbated to him.

Instantly, I felt guilty for allowing myself to think less-than-professional things about my boss, and to moan his name while orgasming.

With shaky fingers, I picked my phone up.

A message from Bonnie flashed across the screen.

Bonnie:Wanna go out for some cocktails?Clinking glasses emoji. It might help you take your mind off the interview thing.

Phew.

Oh, thank goodness. I was good. It wasn’t my boss.

Me:Actually, I got the job… Ace just called. I’m starting on Monday.

Bonnie:WHAAAAT?!? No. Gurl. If I didn’t know you better, I’d think you were dreading telling me. Meet you at Davy Dave’s for a daiquiri at 7 p.m.?

Me:Make it a mojito, and it’s a deal.

I grinned at my phone screen. Its screensaver was a picture of Bonnie and me with goofy faces, sticking out our tongues. The photo always made me laugh. If I explained everything, Bonnie would understand. It was only a matter of one or two mojitos until she would be on my side.

Everything was falling into place. I had the best friend, the best brother, and now—thebestjob. The thought of my brother reminded me that I needed to let Damon know I’d got the job too.

After I retrieved my panties from the sink, my bathrobe from the hook on the bathroom door, slipped both on, and as soon as I was “decent” again, I dialed Damon’s number.

“Hey, sis,” Damon answered on the first ring. “What’s up?”

“Hey, Batman. I’m doing better than ever! In fact, I’m on cloud nine. No, I take that back—I’m on cloud ten. Ace just called me…” I left him hanging with a dramatic pause.

“And?”

“Guess.”

“Just tell me, and hurry up,” he said.

“I got the job! I got it! Of course, I got it because you guys are friends, but I’m fine with that.”

There was a pause. “I’m sure you got it on your merits alone.”

Hopping from foot to foot, I waited for Damon to express his delight. But there was nothing. “You don’t sound too happy?” No one could say my brother was a talkative person, but even for him, that was a bit thin. A strange feeling spread in my stomach.

“I’m happy for you. Well done. One of these days you’ll be a world-renowned architect, and Ace will have to go to extraordinary lengths to thank me for helping get you into his employ.”

“That’s a really sweet thing to say, mwah!” I felt oddly relieved and sent Damon a kiss. “I can’t describe how thankful I am that you recommended me to Ace.”

“I didn’t have to recommend you. Like I said, I’m sure he hired you on your own merit. I was just the middleman.”

“You’re being too modest.” I twirled my robe’s sash around like a majorette might twirl a baton on parade day. “You’re the best big brother in the whole galaxy, and I love you.”

There was more silence.

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