Chapter 5
Chapter Five
Lorelei
What a way to start the morning. I couldn’t believe I spilled coffee on that guy’s suit. Oh well. He shouldn’t have been standing so close to me, and he didn’t have to be so rude about it. In all the madness, I did notice how amazingly hot he was. There was something about him that sent my stomach into a flutter. He was tall, probably a little over six feet, with short brown hair, sea blue eyes, perfectly shaped lips, and a strong masculine jawline that sported a five o’clock shadow. God, he was probably one of the sexiest men I’d seen in a long time. He was pissed, and I prayed to God that I would never see him again. I had a feeling he’d never forget me and how I spilled coffee all over his designer suit.
Walking into the building, I met Garrett, who took me up to the twelfth floor and showed me to my desk.
“Here is your desk, and right across from it is Mr. Sutton’s office. Hang on a sec, and let me see if he’s in there.”
I set my things down and waited.
“Hmm. He’s never this late. He should have been here by now.”
“Hello,” a friendly female voice spoke to me. “You must be Jack’s new PA.” She smiled as she extended her petite hand.
“I’m Lorelei Flynn.” I smiled as I lightly shook it.
“I’m Coco Sutton. Jack’s sister. It’s nice to meet you.”
“Nice to meet you as well. I love your name.”
“Thank you. I bet you can’t guess where it came from.” She grinned.
“I’m thinking Coco Chanel.”
“Very good. My mother was, or should I say, is obsessed with her.”
“There you are,” Garrett spoke to the man stomping down the hall. “Meet your new PA, Lorelei.”
I looked over Coco’s shoulder and froze. Oh shit. Oh shit. Oh shit. My knees began to shake.
“You!” He pointed at me.
“Again. I’m sorry.” I bit down on my bottom lip as my stomach started doing flips.
“In my office, now!” he commanded.
“What the hell, Jack?” Coco expressed.
He stormed into his office, and I looked at Coco. “I may have accidentally spilled coffee on him this morning at Starbucks. I didn’t know he was my boss. Shit!”
She laughed. “Lorelei, we are going to become best friends!” She patted me on the shoulder as I walked into Jack’s office.
“Shut the door!” he yelled.
I gulped as I turned around and shut the door.
“Sit!” He pointed to the chair in front of his desk.
I was literally shaking as I sat down. He took a seat and folded his hands on his desk, staring at me without saying a word. He just stared at me with those sea-blue eyes that displayed so much anger.
“I had to go home and change because of that little mishap this morning. Are you always that clumsy?”
“I’m sorry, sir. It was an accident.” I looked down.
“Look at me when you speak.”
Okay, this guy was fucking crazy. Who the hell did he think he was? He acted like I committed murder. Suddenly, rage overcame me as I stood up and planted my finger on his desk.
“Maybe you shouldn’t have been standing so close to me. I wouldn’t have spilled coffee on you if you didn't invade my personal space. Like I said. It was an accident, and I’m sorry. I will pay for your suit to be cleaned.”
He looked at me in shock as he leaned back in his chair. He studied me for a moment, his eyes raking over me from head to toe.
“You’re right. You will pay for the suit to be cleaned. In fact, that is your first job as my personal assistant. You are to take my suit to the cleaners down the street.”
“Yes, sir,” I calmly spoke.
“Now sit back down. I want to go over some things with you.” He reached into his desk drawer, pulled out a cell phone, and handed it to me.
“This is for you. It’s not for personal use. It’s for me to get a hold of you when you’re not in the office. My number is already programmed into it. This is for business purposes only. When it rings, I expect you to answer it. If I send you a text message, you are to respond immediately. Do you understand, Miss Flynn?”
“Yes, sir. I understand.”
“Good. You will also be here at eight a.m. sharp. In fact, I would prefer you to be here a few minutes early. Also, you are to be available at all times. Even after work hours.”
“But, sir?—”
“No buts, Miss Flynn. You accepted this job as my personal assistant, and I take that very seriously. If this is going to be a problem for you, then maybe you should reconsider.”
“It won’t be a problem, sir.”
“For the love of God, please stop calling me ‘sir.’ Just call me Mr. Sutton.”
“Yes, Mr. Sutton,” I spoke.
“Okay. Now that we have cleared the air, my suit is on the chair. Take it to the cleaners and hurry back.”
I got up from my chair and grabbed his suit. Opening his office door, I noticed Garrett standing near my desk with a look of panic on his face.
I smiled. “Don’t worry. I can handle Mr. Sutton.”
He let out a sigh of relief. “I was preparing myself to find a replacement for you.”
Jack
I watched as her long, lean legs and sculpted ass walked out of my office. Damn, she was beautiful, and she was my PA. I wasn’t too sure how that was going to work out. My other PAs were okay, but really nothing to look at. But Lorelei Flynn was definitely something to look at. What fucking sucked was that I was getting hard when she stood up, placed her finger on my desk, and took a tone with me.
Garrett walked in, shaking his head.
“You have some serious explaining to do,” I spoke as I pointed my finger at him.
“Me? What the fuck, Jack. She wasn’t here for two minutes, and you already yelled at her like that. The whole damn office could hear you.”
“You said she was attractive. You didn’t say she was sexy as hell. That could very well pose a problem for me and my cock.”
He put his hand up. “Don’t you even think about it. Jesus Christ, Jack, do you know the lawsuit she could file if you even think about fucking her? She’s a nice girl. Leave her alone.”
I cocked my head at him. “Do you have a thing for her?”
“No. Absolutely not. She needs this job, man. She really needs it.”
“Why does she need it so bad?” I glared at him. I got the feeling there was something he wasn’t telling me.
“Why does anyone need a job? She’s supporting herself, and she lives in New York. Enough said. Listen, in the past year, you’ve gone through fourteen PAs. I think that may be some kind of world record. You’ve got a reputation, Jack. Let’s try to turn that around and keep this one around for a while.”
I rolled my eyes. “I’ll do my best.”
He sighed and walked out.