Chapter 6
Chapter Six
Lorelei
I stepped inside the cleaners and handed the man Jack’s suit.
“This is for Mr. Sutton.”
“Ah. You aren’t Amber,” he spoke.
“No. I’m Lorelei, Mr. Sutton’s new personal assistant.”
“I see. Another one, eh? That man sure knows how to go through assistants. I’ll have this ready tomorrow afternoon. Good luck to you, Lorelei.” He smiled.
I gave him a small smile back and heard the phone that Jack gave me ding. I pulled it from my purse, and shock swept over my face as I read his text message.
“I forgot to tell you. On your way back, stop at the drugstore and pick me up a box of condoms.”
This was a joke, right? He seriously wouldn’t have me buy him condoms. Would he?
“Are you serious?” I typed quickly.
“Dead serious. Do you have a problem with that?”
Shit. He was serious. This was a nightmare.
“No. No problem at all, Mr. Sutton.”
Walking into the drugstore, I headed to the aisle where the condoms were kept and stared at the overwhelming display that stood before me. It had been years since I looked at condoms. In fact, I didn’t think I ever had. Brett always bought them. Why the hell were there so many different types? My mind was overcrowded, so I called Stella.
“Hey there. Why are you calling me already? You didn’t quit, did you?”
“No,” I whispered. “He sent me to buy him a box of condoms, and I don’t know which ones to get. There are so many different damn kinds, and it’s making my head hurt.”
An explosion of laughter came through the phone.
“This isn’t funny, Stella. I need your help.”
“I’m sorry, Lorelei, but we don’t use condoms. I have an IUD, remember?”
“Shit. I forgot.”
“You’re either going to have to pick a box or ask him which ones he prefers.” She laughed uncontrollably.
“Thanks.”
“Sorry. I’m really sorry.” She continued to laugh.
“I’ll call you later.”
Okay. So, did he want thin, sensitive, or maybe stronger? Textured or non-textured? Was he a freak and into colored condoms? Desensitizing condoms? Lubed or non-lubed? Fuck if I knew. Damn him for making me do this. I grabbed the Ultra-Ribbed Ecstasy ones and took the box to the counter.
“If these aren’t the right ones, may I return them?” I asked the guy behind the counter.
“You don’t know if you’re buying the right condoms?” he asked with a smile.
“They aren’t for me. They’re for my boss—a man I just started working for about an hour ago. My first mission was to take his suit to the cleaners, and then he sent me to buy his condoms.”
The clerk cocked his head. “These wouldn’t happen to be for Mr. Sutton, would they?”
My heart started racing. You have got to be kidding me.
“Yes, they are.” I frowned.
The clerk nodded his head. “I’ll be right back.” He took the box with him, and a few seconds later, he returned with a box of Magnum XL. “These are the ones Mr. Sutton uses.”
I shook my head in disgust. “And how do you know this?”
He laughed. “You’re not the first PA of his that he’s sent to buy his condoms.”
“Thank you.”
I paid for the condoms, shoved them in my purse, and walked out.
XL? Now I was curious but quickly got that disgusting thought out of my head. He was my boss, and I shouldn’t be thinking about his penis.
When I arrived back at the office, I knocked on the door, and he told me to come in. Reaching into my purse, I pulled out the box of condoms and set them on his desk.
“Thank you, and you got the right ones.” He smiled. “How did you know?”
“The nice man behind the counter told me.”
“Ah, you must have met Juan. Good guy.”
I began to walk out of his office and stopped when I reached the door. Turning around, I spoke, “Extra-large?”
He arched his brow and smirked at me. I took in a deep breath and quietly went to my desk.
Jack
She was thinking about my cock, and that made me happy. But my happy thoughts faded as soon as my mother walked into my office.
“Hello, Jack. Did you approve the final layout for the editorial spread for next month’s issue?”
“Yes. I did.”
“Good. Now, who’s that outside your office?”
“She’s my new PA, and her name is Lorelei.”
“What happened to Amber?”
I shrugged. “She quit.”
“Good grief. You’re just as bad as I am. Anyway, I want to do a launch of next month’s magazine featuring Vidal. So set something up. This is important because he’s a new, up-and-coming designer with an amazing eye, and his work should be noticed. It’s our job to make that happen.”
“Of course. I’ll get on that right away.”
“Good. Also, I’m having dinner at the house tonight, and I want you there. Coco and Joshua will be there as well. Seven o’clock sharp.”
“I have plans tonight.”
“Cancel them. Family is more important. Ta-ta, darling.”
I rolled my eyes and called Lorelei into my office.
“We’re going to be doing a launch for a designer next month. Here is a list of venues we normally use. Call them and see if anything is available for Friday, October 2nd. Once we have the venue in place, you’ll need to order invitations. There’s a list of people you are to invite in a file on your computer.”
“Yes, Mr. Sutton.”
“That’s all, Lorelei. You may go back to your desk.”
She gave me a nod. As she was walking out of my office, I couldn’t help myself.
“Ahem, Lorelei.”
“Yes.” She turned and looked at me with her gorgeous blue eyes.
“Are you still thinking about my cock?” I smiled.
“Actually, I’ve already forgotten about it, and I don’t care to think about it again.”
The slight smile on my face quickly dissipated when she said that. She was going to be a challenge. But soon enough, she’d break.