Chapter 8 #2
"He's cute, though," I say, my brain racing at the slight change in her voice. Is Juniper interested in Remington? He’s extremely handsome—all the partners are. "Don't you think?"
"He's okay." She looks away and blushes.
My eyes meet Skye's, and we smile at each other.
I have a feeling Skye can also see that Juniper thinks Remington is way more than okay, but I'm not going to push her to admit that. While the three men might be gorgeous, they all seem like jerks based on the conversation I overheard earlier. I’m pretty confident that Juniper is correct; Remington hasn't noticed her as a woman. I have a feeling that the reason he hired her in the first place was because she didn't look like much of anything, which is crazy because even I can see that she’s beautiful. She just needs a better hairstyle, some makeup, and a better wardrobe. I know that men don't always see what’s right in front of their eyes, but come on, Juniper is a diamond in the rough, and I’m determined to give her the best makeover possible.
Juniper will blossom from an ugly duckling into a swan, and that will make Remington take notice.
"Good afternoon, new staffers. Welcome to Chase, Parker, and Spector.
" The door slams shut, and I look up to see a middle-aged woman with short, curly black hair standing at the front.
She is dressed in a smart navy blue suit, and she reminds me of the dean at my last school.
"My name is Vivian Johnson, and I am in charge of HR training.
As many of you may know, we've been going through a lot of turnover recently, and that's not good.
As a law firm, the attorneys have to focus on the cases, and we are meant to make their lives easier.
" She crosses her arms and looks around the room, her dark eyes seeming to issue a warning to everyone.
"You're not here to flirt. You're not here to find a husband.
You're not here to get free meals. You're here to make the attorneys’ lives easier, and I'm here to ensure that you do your job well.
Please raise your hand if you feel like you are not a good candidate for a personal or legal assistant position.
" She pauses and walks around the room, a pursed look on her face.
I can tell that Vivian Johnson takes her job very seriously.
The room is silent as we all look around and wait to see if anyone will raise their hand. There are about fifteen of us in the room, and I wonder how much more experience the others have over me. I'm not surprised when nobody puts their hand up. I'm sure we all want to, but we're all too scared.
"Good." She nods and heads back to the front of the room.
"Today, we're going to go through the HR handbook and discuss the upcoming trainings.
" There's a loud knock on the door, and she frowns.
"Hold on, please." She heads over to the door, opens it, and steps outside.
A few moments later, she comes back into the room and looks around. "Is there a Skye in the room?"
"Yeah, that's me," Skye says from beside me, looking nervous. "Is everything okay?" She stands up.
"I understand that you have not been hired as of yet. Kingston Chase has just alerted me to the fact that you have an interview right now, and he would like you to make your way to his office."
"Oh, wow, now? I thought it was going to be afterward."
"He wants to see you now. Please gather your stuff. If you get the job, I will have to catch you up tomorrow morning with what we discussed this afternoon. There will be another training tomorrow afternoon if you do get the job.”
“Okay, well, thank you.” Skye looks at me and wrinkles her nose. “You have my number, right?” she whispers. I nod. “Text me and let me know the plan for drinks.”
“Will do,” I say. I look over at Juniper. “I’ll get your number afterward, as well."
"Sounds good." She smiles.
Skye takes a deep breath. "Wish me luck. I hope I get the job. I hope this Kingston is nicer than Max and the Remington guy that you two were talking about."
"Me, too," I say, though I really want to tell her that he seems like he's the biggest jerk of them all.
"Good luck," Juniper says, and we watch as Skye walks out of the room. I look over at Juniper, and she makes a face.
"Kingston sucks, huh?"
"He kind of does," Juniper says with a little giggle and a nod.
"I didn't want to say that to Skye, but he did seem like a jerk. I still hope she gets the job. It'll be cool if we all work together. We can go to lunch and stuff."
"That would be really nice," Juniper agrees.
The door closes behind Skye, and Vivian starts up again.
"Hopefully, we won't have any more interruptions.
Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like you to take out a pen.
We're going to start filling out some forms. I hope you all have your social security cards and a form of picture ID.
We will also complete some tax paperwork and—"