MORE THAN A SECRETARY

Lucas watched her sleep, they both had work to do but he just didn’t want to wake her, she looked beautiful even while sleeping, why was he just noticing her beauty, well not totally though, he had known she was a pretty woman from the moment she had come for the interview six years ago, back then he had thought she won’t last a week with him cuz she looked so fragile and vulnerable but she had proved him wrong by withstanding him and even sticking to him for so long, she is hardworking and very efficient, she rarely made mistakes and when she does, she fixes it in no time, he wasn’t sure he can work with someone else at this point, cuz she is the only one who can take all his shit without complaining.

Before she came to work for him, he had over fifteen Secretaries who either quit or are fired by him, she is the only one who had worked for him for a year and above, it has been six whole years.

The thought that she had considered quitting at a point didn’t sit well with him, he didn’t know how it would have been if she had submitted a resignation letter, he knew he won’t have allowed her to go, he made sure to pay her well for her services, and also to treat her to gifts and sometimes outing so that she wouldn’t consider leaving him but he seemed to have not done enough three years ago cuz she had wanted to quit.

He flipped through the files in hand, he checked through the proposer and decided he didn’t like what he saw, they were not offering enough to meet his demands, so he marked it as rejected and dropped it on his table, he looked up to see that she was already awake, he frowned at her and she looked at him apologetically.

“You are finally awake, so all the talk about being able to work was just talking,”

“I am sorry I fell asleep, you should have woken me up,”

She replied rubbing her eyes and fixing her dress, she looked beautiful even just waking up, her hair was a bit in disorder and her shirt lost a few buttons so he could see the curve of her breast, her lips were…* okay stop right there, he thought taking his eyes off her, she didn’t seem to notice him checking her out as she was busy fixing herself.

“Go do that in the bathroom and also fix your hair and sprinkle water on your face it will help you wake up, you have been sleeping for five hours and we haven’t done much today.”

He said getting up from his chair and heading to the kitchen to heat the food they had ordered, she had fallen asleep even before the food came.

“I know I didn’t sleep that long, you are just playing with me,”

She said still fixing her dress.

“Why will I lie? We got here by eight am, check the time now, it passed one already.”

He said pointing at the wall clock before exiting the home office and headed to his kitchen. When he came neck she was sitting at her table and working.

“Aren’t you gonna eat?”

He asked pointing at the good he was holding.

“You are becoming caring these days that I am kinda scared, are you been nice to me for a reason? You never did tell me what you wanted yesterday,”

She questioned getting up to collect what he was holding and bitting into it almost immediately, she looked adorable but adorable shouldn’t be used to describe his secretary, she is sexy, hella hot, and has every component he desired in a woman, the only thing that stops him each time is that he couldn’t bear to have anything with her and lose her if things go wrong, mixing business with pleasure always ends on the wrong side and he isn’t ready for that but then again what he wanted to ask her for was a little off business but still related to business, he didn’t know what her response will be and he needed her to help him convince the old man that he is the one for the job.

“Lucas,”

She called food with food in her mouth, he had the urge to wipe her mouth clean with his and moved away from her before he would do just that.

“I told you already that I will let you know soon,”

He responded, eating his food.

“It would be better if I know now than later so that I can know if I can help,”

She replied.

“I will let you know after we are done with work today.”

“Okay, fine,”

She replied and they continued eating in silence, after eating she took their dirty dishes to the kitchen and came back bearing ice cream, he wasn’t a fan of ice cream so he declined.

“I don’t know why you don’t like I e cream yet it’s always in your fridge.”

“Well, you like it, and my sisters do too, I don’t when anyone of you will be around so I stuck it in case y’all come around like right now it has come in handy.”

“Wow, when did you become so caring?”

She asked and must have thought she shouldn’t have said so cuz she hit her head with her hand and looked at him apologetically but didn’t say a word, he laughed at her silliness.

“I am a caring boss, you just don’t wanna admit it,”

“Tish!!! You are anything but caring,”

Came to her sassy response.

“So, like I said we are leaving tomorrow so I will follow you home to get your stuff and we can pass the night here then leave for the airport tomorrow, ”

He said jumping back to business.

“No way, I can get here early in the morning, I am not passing the night here,”

She replied.

“With the way you turn up late today, I can’t trust you on that, also why are you so determined to keep me away from your house? What are you hiding there?”

“Hiding? Nothing, I am just uncomfortable when people visit my house,”

“But I have been to your house before,”

“Yes, and I was prepared then, you can’t just up and want to come over when I am not prepared,”

She said, shaking her head in disapproval.

“Fine, we can be through here in the next few hours and you can go home, I will pick you up by six am tomorrow,”

He responded giving her what he felt was a better option, she still looked unpleased but she didn’t argue just nodded.

They continued to work in silence, the only sound that could be heard was the flipping of papers and the click-click of the laptop, about an hour or two later he decided they have done enough and he should let her go and rest since they have a trip the next day and she is pretty much battling with a hangover.

“Kat, that’s enough for today, we can still work while we are in California.”

“Okay, I will just save my progress,”

She responded still clicking away on her laptop, five minutes later she looked up at him with a questioning expression.

“What?” He asked.

“I am done, you said you will let me know what you wanted once we are done with work today,”

She replied arranging the file in front of her.

“Hmm, I remember but can’t I just tell you tomorrow?”

He couldn’t believe it is taking so long for him to tell her what he wanted, he just didn’t know how to tell her and what her reaction will be but he knew he has no choice, she is the only one he trust to be able to do what he wants without catching feelings.

“You said today,”

She replied fiercely folding her hands on her chest, before unfolding them almost immediately and apologizing.

“Sorry, you are the boss, you can let me know whenever you want,”

“Nah, I will just tell you now,”

“Okay,” she answered giving him her full attention, he decided to just let it out whether she agrees or not.

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