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“The comment about me being lenient because I’m attracted to you.”
“Oh,” she lifted her gaze.
“How did she know I’m attracted to you? Am I that obvious about it?”
“Absolutely not,” she replied. “What she said actually was that the other secretaries have all gotten fired because they weren’t as pretty as I was. That insinuates your attraction to me, right?”
“Right,” I replied. “Who was it, then? Who said that? George?”
“No, Sandra,” she replied, and instantly my insides soured.
“Sandra? John’s secretary?”
“The managing partner’s secretary, yes.”
Instantly, at her words, my frown deepened.
“What is it?” she asked softly.
“Was she the one Gloria assigned to help you?” I asked.
“Yes, she is,” she replied. “Why?”
“Has she been helpful?”
“Yeah, yeah,” she began, but then she paused and met my gaze. “Honestly?” she asked.
“Honestly,” I replied.
She turned then fully to me and even lifted her leg a bit to sit more casually with me.
“I’m speaking to you not as my boss now, but as, you know… someone I’m intimate with.”
“Alright. I like that. Go on.”
“She-” she paused once again and narrowed her eyes at me. “You’re her boss.”
“So?” I asked.
“This might work against her. No, I’m not saying a word.”
She straightened then and once again rested formally against the seat beside me, crossing her legs. I was amused.
“I won’t use it against her. I just want to hear from you whether she has been helpful or not.”
“You might not want to use it against her, but you’re a human being, and you can’t help but become less favorable to her as a result.”
“She’s John’s secretary,” I said as I picked up my own plate and resumed eating. “I don’t have to be favorable toward her. Plus, I ask you this because I wouldn’t be surprised if I heard that she was leading you astray for one reason or the other.”
At my words, she paused with food in her mouth, and her eyes widened like saucers.
“What?” I asked.
“Why- why wouldn’t you be surprised?” she stuttered. “Did something happen?”
Internally, I considered whether to reveal this or not. However, as I looked at her and reminded myself that I wanted the walls between us to be knocked down, I decided to say it regardless.
“She used to be my secretary,” I replied, and her mouth fell open.
