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I looked over my shoulder, in case someone else was in the courtyard, but it was still just Jake with his biceps threatening to bust the seams of his shirt when he stood with his arms crossed like that. It took an enormous amount of effort not to roll my eyes.
“That? Um… that is…”
She stood patiently as I fluttered around, looking for the right title for Jake.
“He’s… um…”
No one in this office knew who I was. If they recognized the last name, they hadn’t linked it to the governor. Besides, Adams was a popular last name, and I looked nothing like my mother. I hoped for at least six months before people figured it out or some photographer posted a picture. I wanted my work to prove itself before anyone questioned whether I got the job because of my connection, and not my merits.
“I…um…he…”
She tilted her head, waiting for my response, but my pulse raced as my thoughts emptied.
“Never mind, he’s leaving. He’s probably some new client’s security detail. Do you think it’s a celebrity?”
I shook my head and was just about to explain that he was with me, but only for a couple of days, when I spotted Jake walking through the front doors.
He strode past Mary, the front desk receptionist, and headed upstairs. I blinked. Where was he going?
I shrugged. Probably to check on the cameras upstairs.
Christina folded her arms across her blouse and watched his retreat.
“He’s got a nice ass,” she said, as though we were discussing the weather.
I raised an eyebrow at her and she simply shrugged and walked out, shouting, “Don’t forget to send me that file.”
I pursed my lips as I watched her go. That was unprofessional. I wouldn’t appreciate someone mentioning my body parts. It was one thing to hate on the guy, but to lust after him? That was rude.
I sat at my desk and located the file. It took a few minutes to download and send it. While I waited, my knee bounced and my thoughts kept straying back to Christina.
Was she interested in Jake? Mmm.
I didn’t like the idea of him showing up for her, parking his truck, and bringing her flowers. Was he even a bring-her-flowers-on-a-date sort of guy?
I snorted.
Of course, he wasn’t that guy on a date. He couldn’t even show up for one.
Speaking of the devil, I spotted a pair of black dress pants and black shoes and immediately recognized them. Besides, no one else around here jogged down the steps.
He wasn’t even out of breath when he reached my office. He simply motioned to the exit with his head. “C’mon, let’s go.”
“What are you talking about?” I asked, shaking my head.
“You’re moving offices. I spoke to your boss, he wasn’t too happy about it at first, but I gave him no choice.”
I watched his lips move, but my brain couldn’t quite process what he was saying. He had spoken to my boss and convinced him to move me. “Why?”
He sighed and his gaze flickered above my head to the window for a second. “Because this spot isn’t safe.”
Looking around the room at the glass wall around me, the electronic doors at the front entrance, and the cameras at nearly every corner of this building, I clutched my forehead. “Are you out of your mind? This place is well-secured.”
He folded his arms and stared at me. “No, it’s not. Now, let’s go.”
“I’m not going anywhere.” I pulled my chair closer to my desk and started reading an email.
He sighed. “I won’t tell you how to do your job if you don’t tell me how to do mine.”
