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“I ought to fire you for sleeping on the job.”
“Oh no, you can’t!” She stared up at him in dismay.
“Really? Why not?”
“Well, because you just left me here to sit and worry. So, I just nodded off.” She bit her lip. “You don’t have to pay me for today.”
Had she just negotiated herself out of a day’s pay? One that she obviously couldn’t afford to lose.
This woman was a walking disaster. Controlling her would be a nightmare.
So, tell her to leave.
Fuck. He just couldn’t. Not yet.
“Mess up again, and you’re fired,” he warned.
“Yes, sir.”
Damn it. He did not need her calling him sir.
And yet, you’re not telling her not to.
He was messed up. “Follow me. I don’t have time to coddle you. I have work to do.”
“Yes, sir.” She ran alongside him as he walked toward the elevator, then turned right down the passage. He walked through an open door. “This is the kitchen area. The coffee machine.” He waved at it. “I like my latte with two sugars. You’ll also need to make coffee for any clients.”
“Of course.”
“You can put that there.” He pointed at the container, then the counter. “The bathroom is down the other corridor. Any other rooms on the floor are empty or used for storage. You don’t need to go into them. Understand?”
“Yes.”
“Good.” He strode out and back into the waiting area. “This is your desk. I’ll get you the password for the computer. You’ll answer the phone, fetch me food, and greet any clients. Anything else?”
“Is that everything you want me to do?” she asked.
“For the moment, let’s start you on that. Do you think you can handle it?”
“S-sure.”
“Good. You can start by getting me lunch. Cheese and pastrami sandwich from the sandwich shop down the next block and a latte from downstairs. I’ll get you some cash.”
There was no way she could do this job.
No. Way.
Faith didn’t know why she’d thought she could. Not only did she have no idea what she was doing.
But her boss was a tyrant.
And he hadn’t even tried her banana bread yet. Actually, perhaps she’d go cut him a slice. He wouldn’t mind if she had a slice as well, right? She hadn’t eaten breakfast this morning and had forgotten to bring any lunch.
The lunch she’d picked up for him had looked delicious.
Maybe after she had her first paycheck she’d buy herself one.
Getting up, the room spun slightly. Shoot. She needed to eat something. Faith couldn’t go for long periods without eating, but sometimes, it was hard to remember to stop for a snack. She breathed through the spinning and nausea and made her way into the kitchen area.
