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I shrugged. “I haven’t the slightest idea, but I asked Oliver if I could work in the PR department.”
She snorted. “You hate PR.”
“No, I hate my boss. I was nothing more than an errand girl. I’ve been there for almost three months and all I do is get coffee or make copies. It’s ridiculous. Beatrice is a major bitch and I have to adjust to her moods.”
“What do you think they’ll say?”
I smirked. “I have no idea and what’s more, I don’t care.”
Chapter 14
“What do you mean you’re giving your two weeks notice?” Beatrice said.
I shifted in the uncomfortable hard gray plastic chair in front of her glass desk.
“This isn’t working out for me. I’ve been here three months and I do is run errands.”
Beatrice leaned back in her chair and stared at me with her beady black eyes. I had to will myself not to look away.
She ground her teeth. “You can’t just start working with clients. You need to learn the business.”
I was flippant. I could be since I already had another job. I didn’t need a reference from her and I had a feeling that if I asked for one, she would decline my request.
“I’m not learning anything as far as I’m concerned.”
She raised her voice an octave. “We picked you because you had promise out of a sea of applicants. Now you’re telling me we made the wrong choice?”
I jutted my chin out in defiance. “You made the wrong choice by making me a gopher. I could have more than been up to speed by now.”
She waved at the air. “No PR firm will put you directly in contact with clients without experience.”
“No firm or just you?”
I knew I shouldn’t challenge Beatrice, but I felt bold because I already had a job with Fox Asset Corporation.
“Maybe it’s better we part ways. You’ve made a lot of mistakes lately and I don’t think you’re cut out for this type of work. Today will be your last day.”
“Why doesn’t right now be my last hour?”
I rose from my chair before she could say anything and yanked open the door. I didn’t care. I could take the next couple of weeks off and enjoy the waning days of summer while I waited for my job to start with Fox.
My desk didn’t have many personal items that I had brought, just a picture of my family and the card I was given by some of my coworkers for my birthday. I shoved them into my purse and when I looked up, security was standing at my cubicle. Two gray uniformed officers waited for me to grab the sweater I kept when it got too cold in the office and escorted me out to the elevators.
It was embarrassing since several of my former coworkers were gaping as I was led out of the office. I wished Oliver was back so I could go upstairs. It was barely eleven in the morning, and I had the whole day to myself. I didn’t bother with Vlad, taking the subway home instead. I texted Oliver to let him know I was free and could start sooner than expected. He called me a few minutes later.
“They let you go?”
“They had security escort me out like I was a common criminal. I wish you were here; it was embarrassing,” I said, remembering how my cheeks flushed as they led me to the lobby.
Oliver chuckled. “Do you want me to buy Blaze and fire your boss?”
“That sounds like a nice idea but I wouldn’t bother. It’s not worth it.”
“You want to start early?”
I wasn’t sure if I did. The prospect of enjoying the next two weeks relaxing and enjoying what was left of the summer was tempting but I would be bored. I addressed the salary portion of my offer.
“Maybe. Why is my salary so high?”
