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Not what I was hoping for.
“Great.” My voice comes out flat.
“I’m optimistic that we can clean up your image using social media. You have the reputation of being a hothead,” she continues, opening a binder and sliding it across to me—like I actually care. “But if we give the public a glimpse into your private life, we can change that.”
“Hmm,” I say mindlessly, still immersed in her jade irises, admiring the way they’re glaring at me.
She clears her throat, tapping on the open page. “This is the plan we’re going to follow.”
“Cool,” I say tersely, shrugging my shoulders. “Whatever you wanna do.”
Nila makes a face and then leans away to look at Frankie.
She sighs. “It’s just how he acts.”
“Right.” Nila glances back at me. “I’ll just have to work with it.”
Now my eyes narrow. Work with it? Does she think there’s something wrong with me?
“I’m a cool guy,” I reason, leaning back in my chair. “It’s a privilege to work with me.”
Nila looks me straight in the face. And then laughs.
“What’s so funny?” I gape, my eyes jumping to Tucker and Frankie, who also seem to find the comment I made amusing. “I was being serious. If I wanted to joke, I’d have asked Nila if she was born near a certain river in the Amazon.”
She rolls her eyes. “The Nile River is in Africa.”
“Right. The Amazon.”
“The Amazon is in South America. Geography must not be your strong suit,” she counters, shaking her head.
“Nope,” I say with a shrug. “It sure isn’t, and neither is social media, so you definitely have your work cut out for you.”
“Clearly.” She makes another face at me. “We definitely have a lot to work on.”
“We? Aren’t you just going to follow your cute little plan?” I gesture to the binder in front of me, glistening with color-coded highlights and a lot of words I have no interest in reading.
“Oh, she’s going with you—everywhere.” Frankie gives me a bright sucks-for-you smile. “Nila here is one of the most sought-after social media strategists on the East Coast—with over a million followers on her own platforms to prove it. She has an incredible plan. But she’s gonna need material—and we intend to do some livestreams and videos.”
Oh boy.
“So, I have a shadow?”
“Ooh.” Nila beams. “I like the sound of that. I can be your shadow.”
“So glad I could appease you,” I say dryly. “Can we go now? I don’t want to sit here any longer than I have to.”
Tucker grunts. “We need to finish the paperwork. She has to sign an NDA. There are too many risks with this arrangement. I don’t like it.”
“Would you rather your client lose his place on the team?” Frankie snaps, popping her hip out. “She’s already signed the necessary NDAs. She’s more than ready to go—she’s worked with plenty of high-profile people.”
“Which I can’t name because of those NDAs.” Nila winks at Tucker, causing a pang of unwanted jealousy to thump me right in the chest.
Am I seriously feeling jealous over a girl I’ve only known for a few minutes?
Tucker must not feel the same way I do about the cute little quirk, though. He only nods. “Okay, well, send them over to my office so I have them on file.”
“Already emailed you a copy.” Frankie beams. “It’s like I know how to do my job. Wild.”
