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He was hunched over a pile of paperwork on his desk, as usual. As the manager, he worked tirelessly to make the casino resort the best it could be, which was why being the VP of Customer Relations was a no-holds-barred position. With Earl, it wasn't just that the customer was always right. The customer was downright infallible, practically divine. There was very little we wouldn't do.
“Hey, sugar, take a seat.” He pointed to the chair opposite his desk. “I wanted to get an update on how things are going with our two high rollers.”
I breathed a sigh of relief. He just wanted an update? I could do an update. I smiled easily.
“They're all settled into their suite. They're planning on leaving tomorrow afternoon, but I'm confident that they'll be so well taken care of during their stay that they'll automatically come back here in the future.”
Earl nodded slowly, dark eyes crinkled at the corners with a faint smile. His bald spot shone beneath the dull fluorescents. He'd given up on the combovers a couple years ago.
“That's great news, honey,” he said. “Keep it up. Whatever you need, you have. You just let me know what you need to get it. Contacts, favors, money. Whatever it is, it's yours. Just make them want to come back here. Whatever it takes. You do that, and the VP job is yours.”
Hearing him say it explicitly made my heart thrum with excitement. “Thank you. I won't let you down.”
I turned to leave, ready to clear a few things away in my office and then head out onto the casino floor. Earl liked the hostesses to work mostly out on the floor if we weren't dealing with specific guests. We sometimes sat and answered phone calls from the rooms, but he preferred those of us who were good at working with people to be out where we could do our best work.
And I was definitely good at working people.
Earl cleared his throat before I left. “Briana.”
I spun back around. “Yes?”
He leveled his gaze with mine, making it clear that whatever he said next was going to be important. “I do mean whatever it takes. You understand?”
My throat went dry, but I nodded. “Yes.”
“Good.” He waved his hand. “Off you go.”
I left his office feeling no more relaxed than I had when I first walked in, though it was no longer because I didn't know what was expected of me.
Whatever it takes. Whatever it takes.
His words tumbled around in my brain. Was Earl suggesting I sleep with one, or even both, of the brothers to make them happy, repeat clients? And if he was, was it really that big of a deal? After all, that was essentially what I did with Sinclair.
My stomach churned. I'd been able to justify my relationship with Sinclair. Could I do the same with the Gianelli brothers?
There was at least one thing I had this time that I hadn't always had.
A choice.
