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“You have something else?”
Another sigh. “I can’t make any promises.”
“What’s the job?”
“My assistant is going to be gone. I need someone to fill in for him while he’s out. It’s a part-time role, but heavy on the responsibility. They’d be managing my calendar, taking notes during meetings, and generally keeping me afloat.”
“So, you want someone to be your bitch?”
“Basically.”
“She’s interested.”
“I won’t make any promises, Bea. This is a big role. I need the right person.”
Beatrice shoots me a thumbs-up. For some reason, she thinks I have a shot at getting this position with her cousin. I’m not sure. He already kind of sounds like a hard-ass.
“When can you see her?”
“Monday morning. Give her directions. 9 a.m.”
“She’ll be there.”
“See ya, cous.”
“Thanks, Ry.”
She ends the call and turns to me, grinning.
“You got the interview!” She seems so happy that I don’t want to point out the fact that Ryan made no promises.
And do I really want to be his “bitch”?
“I don’t know about this,” I say.
“Yes, you do.” Beatrice’s face goes steel. This is her rich-girl face: the one that gets people to take her seriously. She’s completely perfected it, in my opinion. She reaches for my shoulders, holding me in place. “You do know. You’re going to go to the interview, and you’re going to totally slay, and Ryan is going to love you. Okay?”
Somehow, I know that there’s only one thing for me to say.
“Okay,” I tell her. Beatrice starts squealing and tugs me into her arms.
“He’s going to love you,” she says.
He doesn’t have to love me. He just has to be willing to pay me.
