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Kassidy
The buzzing of my digital clock awakes me. “Today is my second week at N&D and I declare it will be great,” I say aloud as I rise in bed and look towards the window. The sun is seeping through a slit in the curtain. I wish I could sleep in as I press the snooze button on the clock and plop back on my fluffy pillows. No can do! I reason with myself and then roll over to switch off the alarm clock and push the bedcovers off my body. I sit up in bed once again and stretch, stifling a yawn with my hand cupped over my mouth. Sliding out of bed I make my way to the bathroom to take care of my business and then take a quick shower.
Noticing the time, I quickly grab a towel to dry myself, lotion my body and slip into the outfit I had chosen the night before. The time is now almost seven thirty, and I know I need to hurry and hope my car doesn’t give me any trouble. I’ve only just got the job at N&D Inc., I don’t need to be late. I need to prove myself a valuable employee if I don’t want my bosses to regret hiring me.
Thank God!My car starts and I’m heading to work with time to spare. Breathing a sigh of relief, I settle in at my desk and start my day. I make sure to check the emails first and send out the required responses. Next, I glance at the contract on my desk that needs to be signed by Nikolai. There is a note to fax it to him. I feel a little disappointed that I won’t have to walk it to his office and see him face to face. However, I could use a cup of coffee. I decide to go to the break area before faxing over the contract for the signature of Nikolai. God knows I need to be full of clarity to get through my day.
The break area is relatively empty except for two other women standing around talking. “Good morning, I murmur heading over to the coffee machine.
“Good morning,” the two women reply in unison.
“I’m Bailey, and this is Vanna,” says the brunette. You must be the new assistant for Nikolai and Dirk?”
“I’m Kassidy, and yes, I am,” I reply grabbing me a plastic cup and pouring me a cup of coffee. I add a couple of packs of sugar and a dollop of cream before stirring it and taking a tentative sip of the hot brew.
“You better be on you’re A game. Nikolai and Dirk are hard men to work for— or so I heard,” giggles Vanna.
“Hard or not, I would take my chances with either or both of them,” Bailey adds giving me the once over.
I bristle inwardly from her scrutiny. I need to go shopping for some new clothes but my finances don’t allow that kind of luxury yet. First I have to work on getting my car in tip-top shape and then maybe I can splurge a little on getting me a new wardrobe.
“Did you hear about the rumor?” Vanna turns towards Bailey with a sly smile on her face.
“What rumor?” Bailey answers. I know I should get back to work, but these two gossiping women pique my interest.
“I hear the only reason that Nola quit working for Nikolai and Dirk is that her husband got jealous.”
Bailey’s blue eyes sparkle with interest at this bit of information.
“I figured as much. Almost all of the women here want to sleep with them. Married or unmarried,” Bailey goes on to say. Both men are gorgeous and rich, who wouldn’t want to wake up in their beds every morning?”.
“Hell yeah, I know I would. It would be easy to accommodate both of them in a heartbeat,” Vanna adds. As if remembering that I was in the break area the two women look at me as if I don’t belong.
I wonder if it’s true. Did Mr. Pierce and Mr. Hawkings attempt to break up their assistant’s marriage? What kind of men would try to do something like that?
“Well Kassidy, are you married?” Bailey asks.
“No, I’m—”
“Married or not, you won’t have anything to worry about. You are far from their type,” this comes from the woman named Vanna.
“Listen, I came here to work. I don’t give a damn about being their type or not,” I lied. My only focus is to work, get a paycheck and go home. I agree with you; I’m sure you two are more the bosses speed,” I walk over to the sink and pour out the rest of my coffee before walking out of the break room and quickly back to my office.
Get back to work Kassidy, I tell myself. You don’t have the time to be entertaining office gossip.
About fifteen minutes after I’m back in my office, I look up through the transparent wall of my office and see the elevator open. A second later, Nikolai walks off and our eyes lock in a stare. He nods his head slightly and greets me with a charming grin. I bow my head back and return a friendly smile.
