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Gross.
As soon as the door shut, Brittany let out an audible sigh, looking over at me. “So, you’re Owen’s sister, right?”
“Yeah,” I said, rocking back and forth, feeling more out of place than ever. Apparently, everyone knew I’d been hired as a pity case.
Great.
“Well, good luck to you here. Eli might be super chill and fun, but he’s a true businessman. His flirting is just all in good fun—he’d never break the rules. Don’t get any ideas.”
Uh...
“Okay,” I muttered. I hadn’t once gotten a flirty vibe from Eli in the twenty minutes I had known him. I was positive I would not have the same problem Brittany did—so I changed the subject. “Do you know if I’m going to be writing? Or if I have a desk?” I held up my bag, giving it a little goofy twirl. “This contains all the magic.”
She raised her brows at me. “Uh, you’ll have to ask Eli. I don’t know what you’re supposed to be doing here. Are you a writer?”
My smile faded. “Um, yeah. I worked as a screenwriter out in Los Angeles for quite a few movies, actually.”
“Never heard of you.” She went back to typing on her keyboard, her eyes focusing on the screen. “He didn’t mention anything about you, other than you’re Owen’s sister and you need a job.”
“Oh,” I mumbled, slinging my bag back on my shoulder, defeat and embarrassment washing over me. “I’ll just take a seat and wait for him.”
She gave me a nod, never even looking up from her computer screen as she started typing away. The internal insecure me instantly started imagining what she was saying about me to all her office friends. I stared at my bag in my lap as my knee bounced nervously, jostling the contents.
My eye caught sight of my phone and I pulled it out, checking to see if there were any messages. Sure enough, Owen had already sent me something.
So you spilled coffee on him? LOL
I pursed my lips, glancing over to the office door, wondering what Eli had told him. My fingers hovered over the keyboard before texting out a reply.
I think he hates me.
I hit send, and instantly there were the three dots. I waited for my brother’s reply, hoping that maybe it would be something positive—after all, clearly they had already talked about my slipup. The sound of the door opening caught my attention though, and I quickly threw my phone back into my bag as Eli appeared in a fresh suit, holding out the soiled one.
Jumping to my feet, I rushed to take it from his hands. “I’m really sorry, Eli. I didn’t mean to spill coffee on you. I’m just in these heels, and I was trying not to—”
“Elite Cleaners,” he cut me off. “When you get back, I’ll have a list of tasks for you.”
I raised my eyebrows. “Um, okay.”
“See you when you get back.”
If I come back.
2
ELI
“Dude, my sister thinks you hate her.” Owen’s voice came out annoyed on the other side of the phone. “Why? You’re usually the chillest guy in the room.”
I shrugged, clicking my pen. “I don’t know, man.”
Except I did know. I was being harsh on her because I’d had no idea that Olivia Gray was fucking gorgeous. Not to mention, she was dorky in the most annoyingly cute way I’d ever seen. And the last thing I needed at work was some sort of distraction—especially one that was my best friend’s little sister.
“I’m sure she’s hella embarrassed that she accidentally groped you in the lobby. Can’t you just tell her that it’s all good? I mean, she’s literally worried sick over it.”
I let out a sigh. “Yeah, I’ll make sure she’s not going to stroke out with worry or something. I’m sure the party tonight will make her feel a lot better about working here.”
“Yeah, and keep your snobby secretary from bullying her.” Owen’s fatherly tone was amusing, and I couldn’t help but chuckle at it.
