A Job Interview

Jennifer's POV 

He gave me a confused look, and I quickly rephrase my words not wanting to get in trouble.

“I meant to say yet, I'm drenched,” I beamed with a smile forgetting my problem for a while, but he didn't return the smile. He's always so cold. “Then stop walking mindlessly in the rain,” he scolded.

“Are you scolding me, professor? Don't worry, I'm a good girl, and I will listen to you.” I whispered in a low voice gazing into his blue eyes, and it was like time stopped as we both stood staring at each other.

I felt hot just standing there with him, that was the closest we have ever been in years, and standing in the rain makes it more romantic, as I inched forward to him, he took some steps back.

“You can have it,” he said, handing me the umbrella, and before I could refute he left.

“Just like that!” I exclaimed, but a smile hitched my lips, as my nostril was filled with his masculine scent missed with the fresh rain water.

“Oh, Lyon Sanders! The man you are.” I beamed, and walked to my dorm. I decided to find a job to pay for my college tuition even though I doubted there would be a high paying job for a student like me.

Even though my encounter with my professor was brief it still kept my mood up, which made me ecstatic during my job search online, but my mood turned solemn when I couldn't find any suitable job.

I laid helplessly on the bed, and I wondered if I should just take a break, and find a proper job. But I remembered that I have an alternative, I can sell one of my kidneys. I searched online, but was disappointed when I learned of the terms attached to that.

“Crazy work! Why can't I sell my kidney? Doesn't it belong to me?” I mumbled, but I knew I sounded crazy. 

I contemplated asking Vera for help since her family was insanely loaded, but I didn't want to be a nuisance. She already helped me with everything starting from clothes, and some school supplies, I couldn't burden her with this.

“Maybe I should take a break, that's not bad.” I said with a resolute voice, but a notification sound from my phone interrupted me.

I picked it up, and noticed that it was a flier for a housekeeper job, and I hissed in frustration, but when my eyes caught the salary I sprawled in shock.

“What! $7000 a month!” I exclaimed, and I cross-checked the information well. 

I didn't want to believe it, but when I logged in to the site I was sure of the information, when I checked the location of the house, I knew the offer was legit. It was Hillstone estate, one of the biggest estates in town.

“This could be it!” I blurted like I just made a world evolving discovery, but I calmed down knowing a month's salary won't take care of my tuition.

“Maybe I can ask for advance payment, I am sure my new boss won't be a cheapskate.” I said with a tone of finality like I already got the job.

I slept like a baby that night dreaming about the job, and my hot professor, but I got cold feet the next day, scared that I might not get a job, and I might have to take a break.

“So I booked a spa appointment at Felix, do you want to tag along?” Vera asked, which was her habit whenever she wanted to ask me out. She never forced any of our outings on me, such a sweet girl.

“No, I will pass, I have to be somewhere.” I replied walking out of the class, remembering that the job interview was scheduled for 3 in the afternoon, and it was already past 2.

“Why? Where are you going?” She asked, and I didn't know if I should tell her. “Actually..nothing, I just need to check on the kids at the orphanage,” I said, and she nodded her head.

“Oh, that sounds fun, but I can't cancel the appointment, tell the kids I said hello.” Vera blurted, as she got into her pink Ferrari and drove off.

“I can take care of this myself,” I said with a sigh, as I boarded a cab to Hillstone estate. The cab stopped at the estate gate, since it couldn't go further.

I got to the mansion, and I was surprised by how magnificent it looked. I have seen a lot of mansions since I visited Vera's place, but this place beats all those hands down.

“Did they use the country's budget to build this?” I whispered under my breath, and a man in an all black suit walked up to me.

“And you are?” He asked, eyeing me suspiciously, so I told him I was there for the job interview. 

“Oh? Then follow me,” he said, leading me away. We got into the house, and the interior left me breathless as they were screaming luxury with a touch of royalty to them. Whoever owns the house was swimming in wealth.

Many applicants were there for the job, which wasn't strange since the pay was mouthwatering, and after a while I got called in.

“You can do this, Jennifer! Don't forget you need this job to survive!” I breathed, and I walked into a room which looked like a study room.

“So you are Jennifer Kendrick?” I heard a familiar voice ask before I could take a look, but I was surprised when I saw the face of the man sitting behind the desk in the room.

“Professor Sander? Is that you?” I asked with bubble excitement, but the man just plainly stared at me.

Different thoughts went through my mind as I stared at the man, and I knew right that instant that I would get the job, but Professor Sander as my boss, could that be a sign that my forbidden romance would come through? I mulled in my head staring at the gorgeous man.

“We are going to start the interview now, Ms..” he slurred. 

“Kendrick, Ms. Kendrick.” I completed it, but I wouldn't mind changing it to Sanders, and I chuckled at my thoughts.