"When do you plan on coming in for work Kat?"
Lucas voiced out as soon as she picked the call, she knew she shouldn't have drunk last night, she checked the time and it was about five-thirty and she did a retake to make sure she heard him right, why would he expect her to be at work by five-thirty am?"Hello, sir it's five-thirty in the morning why will I be at work already?""I know the time, we had an agreement remember?""What agreement and why does it involve me coming to work early,""Can't, don't you remember?""Remember what?"Katrina asked, she was feeling so low, hangovers were the worst shits to deal with and hers was always extreme, this is why you shouldn't have drunk. She mentally scolded herself while trying hard to remember what she and Lucas had talked about but nothing was clicking."Did you have an anemia cuz I sent you a text last night to get here early today and told you that I will get the driver to come to pick you up but you said you can get here on your own, don't tell me you forgot?""Oh my God, I am sorry, I will be there soon,"She replied she couldn't remember he texted or that she replied this is why you shouldn't drink on a weekday. She mentally scolded herself again getting up from the floor where she had passed the night, Jordan was still passed out on the floor next to her, he was snoring and Kat had to sudden urge to kick him but she didn't instead she ran into her bathroom phone still in hand, she checked her message box and indeed there was a message from her boss which she had replied even with cute little hearts, this is why she shouldn't have tasted anything alcohol last night but she had felt bad watching Jord drink alone so she had joined him now she regretted it."Be here in the next thirty minutes Kat and we can pretend that this didn't happen."She heard her boss say, she agreed and he ended the call, she wanted to beat him up for real, it wasn't yet working time and here she was hurriedly taking her bath, the hold the crazy man had over her, she suddenly wished she can pull a Jordan and not show up at work but they both have different bosses and Jord was more like a mini-boss of his own.By the time she was ready for work, fifteen minutes had already passed that's the earliest she could pull off, getting ready within fifteen minutes with a hangover is not simple.She hurriedly scribbled something on a piece of paper and kept it close to Jord and ran out of the apartment to her parking lot where she hopped into her car and zoned off towards her office, it was already over one hour before she made it into the office and she had to spend another five minutes getting into the elevator and by the time she arrived at her office it was way past seven am."You are one hour late Kat, you promised to be here in thirty minutes but it took you one hour thirty minutes to get here,"Lucas said as soon as she entered the office. She just stared at him like he was crazy."What?""Nothing, I am sorry but I had a little too much to drink so I didn't even realize that I texted you back and I didn't know when my alarm rang that is w**"She suddenly remembered she shouldn't be giving him details and just shut her mouth up."You were drinking on a Monday night, knowing fully well that you have work the next day? Now that's something that I won't tolerate, not when it will affect your job as my secretary."He scolded and she blamed herself for telling him, and he was right too she shouldn't have been drinking, but she wasn't gonna let him have it."It's not disturbing my job though, I am here at work by seven am in the morning even with the busy New York traffic, only a few other people are already at work,"She said."Why were you drinking?""Hmm, do I have to answer that?"She asked moving into her office and sitting down, it wasn't working hours yet and she didn't have the strength to stand right now."Yeah, you should I am your boss,""But that's my private life, why I was drinking has nothing to do with the job so it's none of your business,"She said as a matter of fact."Fine, don't say,"He replied."Why am I in the office early?"She asked wanting to get the job started, her head was banging and she felt like throwing up so she searched her bag for sweets and popped one into her mouth before turning back to face him."You are in no shape to attend to business right now, come with me,"He said and she stood up to follow him. He walked into his office, picked up a few files, and handed it over to her."Where are we going to?"She asked when he walked right out of the office into the elevator, but he didn't reply just made his way into the elevator and clicked the down button when she entered."I thought you said we had something to do this morning, and also I have to complete the file you gave me yesterday as well as complete preparation for the trip on Thursday,"She let out, her head was killing her and her feet were barely holding up, she wanted to sit in her office and do all her work so that she can ho home and sleep."We are leaving tomorrow,"He said ignoring her questions."Wait, what? I thought you said Thursday,""Yeah, I did, but a change of plans,""Lord give me strength,"She whispered under her breath."What did you say?"He asked giving her his signature look that always makes her wanna run and hide."Nothing,""Good, to answer your question, I am taking you home,""What but I just got here and I can get home myself thank you.""You were an hour late, the meeting is already over."He revealed and she wondered what meeting he was talking about."I mean the visual meeting with the Dubai team,""But that wasn't until later today, did it get moved how come I am not aware?"She asked suddenly feeling like she is missing a lot of things these days which made her think about the tone he has been using for her, strangely before he would be mad at her but here he was talking to her calmly even after she has missed a meeting.And he also just said he was taking her home, then she remembered the state of her house, she was sure Jord wasn't even awake yet, not to talk of cleaning, there is no way she was gonna let her boss see her house in that state, he didn't reply her just stood there handsomely and pressing his phone."Sir, I mean Lucas,"She corrected when she remembered what he had said the previous day, it will take a while to get used to it."I am perfectly fine and I don't need to go home, so let's just go back to the office and let me do my job."She requested, looking up at him, his piercing gaze made her look away almost immediately."You don't look okay, Kat, and also you can work at my house, we have an office there too remember? We are going to work there for today,"He said closing his phone and stuffing it in his pocket."Oh, here I was thinking he wants me to rest,"She let out and covered her mouth in shock when she realized she said it out loud."Yeah, I am gonna let you rest too that's why we are going to my house,"He pointed out, she hated going to his house, it made her feel things and made her realize how stupid she is."Can't we just stay at the office?"She asked in a pleading voice. "I promise I can work perfectly well,"She added when he didn't respond."Nope,"He responded as the elevator opened and they got out, a few people were already making their way into their various offices and they stopped by to greet the boss while they walked down towards the elevator, Lucas was feared by the workers, they were always talking about him in a bad way especially the Secretaries they always bad mouth him, and she sometimes scolded them but they never stop, they all feel he was ruthless in his dealings and they back it up by saying it was what their bosses said, she didn't blame them much though, they didn't know him but she did, she had even hated him in the beginning and cursed her luck for bringing her to him but that was before she got to know him, admittedly he was ruthless when it comes to business but bet you if they see him outside work especially when he is with his family then they will know he is a big softy too."There is nothing to eat at my house, so unless you wanna cook when you get there you better order something,"He said when they got into his car, she waved at the driver before she nodded and brought out her phone to place the order. She saw she had an unread text from him and also one from Jord, she checked the one from Jord and replied, he wanted to know where she kept his wallet, she then checked Lucas's text but the send box was empty."You sent me an empty text,"She said looking at him."Really? Must have hit send without my knowledge,"He replied and went back to his phone she just sat there feeling like hell while trying hard to sober up, it was all Kelvins fault, if he hadn't broken Jord's heart, he Won't have wanted to drink and she didn't have been here with a scary hangover, she wanted to look for him and give a good breaking for bestie's heart bit, unfortunately, the miserable dude had left the country, she promised herself that she would save the beating and give it to him whenever their parts cross, she was sure it would someday."What are you thinking of so hard?"She heard him asked, which brought her out of her thoughts."Nothing,"She replied."That didn't look like nothing you were frowning and looked like you wanna murder someone,""It's nothing, for real,"She responded wanting him to back off."Okay, fine,"He said going back to his phone.She closed her eyes, she will get some sleep, and when she gets to his house she would be sober enough to do her job without distraction, she hoped.Lucas watched her sleep, they both had work to do but he just didn't want to wake her, she looked beautiful even while sleeping, why was he just noticing her beauty, well not totally though, he had known she was a pretty woman from the moment she had come for the interview six years ago, back then he had thought she won't last a week with him cuz she looked so fragile and vulnerable but she had proved him wrong by withstanding him and even sticking to him for so long, she is hardworking and very efficient, she rarely made mistakes and when she does, she fixes it in no time, he wasn't sure he can work with someone else at this point, cuz she is the only one who can take all his shit without complaining.Before she came to work for him, he had over fifteen Secretaries who either quit or are fired by him, she is the only one who had worked for him for a year and above, it has been six whole years. The thought that she had considered quitting at a point didn't sit well with h
"What did you just say?"She asked in shock, she must have heard him wrongly, there is no way he just said what she heard."Kat, no need to raise your voice, hear me out first,""I am not raising my voice, I may have heard you wrongly that's why I am asking,""You heard what I said, I am asking you to be my girlfriend,"He said again, this time she was sure she heard him right, did he like her? Why will wanting her to be his girlfriend be a favor to ask, he could have just asked, she suspected there is more to this but it didn't stop her lovesick heart from doing a little, Nah scrap that, her heart did a major jump for joy but she felt she needed to hear everything he wanted to say first before all these dancing or jumping for joy."I don't understand, your girlfriend?""No need to look so disgusted or dismayed Kat, I am not in love with you or anything, I just need your help to...She couldn't hear the other part of what he was saying, her ea
"Come again, I didn't quite get what you said?"He said and she repeated herself "Lucas asked me to be his girlfriend,"She said much louder."Wow, girl, that so nice, wow, your dreams finally came true, he exclaimed with much excitement, too much excitement for someone who claimed not to like her boss. "You don't look happy about it though,"He said after a while when she didn't smile or react to his congratulations. "Well, that's just one part of it,""Well, spill girl"He replied even more concentrated "Well, the thing is he asked me to be his girlfriend for a week, not a real girlfriend but like a fake,"She said and trailed off when he gave her a pissed look."What the fuck Katrina Elizabeth Jones, tell me you didn't agree to that, I'mma go and wipe that mudafuckers ass right now, who does he think he is and why will he make such foolish request,""Calm down, Jord, and hear me out."."I finna wanna go and
Katrina woke up with a start, she had not slept well last night though she had gone to bed early, she had been toasting and turning in bed and had given up at a point and just ended up doing some work on her laptop which had not been easy cuz her mind kept going back to the event of the day and also the upcoming trip she was both excited and scared. She sluggishly got up from the bed and headed to the restroom, brushed her teeth, and washed her face before coming back into the room to put finishing touches to the stuff she had arranged the previous evening for her travel. Thankfully, she just had her period and it would be until early next month before it would come again but she still made sure to pack pads just in case. Not wanting to wake Jordan up, she tried to move her stuff to the living area as quietly as she could, the time was just past five am and she still had a lot of time since they usually use an eleven am flight every time they traveled, bookings for flight usua
"Do we need to do this?" She asked again for the fifth if not hundredth time and Lucas decided that she is one daring woman, she has been asking the same question over and over again and he wanted to seal that pretty mouth of hers with his, knowing that if he did that she would run away and not look back helped him keep his senses. They were at a boutique and she has been asking the same question with every new clothing she tried on."Yes, baby,"He replied which made her cringe."Stop calling me that," she mouthed over the lady fitting her dress, he laughed and shook his head.When he had woken up this morning he had wanted to wait till she come to him herself but the thought of her changing her mind had driven him out of the house and towards hers, though he had met a shocker there, he didn't know she lived together with the weird guy from the designing team, he knew they were friends but he didn't know they were that closed, he wanted to ask her why they
"Wow, this is one thing I love about these trips, the food,"Katrina said, savoring the food, they were on the plane, she had waited three hours more before she could eat, it was already past eleven am, this was the longest she had stayed without food in a while and she didn't want to repeat the experience. "Sorry it took so long for you to eat, I know how hungry you were,""I can tell you that you don't know the half of it, but it's cool, and I am just gonna get used to you saying sorry and also being sweet to me,"She replied before stuffing her mouth with food, whoever prepared this food needs a pay raise because God damn it they were doing a superb job."Once again I should defend myself that I have always been a sweet and nice boss,"Lucas said and Katrina eyed him before stuffing her mouth with food again."What? I am saying the truth and you know that,"He defended. "I didn't say anything though,""Yeah, you didn't but your
"Kat, Kat,"He called trying to wake her up but she must be very tired cuz she just makes a few noises and went straight back to sleep, he didn't want to wake her up but he had no choice, they were landing soon, and she needed to be seated."Baby, you need to wake you," he whispered into her ears but she just shook off his hand and continued sleeping, she is hard to wake, he knew it already, that's why he had decided to wake her an hour before landing."Yo! Wake up sleeping princess he whispered closed to ears but she just scratched him off again."Come on Katrina wake up or I am gonna kiss you," he voiced his face moving close to hers that he could feel her breath on his face.She jumped up and their face meet his lips touching hers, she moved off him in seconds."What are you doing?" She asked staring at him with sleep-dazed eyes."Hmm, isn't that obvious? I was trying to wake you up," He replied getting off the bed."You could have ju
Katrina opened her eyes and blinked to clear sleep off, she wondered for how long she had been sleeping, traveling always gets her exhausted especially when she travels by air, over the years she has trained herself to get used to it but this particular trip had been too urgent that she had not had time to do that, she looked around the room, it looked big and very pretty even though it had simple decoration, there was a bed, a sofa, a walk-in wardrobe, a table, tv, and a small but pretty floor pot, the room could easily carry up to five people, she wondered why such a large room had a single bed but didn't give it much thought because the bed itself was huge.She wondered just how long she had been sleeping, she checked her watch it was long past eight pm. She wondered where Lucas was, he had said he had a few things to do when they arrived but she had been too tired to make out what it was."You are up? That's good, let me get you something to eat," he announced entering