Abigail Hayes
~•~“I don’t understand the man. He was very cold and dismissive to me when we woke up the next morning.” I ranted to Maya when she finally came back home that Monday morning.“Maybe he was just drawing the line.”“Before that, he bought me a new set of clothes so I wouldn’t have to wear the dress I wore to the club. Then he ordered room service just for me. The food was so much that I couldn’t even finish it. He was hot one moment and cold the next.”“Why are you even bothered?” Maya asked, looking over her shoulder at me. She was making pancakes while I stayed in the kitchen for moral support. I was starting my new job today and I still had an hour to go while Maya was just an early riser. “It’s not like you’re going to see him again. It was a one-time thing.”“Yeah,” I muttered. I didn’t know whether I liked that or not. “But I was intrigued.”“Intrigued or you hoped he could be your fuck buddy?” She laughed.“I suggested that to him,” I admitted to her.Maya paused, then she turned around and burst out laughing. I looked around me and she was lucky I didn’t have anything to throw at her. “Did he fuck you that well?”I blushed at the question. I couldn’t walk straight the next morning, so I’d say yes, not that I’d ever tell Maya. She would mock me with it for the rest of my life. “Since I didn’t find a boyfriend, isn’t the next best thing finding a sex partner?”She shook her head, still chuckling as she turned around to attend to her pancakes. “Your logic is crazy, but what did the man look like?”“I was going to send you a picture of him,” I told her when I remembered what initiated our conversation that night. “But he caught me taking a picture of him and told me to delete it.”“And you still fucked him?”I shrugged. “He was the only man I found attractive at the club and I was wrong to take a picture of him in the first place. He seemed like a private person.”“That’s reasonable but I’m just wondering how much you embarrassed yourself in front of this man.”Was it a good thing he didn’t agree to my offer? Did he think I was a shameless slut that offered herself to every man? I let out a sigh, thankful he didn’t agree. I wondered if he thought the worst of me now.Well, just as Maya said, it was a good thing it was a one-time thing.I chatted with Maya some more before I left for work. I didn’t have a car and I knew how bad the traffic got which was why I took the subway despite hating it.My mother called me on the train.“Hey, ma,” I smiled as I answered the call.“Abigail, when are you coming to visit? It has been a while.” That was how almost all my calls with my mother went. She never bothered to start with hi or hello.“I saw you two weeks ago,” I pointed out.“It has been two weeks already?”I chuckled. “Ma, you know I’m busy.”“You don’t have a job. What is making you busy?”“I’m on my way to work right now. Did Olivia not tell you that I got a job?” I’d been trying for a job for a long while. Most of the jobs I’d had never lasted long.It wasn’t like I was bad at my job, but my issues always complicated things. I could only hope that I didn’t fuck this one up as well. It was a huge company and I was lucky to have been hired amongst the numerous applicants.I hadn’t even seen my boss yet. The man didn’t have a single picture on the internet. It made me wonder what he was so scared of. Running such a popular company, one would think his face would be plastered everywhere but that wasn’t the case with this man.“As what?”“A secretary,” I announced proudly.“Well, I’m sure you can make time for me during the weekend. It’s been quite lonely ever since your father left us.”I was so used to her playing this card whenever she wanted something from me. “You live with Olivia, ma. Imagine what your fifteen-year-old would think when she hears that you don’t see her as a suitable company.”“Whatever.” My mother huffed, knowing my point was as valid. “See you soon.”“No promises. Love you, Mom.”I didn’t wait for her to protest before I hung up just in time for the train to come to a stop. Following the crowd, I exited the vehicle and continued my short trek to the company.A few minutes later, I found myself standing in front of a huge building. The last time I’d come here was for an interview. I couldn’t believe I got hired. I looked upward and sent a small prayer to whoever was watching over me; this job would last for a long time.Nodding to myself, I finally pushed through the double doors and walked straight to the receptionist. The lady behind the counter smiled when she saw me. “Good morning, miss. How can I help you?”“I’m Abigail Hayes.” I introduced myself, placing my ID card on the counter so she could check for herself. “Today is my first day at work as Mr. Galanti’s secretary.”“Oh, Miss Hayes. Zara told me you’ll be starting work today. Welcome to our company.”“Thank you.” I placed my ID card back in my bag.“Here’s your employee card. If you forget this at home, you won’t be able to go inside, so make sure it is always inside your bag.”“Thank you.” I smiled and took the card from her. It felt unreal holding the card in my hand.“I’m sure you already know what floor you’ll be working on.”“Yes, I do.” I nodded. “Thank you for your help.”“You’re welcome, Miss Hayes.”I kept the smile on my face as I turned around, freezing in my spot when someone pushed through the doors and it was none other than the man I’d met two nights ago.What the hell was he doing here?Abigail Hayes~•~I didn’t know when my feet carried me to him. There was a brief flicker of surprise in his eyes when he stood in front of me, but they quickly returned to their cold nature and he brushed past me like he didn’t know me.I’d embarrassed myself a lot in front of him already. I didn’t mind doing it some more so I followed him.“George?” I called out, ignoring the looks everyone was giving us. It made me wonder if they knew that we had sex with the way they were looking at us.“What are you doing here?” He asked me as he continued walking toward the elevator. “Are you stalking me or something?”I huffed at the assumption. Why would I need to stalk him? The sex was good but it wasn’t enough to turn me into a stalker. “What are you doing here?” I returned the question, holding back the numerous retorts at the tip of my tongue.There was a crowd of people waiting by the elevator and once they saw us, they parted for us. “Good morning, sir.” They all greeted him and it was a
Abigail Hayes~•~“When I saw you, I figured you were newly employed here. I just didn’t think we’d be working in such proximity.” George– Mr. Galanti said. He was still as casual as he could be, as though nothing happened between us. Maybe it just wasn’t remarkable for him.“Me too, sir.” I was sitting opposite him in his office. I never thought a day would come when I would be in such a situation but there I was. “You know what your work entails, right?” He asked like I was dumb.I held back the frown threatening to break free. I couldn’t talk to him however I wanted now. He was my boss and I’d be working a room away from him. “Answering the phone, managing diaries, organizing meetings and appointments, booking and arranging travel–“He held out his hand, effectively cutting me off. “Aside from the regular secretarial job, I’m certain you read the details of your job. It includes being my personal assistant, which means you’ll also run personal errands for me.”My tongue poked the
George Galanti~•~I was certain someone up there was fucking with me. There was no other reason why the only woman who had ever intrigued me just left my office a few hours ago. I knew I was fucked. I knew the rational thing to do was to let her go or give her a new job somewhere in the company where I wouldn’t have to set my eyes on her, but I had always been a selfish man.When I saw her at first, I was surprised and started to wonder if I fucked one of my employees. Then I waved that off, knowing she would have recognized me that night if she was my employee. The next assumption was that she was newly employed and I was right. I’d never been less happy to be right.It was like I was being tortured by the sight of her. She was the greatest distraction I could have seeing as I couldn’t even focus on work after seeing her.It wasn’t too late to fire her, right?It was no doubt that I wanted her. I could have her if I wanted. Besides, I was the boss and nobody could question me, but
Abigail Hayes~•~Working with Mr Galanti was, for lack of a better word, crazy.He was meticulous when it came to work so it meant everything I did had to be perfect. My reports had to show extreme details, down to the smallest ones, or he would be left unsatisfied.Zara told me he was too demanding which was why his secretaries usually quit whenever the work got too tough and that was equally why the salary for being his secretary skyrocketed. Mr Galanti, however, didn’t see any problem with himself. He believed he just had lazy secretaries who refused to do their work the right way.As though he was summoned by my thoughts, the telephone by my desk rang. I picked it up with a, “Hello. This is GG Enterprise. How may I help you?”“Come to my office.” I heard the familiar voice of my boss before he hung up abruptly, not waiting for me to reply. I’d been working for him for more than a week now but I still wasn’t used to his curt approach.I resisted a sigh and dropped the telephone be
Abigail Hayes~•~George arched an eyebrow as though he was confused, but my glare didn’t soften.Seeing this, he stood up and rounded the table, his hands placed in his pockets. “What are you yelling about?”“You have a wife?” I repeated, throwing the newly ironed suit at him.He picked it up, scowling at me for wrinkling his clothing “You met Christine?”I opened and closed my mouth repeatedly, shocked by his nonchalance. “We made love!”“We fucked, Abigail, and that has nothing to do with Christine. She’s my wife and you were just a body for my pleasure. Now, if you’d get out of my office.”My mouth fell open. I couldn’t fucking believe him. That was it? That was his explanation? Christine was his wife and I was what? “What the fuck did you say?” I might lose my job for getting mad at him like that but I couldn’t find it in me to care at that moment. I had a penchant for creating trouble for myself when I was angry and this wasn’t any different.As though he had all the time in the
George Galanti~•~“Not that it concerns you,” I gritted out as I zipped up my pants. “But Christine and I are open. We’re allowed to fuck whoever we want. I am not a cheater.” I hated that tag more than anything in this life.She looked up at me, still breathing heavily, and not saying anything.I let out a sigh. “Stand up.”As though her body was wired to follow my orders, she stood up and didn’t protest as I carried her into the bathroom connected to my office. “Are you lying to me?” She questioned in a small voice.“I have no reason to lie. If I were cheating, there’s honestly nothing you could do about it. Do you realize that?” She glared at me for that question.Abigail seemed calm now. She had walked into my office with fire blazing from her ears, ready to bring hell to me for daring to touch her while I was married. As I said before, I didn’t know whether to classify her as brave or stupid for doing something as silly and courageous as slapping her boss. I could literally fire
Abigail Hayes~•~“Abby! You have a delivery!”I stuck my head out of the bathroom door at Maya’s voice. “What? I didn’t order anything.”“Well, it clearly says Abigail Hayes and it has our apartment complex on it.”“Accept it for me then,” I told her before I continued to scrub down my body while trying to recall if I ordered something and forgot about it. Nothing came to mind. I’d been too broke these last few days to order anything. I’d only been working for a total of two weeks and I got paid monthly. It was a good thing the month was coming to an end soon.As soon as I was done in the bathroom, I dried off my body and wrapped a robe around my body. It was Saturday, which meant it was my free day if George didn’t suddenly decide he needed me to accompany him to one of his dinners again. He had too many of those and I didn’t know why he never took his wife with him.I strolled out of the bathroom and went straight to the kitchen. “What’s in it?” I asked Maya.“I don’t know.” She s
Abigail Hayes~•~George Galanti was a businessman so there was no surprise with the way he got things done.The next Monday, I had no choice but to take the car to work, but that meant I had to wake up earlier than usual because unlike what my boss had said, the traffic in New York was more unpredictable.“Can you be fucking quiet!” Maya yelled out of her room. “I have the day off and I’m trying to fucking sleep in.”“Sorry!” I squeaked out as the pans continued to clang against each other. I was trying to make breakfast and lunch so I could take it to work. There was a company cafeteria but I didn’t like going there. The food was amazing – only the best for a company like GG Enterprise – but I didn’t know anyone and it was weird eating alone. Come to think of it, I’d never seen my boss eating lunch.“I hate you.”“Sorry!” I apologized again. “You’ll sleep when I’m gone.”I heard her groan out loud and I chuckled, trying to be quiet. As an apology, I made breakfast for her as well fo