I could hardly sleep throughout the weekend and when it was finally Monday, I dressed up in my new suit that I ordered online two days ago and applied a very small amount of my strawberry lipstick.
I left my house around 6:30am in the morning and was already there before 7:00am.
The securities and the cleaners were the only one around during that time, so I waited for thirty more minutes before people started showing up.
The anxiety that everything was a prank was killing me inside but an attractive young lady who was walking towards me with a smiling face gave me some hope.
"Good morning Miss Tyler" she said while stretching out her hand for an handshake
"Good morning"
"It's nice meeting you. I'm Miss Parker but call me Jada. I'm Mr Stokes Assistant"
"Nice meeting you too and feel free to call me Lexi"
"Okay Lexi. Let me show you your office"
We took the lift and stopped on the fourth floor. We passed through the hallway and stopped by a door which she opened.
"This is your office and the other one is for Mr Stokes" she said pointing at another door which was inside my office
"Oh...okay. So the boss will have to make use of...this door"
"Not necessary. That is if he wants to"
"What do you mean?"
"He has his own personal door but he can still make use of this if he want to"
"Oooh...ooooh" I said digesting in the information
"This is his schedule for this week and next week" she said putting down some of the files she was carrying
"Okay"
"Have a nice day"
"You too"
I sat down on my comfortable office chair and felt how smooth the leather was with my hands before calling Cynthia to update her about what was happening.
I called her twice and decided to message her instead since she wasn't picking up her phone
'Not a prank but I still don't understand what is going on. I'm going to update you as soon as everything is clear to me. Bye'
I scanned through the files and later decided to get myself something to eat since I didn't plan any.
I stepped out of my office and had hardly took four steps before rushing back inside and jamming the door with my back
'Holy cow! What is he doing here! How can this be happening to me! What am I going to do now? How am I going to survive this?'
Knock knock
"Miss Tyler! Miss Tyler, you in?" A familiar voice said
"Lexi, what have you done?" I asked myself. My heartbeat was raising so fast I could swear the guy at the other side could hear it. I was sweating and I was sure my panic attack was already setting in.
"Miss Tyler!"
'How are you going to survive other days if you can't even survive your first day at work' I thought and gathered all the strength in me to take my back off the door and opened it
"Are you okay?" Someone was asking me but my vision was too blurry for me to identify who
"Miss Tyler look at me! Can you see me? Can you hear me now?" The person was asking
"Miss Tyler!"
Now my vision was back to normal and I was able to identify the person who was asking me the questions. I pretended not to hear and used the opportunity to take in everything that was happening in front of me.
I was lying horizontally on the ground and a familiar face with a worried expression was looking down on me.
"Miss Tyler! Can you hear me?" The man said again
It was the nameless guy which I had spent a night with a week ago.
"Miss Tyler!" He said again and then something moved underneath my head. I rotated my eyes from left to right to understand what just happened and almost screamed when everything became clear.
'So, Lexi you aren't lying on the ground but on the nameless guy laps. Exactly what you need right now' I thought and stylishly got out of his laps and adjusted my pencil skirt.
"Thanks"
"You don't have to"
"What happened?"
"I was knocking, you weren't answering, so, I came in and saw you falling"
"Oh thank you"
"Like I've said earlier, you don't have to" he said while getting up "You must be Miss Tyler?" He said formally. Too formal for my liking
"Yes"
"I'm Jason Stokes" he said and went inside his office. My eyes were as round as a saucer when what he said settled in
'Holy mother of Jesus! Did he just said he is Jason Stokes! How can that be possible! So Lexi, you had a one night stand with a billionaire. Stupid girl, you should have seen that coming'
I went to my bag and took out my phone to text Cynthia when another phone rang
"Hello"
"Let Mr Kingsley in as soon as he is here"
"Ok sir" I said but he have already hung up the phone 'asshole' I murmured
I dropped the phone and sat down on my leather chair to differentiate between the man I met a week ago with the man I met now,who acted as if we have never met before.
"I'm in trouble" I texted to Cynthia, who texted back instantly. I was about to read her message when someone entered the office.
"Good morning" I said with a smiling face
"Good morning. Are you the latest?" The handsome African American man asked
'Am I the latest! What the hell does that mean?'
"I'm Lexi, the new secretary. Mr Stokes is waiting for you sir"
"Okay" he said before naking me in front of my own eyes and licking his bottom lip.
I pulled out my phone when I was through with some files and check Cynthia's message
'What is the problem? Hope it has nothing to do with the police' from Cyn @ 8:47am
'Lexi, is everything ok? Are you there?' from cyn @8:56am
'Everything is going to be' I texted her back and hid my phone when I heard some footsteps. I bent my head over the file that was on my table and stylishly watched as Mr Stokes and Mr Kingsley came out of the office together
"When did she start?" Mr Kingsley quietly asked
"Today" Jason replied
Mr Kingsley asked another question which I was unable to make out
"Ask no more" Jason replied and walked out of the office before Mr Kingsley could ask him any more questions
Mr Kingsley looked at my side, winked at me and licked his lips before going after Jason
During lunch break, I went to a nearby restaurant and ordered a burger and Sprite and was about to start eating when a beautiful lady came up to me with her tray
"Can I join you?" She asked
"Yes sure"
"I'm Stephanie from the marketing department"
"I'm Lexi the new secretary"
"Nice meeting you"
"Nice meeting you too" I replied
We chatted throughout our meal and exchanged phone numbers on our way back to the office.
Thirty minutes before closing, I received a strange call from the office phone
"This is Lexi from Stokes enterprise, what can I do for you?"
"Direct my call to Jason" a female voice commanded
"Who will I say is speaking?"
"Just direct the call"
"I'm sorry but I need to know who is speaking"
"Tell him it's Dixie"
"Okay. I'm going to get back to you in few seconds" I said and called Jason
"Tell her to make an appointment" was Jason order
I unheld Dixie's call and passed the information down to her
"Tell him it's urgent" she said desperately
"Mr Stokes is unavailable for more calls, would you like to make an appointment?"
"Okay" she said in surrender "when will he be available?"
"Is schedule is pretty open for upper next week"
"Okay. Twelve on Thursday"
I went to Cynthia's house after work to brief her about what happened"So you trying to tell me that Jason Stokes, the ceo of Stokes enterprise was the guy you had a one night stand with?" Cynthia asked"Absolutely""Wow! Wow! Wow! And now you're his secretary""I'm confused""Likewise I. And he pretended not to know you" she said"Yup. That is what I don't understand. I'm sure me being hired in that company was his handiwork because I know I didn't go to that company for an interview. So why is he pretending not to know me if he like me enough to give me a position I didn't even ask for?""Maybe he is trying to make you feel comfortable first" Cynthia said"Really""Maybe""So what do you think I should do?""Play along. If he acts as if he doesn't know you,you too act as if you don't know him and if he act otherwise, act otherwise""Okay""But what about Peter?" She asked worriedly"We are no more
Jason was one of the people that came to work early on Tuesday morning, which was odd and I being one of this people made me cross path with Jason's anger.He started with the files that the last secretary had left incomplete and why I haven't done them to why I didn't reply to his last text last night."I slept off""You slept off while your boss was texting you?""I'm sorry sir""You don't have to. This shows how serious you really are with your work""I'm really sorry sir""I said you don't have to! And mind you, I want all those files unfailingly today""But...""No but. You may go"I went back to my office with an hectic headache and took out all the necessary files which I knew I had no way of finishing in two days and started going through them.I met up with Stephanie during lunch and she told me a couple of things about Jason"I heard Mr Stokes showed his other side today""Absolutely, I alm
I waited for good twenty minutes before I finally gave up and had started dozing off when I heard a soft tap on my window. I slightly opened my eyes and waited for more which followed not long after.I got scared, picked my phone and started tip toeing out of my room to my sister's when a message popped up on my phone 'Open the window, it's me'"What are you doing here?" I whispered"Can I come in?""It's late""I know but I don't think I can survive tonight without you""Meaning?""It's cold out here" he said dodging my question"Okay, come in"I made way for him and watched as he climbed my window with ease"So it's true?" I signaled to him to lower his voice"What do you mean?""So you really sleeps naked""Of course, do you think I w
"Lexi! Lexi! Lexi!" I heard my sister's voice from far away, I was in a dreamKnock knock"Lexi aren't you going to work?"Knock knock knock knock knock"Lexi! Lexi! Lexi!" She thundered and that got to me"Yes" I answered sluggishly"Aren't you going to work?""I'm going. I will go""You are going to be late"Last night came back to me and I checked the room instantly for Jason, who was gone"Thanks for waking me up""You are welcome. I will be on my way now""Alright bye""Oh Lexi!""Yes""We're out of groceries, so make sure to get some on your way back home. The money is on the table""I might come home late. So maybe you should get it instead""You going out with Peter?""No. I and Peter are no longer a couple""What!? What happened?" Since when?""We just decided to break up since we are no longer feeling it""That explains why I've not been seeing him
I changed into a simple gown and waited for Peter, who showed up a minute past seven.The whole ride was in silence and I wondered what was going on. He packed his car and we made our way to a street bench, where we have sat on several times to enjoy the evening cool breeze"Congratulations""For what?""For being employed""Thanks""So how was work today?""Great""So Lexi" he said and breathed in and out heavily"Yes""I'm sorry for not being able to satisfy you. I understand your pain and I'm ready to give in to you"I was shocked by his commitment but I wasn't feeling the spark I once felt for him"Really?""Yes. I've thought about it and I realized that you are right. I'm ready to do anything for you. I love you"I hugged him instead because I couldn't say those words back to him. Not after tasting the startler"I love you so much Lexi. I'm going to do everything you want if you want
I went back to my office to continue the search for the file which I later found in another file on my table."How come?" I thoughtI took it out, matched to his office and dropped it with an I don't care attitude"What is that?" He asked"The file" I answered and went back to my office without looking back even though I could feel his eyes on me with every step I was takingLater in the day, Cynthia sent a text to me and I was about to reply when a very tall and beautiful young lady came into my office"Good afternoon, how can I help you?" I asked with my professional smile plattered to my faceThe woman gave me an irritated look and said just one word which broke my heart"Dixie"'So she is Dixie. I was hoping she wouldn't come'I compared myself to her and I knew I have no chance of competing with her.After spending an hour with him in his office, they left and Dixie waved and winked at me on the
I pulled out some Doritos once I was in her apartment and sat in front of her TV to continue my Adam Lee movie since she too already have the movieFew hours later, Peter texted me 'Thinking about you' which I ignored. I continued my movie and have already started enjoying being unemployed when another message popped up on my phone 'Where the hell are you?' from Jason"Arrogant asshole" I murmured and continued my movie 'Why are you not in your office?'"Ask me one more time" I said with a mouthful of
I turned on my phone as soon as I woke up on Saturday morning, took my bath and brush my teeth with an extra toothbrush and was on my way to the living room to continue the movie when my phone started ringing, it was an unknown number."Hello" I said calmly"Where were you last night?" Jason's angry voice asked"It's none of your business""You weren't in your room last night""You have no right to enter my room without my permission""I have every right because you are mine""I'm not yours! I'm nobody's property!""Lexi, I'm waiting for you across the street in front of your house. Come let's talk" he said calmly"I'm busy right now" I said while Cynthia took a seat beside me "I'm with my girlfriend""Wait! what!? Girlfriend?""Yeah girlfriend""But you aren't into girls, are you?" He asked with trembling voice"I owe you no explanation, ex boss" I replied and hung up on him"That guy is really into