Desk Job (London Menage Book 2) Read Free Page B

chairs in front of the desk and to my surprise, took the one next to it rather than heading back around to where he’d been sitting.
    I settled myself, set my bag on the floor, and crossed my legs. The scent of his cologne lingered in the air, something light and fresh, a little peppery maybe.
    “I’ve just been through your CV,” he said, folding his arms and creasing his suit jacket. “I see you worked at Naddra.”
    “Yes, for several years. I was personal assistant to the human resources director. It’s a shame the company went into liquidation. I was very happy there.”
    Again he smiled. “And what was it about Naddra that made you happy?”
    Interesting question. “Well, it was a convenient commute, only a few minutes from here in fact.”
    He nodded as though he already knew this.
    “And it kept me busy. I don’t like twiddling my thumbs, looking for things to do. I’d rather be on the go when I’m at work.”
    “Well you certainly would be here.” He studied me for a moment. “You’d actually be personal assistant to both myself and my partner, Tristan Wainwright.”
    “Both of you?” I pressed my lips together and thought about it. I hadn’t been PA to two people before but I didn’t see it would be a major problem. I’d just have to be super organized, but I was good at that, heck, organized was my middle name.
    “Do you think that would be manageable for you?”
    “Well it’s a full time position so I don’t see why not. Perhaps on limited hours being PA to two busy marketing directors would be a challenge but that’s not the case here.”
    He smiled, his eye line dipping to my throat as though looking at my necklace. “Tristan is out of the country at the moment, otherwise I’d introduce you.”
    “Do you both travel a lot?”
    “Yes, we like to show our faces to the clients who are investing so much money and trust in us.” He looked back up at my face.
    I nodded.
    “So there would be plenty of flights to book, hotels, car hire, conference rooms, restaurants all that kind of thing.”
    “That’s fine. Any other duties over and above the normal?”
    “Not that I can think of.” He swept his tongue over his bottom lip. “It’s just having two of us to handle that you need to be sure about.”
    “I can manage that.” Could I? Yes, of course. But damn this guy was cute as a button in a hot and sexy kind of a way. Blonds weren’t usually my type but his angular features and broad shoulders had made my temperature go up a degree or two.
    He curled his hands around the arms of the chair. I glanced at his left ring finger. It was bare. A surge of something scarily like excitement burst in my stomach. I beat it down. What was I doing? I hoped he was going to be my new boss. The man I’d have to be one step ahead of. There was no point thinking of him as a potential bed partner. That would be just too damn awkward for my job when things went wrong.
    I uncrossed my legs and smoothed at a crease on my skirt, and then pulled in a deep breath. “Would you like me to go through my qualifications?”
    “No.” He shook his head and smiled. “I’ve already looked. I can see that you’d be perfect for the job. You have over and above the experience we were hoping for.”
    “Oh … that’s good then.”
    “Yes. It is.” He stood and walked to the window, then stared out at the city sprawling in front of him. The fractured light littered his suit jacket and dust motes floated in the air around him. “When can you start?”
    “Er … pardon.”
    “When can you start?” He turned. “I’ll be completely honest with you, Stella.” He paused. “May I call you that?”
    “Yes. Of course. It’s my name.”
    The right side of his mouth twitched into a half smile. “Yes.” He sat in the big leather chair on the opposite side of his desk and studied me. “We need someone now. Someone who can start right away and get to grips with the job as quickly as possible. We’re a fast,