by Ashlee Price
“Hello Liz, who is this you have here?” He turned to Liz and smiled. His voice was just about as sexy as he was. Smooth and deep, made Alexa want to just sit and listen to him talk.
“Hi Jeremy, this is Alexa. She is my new assistant. Today is her first day so I thought I’d better show her around. And of course show her the sandwich shop.” She smiled up at him. He was a good foot taller than her.
“Well that’s wonderful.” He said in that silky voice. Then he looked at Alexa, she watched him run his eyes up and down her body until it finally landed on her face. He made eye contact with her and it made her want to squirm. She handed him the sandwich she was holding for him, and tried to smile.
“It was very nice to meet you Alexa; I look forward to you working with us.” He grabbed her and before she could take it away and shook it firmly. It felt almost like a shock when he touched her, it made Alexa gasp. She got over it quickly so she could answer him.
“Thank you Mr. William, I’m so happy to be here.”
“Please, call me Jeremy.” He let go of her hand and winked at her.
Alexa didn’t say anything back. Liz turned and started to walk out of the office so she did the same. They got in the elevator and headed down a floor to enjoy their own lunch.
“Is it just me, or is he super hot?” Alexa said to Liz on the ride down.
“He is a good looking young man isn’t he?” She smiled, seemed like she was always smiling.
The rest of the day was spent doing more of the same. Alexa watched Liz while she worked and took a few notes. Even though she didn’t do all that much work, she was exhausted by the time she got home.
She was super happy to see that supper was done and ready for her. She ate, showered and went to bed. She was too tired to do anything else. Alexa woke up bright and early the next morning, ready for another day of work.
“Good morning.” She said to Liz when she walked off of the elevator on their floor.
“Good morning Hun.” Liz smiled back at her.
The ladies had a busy morning, Alexa got all set up on her computer with passwords and programs and such. Then she was put to work entering in numbers. She was already familiar with the system so it was easy for her. She finished that up quickly and went back to Liz for more. She made a couple of phone calls, and asked a lot of questions.
When she had a little free time, she went exploring. She headed down on the elevator to the front lobby. The girl that was working the day before was there again. She formally introduced herself and they chatted for a little while. Then she walked around some more, and introduced herself to more of the staff. It seemed like there were thousands of them.
When she was satisfied with the number of people she had talked to, she headed back up to the office. There was still fifteen minutes before it was lunch time so she decided to do a little bit of web browsing before.
She logged on and went to Google. It was probably a good idea for her to know a little more about the men she worked for. She found one good website and read through it. It said that the father, Earl, had founded the company when the boys were young. He and his wife ran it then and they were quite successful. It didn’t become as big as it is now until his wife suddenly passed away. By that time, the boys were both old enough to work and they started. Apparently they were the real reason for all of the success.
Jeremy, the eldest is 32 and went to university for several years in business management. Clearly he is good at what he does. Then there is Marcus, the younger brother. He is 28 and a huge film producer. He is the one that gets to be on the set and in the action. Alexa felt a little bit of jealousy.
She finished reading through it and scrolled to the bottom of the page where it showed some pictures. There was one of a beautiful red haired woman and a dark haired man. Underneath it said Molly and Darren William. That was their mother. No wonder Jeremy is so attractive; both of his parents are gorgeous.
The next picture was one of three men. One was Darren, one was Jeremy and the other Alexa had never seen before. The caption said it was the boys and their father. She took a good look at Marcus. He was almost as good looking as his brother. He had dark brown hair instead, was clean shaven and had those same deep dark eyes. They definitely were an attractive family.
Liz walked in to the room while Alexa was staring at the picture. She didn’t notice her come in and was startled by her voice when she spoke behind her.
“Are you ready for lunch?” She asked.
“Oh, yes I am.” Alexa said, a little embarrassed to be caught staring at a picture of her bosses.
They walked to the sandwich shop again, it seemed like maybe Alexa would be doing this often. They ordered, paid, and started walking back. When they were almost to the building, Liz’s phone went off. She dug around in her purse for a minute and then answered.
“Hi Jeremy, what can I do for you?”
It was Jeremy, Alexa wondered what he wanted. Maybe he changed his mind about the sandwich. Liz talked to him for a couple of minutes and then hung up the phone. She continued to walk towards the building and said “Looks like Mr. William likes you, he has asked that you deliver his sandwich to him.”
“Um, okay.” Alexa said. That must be a good sign she thought, maybe she could tell him that she was really hoping for a job on production instead of just a secretarial position.
They got back to work and they headed for the elevator. They went all the way up and Alexa got out.
“See you after lunch.” Liz said to her.
Alexa didn’t respond; she just headed towards the door to the office. She knocked and she heard Jeremy yell to just come in.
She pushed open the door and walked in. She looked around at the room again, it really was beautiful. She got closer to the desk and saw that Jeremy was on the phone with someone, the giant chair he sat in was facing the windows.
He said some goodbyes and then turned around to hang up the phone. Alexa took a deep breath, she realized then how much the picture online didn’t do him justice. She could not help but stare at him.
Today he was wearing a purple dress shirt, and another pair of expensive looking pants. Seeing how great he looked made her realize how crappy she probably looked. She hated that she had put on weight.
“How are you today Alexa?” He asked her in that voice of his. Hearing her name roll off of his tongue made her feel giddy. She had a brief thought about her husband, but then brushed it off. She was sure every woman he encountered felt the same way about him. Who wouldn’t?
“I’m great. I am really enjoying the new job.” She held out her hand and said, “Here is your sandwich, I hope you enjoy it.”
“Thanks a lot Alexa,” there was her name again, “why don’t you eat with me today? It gets kind of lonely up here at times.”
She didn’t know for sure what to do, she loved that he was asking her to eat with him, but she felt like she would be too self conscious to eat in front of him. Gosh, she felt like she was in high school again. She could not say no to him though, he was her boss after all.
“Sure, that would be great. I would love to keep you company.” She said shyly to him.
Turns out that she actually wasn’t self conscious around him at all, he was super easy to talk to and he was funny. He asked her all about herself, where she was from, where she worked before, about her schooling and about her family. He seemed especially interested in her husband, and what he did for a living.
She answered all of his questions, having a nice time getting to know him. He told her a bit about himself, some she already knew from the page she had read, and some she didn’t. She learned that they were starting to expand the business, not just producing, but building a chain of hotels and restaurants. They obviously had enough money for it. The first of the hotels was under construction at the moment. No one knew about it because they were keeping it on the down low until the grand opening. He told her that there were plans for it to open next month.
When they were done lunch, and it was time for her to go back to work, he surprised her with what he said.
“I like you Alexa; I think you're very smart.” He paused for a moment, pondering something. “I feel like I can trust you, and so I have a very special project for you to do. I was going to ask Liz, but I know she is already busy with all of the other things I ask her to do. Seems like a perfect job to give to you as her assistant.”
Alexa didn’t know what to say. It was only her second day and she was already being asked to do a special project. She swelled up with pride and smiled the biggest smile she had. “I would love to Mr. William, anything you need.”
He just looked at her for a moment, and then said “Please Alexa, call me Jeremy. I am glad you want to take this on. It’s very important. I need the grand opening of the hotel to be planned. It will take place on site; I want it to be huge, a spectacular red carpet gala. We will need entertainment, food, invites, decorations and all the little details. Do you think you can do it?”
Alexa was ecstatic. This would be awesome. Still not the job she wanted, but it gave her a chance to prove herself to him. “I can do it.” She said simply.
“Excellent.” Jeremy said with a smile. “All of the information you need for contacts and such are in Liz’s office. I have already discussed this with her and she will help you with everything that you need. I too will be able to help you and I want to be kept in the loop throughout all stages. I thought perhaps it would be a good idea if we could discuss the plans at lunch time every day. I am always free for lunch.”
“That sounds great!” Alexa was trying not to show too much excitement, but she just could not help it.
Clearly he could see her excitement and he laughed. “Good, I will see you tomorrow for lunch. Don’t forget the sandwiches.”
She laughed and got out of her seat. “I won’t.”
Just before she got to the door, he called back to her, “I won’t forget what you said Alexa: that you would do anything I need.” He winked.
She opened the door and pressed the button for the elevator. She wondered on her way down what he meant by that.
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For the next three weeks Alexa worked on planning the gala. She organized entertainment with the approval of Jeremy, booked caterers and set them up to come at lunch one day for her and Jeremy to try the food, and she found the perfect theme to decorate the hotel in. Jeremy showed her the blue prints and described to her what I would look like.
She was having a great time, getting to know him and organizing the gala at the same time. She was getting very excited for the day to come to show off all of her hard work. She showed everything she had planned to Liz, and she seemed like she was impressed.
Alexa was really enjoying the new job. She spent a lot of time walking around the building thinking of new ideas for the gala. She went and chatted with Kelly, the girl in the lobby and she would go and get the sandwiched every day. She started to get the same one Jeremy got, it really was delicious.
She found the perfect invitations to send out to people, and it was amazing seeing the names on the guest list; celebrities that she had only ever dreamed of meeting. She was actually addressing an invitation to them in her own hand writing. She sent them out two weeks before the gala, and within a couple of days she had already received several RSVPs.
The gala was planned for a Friday night, and it was already the Monday before. She had planned to go and get the sandwiches, like normal, but then Jeremy paged her before she was about to leave.
“Don’t go and get lunch yet, can you come up?”
“Yep, be right there.”
She went up to the top floor and met him as she was getting off the elevator.
“I thought we could go out to eat lunch today, if that is okay with you Alexa.” He smiled at her and she melted a little.
“Of course Jeremy, that would be great. I just need to grab my purse.”
“Don’t bother with that, lunch will be on me today.”
With that, they headed down in the elevator and out the doors of the lobby. She started to walk in the direction of the sandwich shop but he stopped her and led her to a car. This wasn’t just any car; it was a brand new corvette. It was jet black, had shiny rims and obviously cost a fortune. He unlocked the doors and opened the passenger side for her.
Alexa was flabbergasted. She had never been in a car this nice. The whole interior was done in tan and black leather, it screamed luxurious.
He went around the car and got in the driver’s side. He started it up and smoothly pulled in to traffic. He handled the car very well, shifting gears with ease. It was a few minutes until she realized that they were going the opposite direction from the sandwich shop.
“Where are we going?” She asked, looking over to him.
“There’s a place I think you’d really like. We can go there.” She didn’t reply; she was happy to go wherever.
They pulled in to a parking lot shortly after and he parked the car. They got out and went inside. The restaurant he had chosen was amazing. The building was huge, and they layout of the inside was incredible. It had a large main floor, filled with tables where guests sat, and then there was an upper part where the bar was and there were some smaller tables. There was a loft as well, it came out about half way across the main floor and looked out over it.
A waitress came up to Jeremy and addressed him a Mr. William. He must have been here a time or two.
“Would you like the regular table?” She asked, fluttering her eyes at him, hoping for a second glance I'm sure.
“Yes please, that would be wonderful.” Jeremy didn’t pay any attention to the waitress, and Alexa felt kind of bad for her. She was pretty cute, and as far as she knew Jeremy was single. Now that she thought about it, she had never seen him with a woman, or even talk about one, other than his mother.
They were led up an extravagant stair case and seated at a table close to the edge of the loft. The decorations were all classy and the music was soft and welcoming. What a great restaurant she thought.
They got menus and she looked over hers. The prices were ridiculous; apparently you had to be a billionaire to eat here. Good thing her boss was one, she laughed internally to herself.
They both ordered, her the salmon and him the beef and then they fell silent as they waited.
She thought she should break the silence. “Do you have a girlfriend Jeremy?” she asked bluntly.
He seemed to be caught off guard. “No, Alexa, I don’t.” he smiled to himself, and she caught a look on his face she had never seen before. It almost looked like lust.
That was the end of that conversation. Instead she decided to talk about work. She wanted to finally tell him about her dream job. He listened carefully as she talked and didn’t say much. When she was done, he was quiet.
“When this gala is done, we might be able to work something out.”
She was going to reply but at that moment the food came. They ate their lunch and didn’t talk about that anymore. When they were finished, he paid and they got back in the car. He started it up, but didn’t go anywhere.
He looked over at her and asked, “what will you be wearing to the red carpet gala Alexa?”
She was a little shocked by his question. Then she realized with all of the planning she was doing, she hadn’t even thought of what she might wear. “I haven’t a clue. What should I wear? I can go and buy something.”
“Hmm” was all he said.
They pulled back in to traffic and headed for work, only they did not go to work. Jeremy pulled in to the parking lot of a high end women’s clothing store.
He turned off the car and got out. He stopped and looked back at Alexa; she was still sitting in her seat. She slowly got out of the car and joined him outside.
“What are we doing here?” She asked
“I want to make sure that you look as good as the hotel is going to at that gala.”
“You don’t have to d
o that Jeremy.”
“I am going to anyway.” Then he walked in to the store.
Alexa followed him there. They spent the next hour and a half picking clothes for her to try on. She tried not to look at the prices because she knew they would be ridiculous. He picked out some lovely dresses for her to try on, and she picked some pants and tops. Then she tried all of them on in the dressing room. She came out every time to show him what it looked like.
She tried the short red dress he picked, it had an open back and spaghetti straps. She knew right away she was not going to feel comfortable in it. Luckily, he did not like it either. Then she tried one of the top and pant outfits she had put together. The pants were black and had a high waist; she figured that would look good because her waist was the smallest part of her. The top she chose to go with it was made out of the softest material she had ever felt, it was flowy and comfortable, a nice sky blue color. The look she wanted was not the look she got, Jeremy and Alexa both decided that outfit was a no. She tried on what seemed like a never ending pile of clothes, and they found nothing for her to wear.
She was starting to feel pretty bad about herself by the time she got to the last dress. It was long and black, had a halter neck with a pretty low neck line. There was a layer of sparkles that went all the way around the bottom of the dress. The front went to the middle of her calves and the back touched the floor. It was gorgeous, but she didn’t remember putting it in the pile to try on. It must have been Jeremy.
After all of the disappointment, she didn’t think it would look good but she put it on anyway. As soon as she did, she loved it. It fit her perfectly, accentuated all of the right places and made her feel beautiful. She spun around in the changing room and looked at herself in the mirror. With a big smile on her face, she stepped out to show Jeremy.
As soon as he saw her in the lovely dress, he said “We’ll take it, it’s perfect.”