Picture of Ashlyn 🔝

Your mind will always believe everything you tell it. Feed it hope. Feed it the truth. Feed it with love.
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This guy is definitely out of his mind because guess where my office is?

On the left corner of his office. He said that once I had proved to him that I was 'responsible' enough I would get my own office. Like what is this? How old does he think I am?

I stomp my way to my office and throw the papers down a little forcefully.

Sitting down I take out each paper, scan through them looking for errors, fixing it, then making them into soft copies.

I have a very bad habit of chewing on pencil when I was in deep thought. This habit was bad especially in school, cause it was only when it was in my mouth that I remembered that I had shared it, so yeah...

While I was doing this I could feel that his eyes were on me. Those emerald eyes pierced into my brain making it hard to work.

"Would you like anything, sir?" I finally spoke up when I couldn't take anymore staring.

"Yes. Please stop chewing on that pencil it's distracting." He said.

How is chewing one a pencil distracting? I did that when I thought! But I knew better than to argue or question him, I have to wait for the right time.

So I stop chewing on my pencil and tried focusing a lot on what I was doing. By the time I look up I see that it's already noon.

Getting up from my table, being the neat freak, I am I tidy my desk and turn to go.

"Would you like some lunch sir?" I ask him before leaving but he just ignores me and types away on his laptop.

Not thinking too much about it I leave and take the elevator downstairs to the cafeteria.

"Hey, you must be Natasha." The receptionist says.

"That's me," I reply.

"I'm Ashlyn. You heading for lunch?" She asks.

"Yep!" I say enthusiastically. My stomach is rumbling and the thought of food makes my taste buds water.

"Ok. Let me just tell Ethan that we will be downstairs" She says then start speedily texting on her phone. "Ok let go."

We make our way to the cafeteria and the smell of food hits me like a wave.

"This is officially my favorite place in this building" I whisper.

"So you are the new PA aren't you?" She asks.

"Yeah. Got accepted yesterday." I replied.

"How come the interview was yesterday and you got the job on the same day? What did you do?" She asks wiggling her eyebrows.

"Nooo! I wouldn't." I said my face twisting to disgust.

Soon it's was our turn to get our food, everything looked so good but finally I settled with a Turkey Ranch Club Wrap meanwhile Ash settled with a Strawberry Avocado Spinach Salad with Chicken.

Natasha's food🔝

Ashlyn's food 🔝

"I don't understand how they put fruits like strawberry in a salad. Salads should be either all fruits or all vegetables" I stated.

"Sweetie you are not the one eating it." She pointed out while taking a seat.

"But don't you agree. Like the Hawaiian pizza. How does the pineapple fit in the pizza?" I pushed further.

"Well, it's taste good that's all I know." A voice said.

Turning around I make eye contact with sapphire eyes.

"What took you so long Ethan?" Ashlyn whined.

"Sorry I had a few emails to send to the boss before noon." He said. Then turned to me, his eyes sending goosebumps down my spine. "You must be Natasha."

"Seems like I'm well known in this place," I whispered under my breathe.

"Not after the scene you threw yesterday." He said.

I looked closer at him and realized that he was the guard that helped Mr. Rinaldi up when I kicked him in between the legs.

"What did she do?" Ashlyn asked.

"Nothing big." I said putting pressured in my voice hoping Ethan would get the hint.

"If you mean kicking your boss in between the legs is no big deal, absolutely, I totally agree," Ethan says while munching his chips.

Ashlyn nearly spat out her drink. "You did that? No wonder he was in such a bad mood after the last interview." She thought.

I glared at Ethan for letting the cat out the bag. I look for a target to get him back and I reach for it, stealing his packet of chips from his burger plate.

"Hey. I was going to eat that" Ethan said.

"You snooze you lose," I said.

"Come on at least feed me one so I can have a taste of what I was going to eat." He protested. So I took one potato chip and fed it to him.

Then my phone rang.

"Hello?" I answered
"It's been 20 minutes and your there flirting with your colleagues." His voice boomed in the receiver.
"I'll be up now," I said rolling my eyes so glad he couldn't see me.
"I can see that eye roll you know." He said as if smirking. If I was any closer to him I would have thrown him a potato chip.

Ending the call I gather my things getting up to leave.

"The boss is calling for me to get back," I said.

"Tell him not to do anything stupid while his around you." Ashlyn teased.

I stuck out my tongue at her and threw a potato chip at her forehead hitting bulls eyes.

I take my time to get to my office. Once I enter I walk straight to my desk and unpack my lunch. I'm about to take a bite when my hand is stopped and Mr Rinaldi takes a bite of my wrap and actually chews it.

Like with his teeth.

"What are you doing?" I asked curiously and upset. I hate when people take my food.

"I'm having lunch?" He replied nonchalantly.

"You couldn't go and get your own or at least answered when I asked you?" I fumed.

"I felt it was better if I ate what you ate." He said.

Oh, so he planned this. Ok, let's test something.

I take a bite of my wrap and 'innocently' tip the sauce on his suit.

"Can you get me a tissue please?" I asked.

I look up at him and see his emerald eyes have dilated. I gulp.

Maybe that wasn't a good idea.

Idiot. 🤦‍♀️

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