The Billionaire's Seduction (The Billionaire's Temptation #1) - J. S. Cooper Page 0,2
know so. My new boss, Lewis Walker, loves me. I think he has a crush on me. There is no way that he will fire me. I’ll just keep smiling and flirting and all will be fine.” I played with my long blond hair as I walked to the subway station and smiled to myself. “Something is finally going right for us, Katy. Maybe you can even quit that shitty job.”
“Do you really think so?” Katy’s voice now sounded hopeful. She was working as a sales assistant at a cell phone shop and hated it. She had gone to school to be a history teacher but hadn’t been able to find an open position due to budget cuts at the board of education. And now she spent her days trying to get commissions from people buying the latest iPhone and Android. I knew that the sooner she could leave, the happier she would be.
“Yes, Katy.” I stopped outside the subway station so that I could continue talking to her without losing service. “In fact, why don’t you just walk out of there today? I get paid every two weeks and will be able to carry the rent until you find something you like.”
“OMG, Sarah. Are you sure?” Katy’s voice got louder and louder with excitement.
“Of course. Do it. Leave now.” My voice got louder along with hers, and more excited. I could see people walking by and giving me a look like I was some sort of mental case. “Our tide is turning, Katy.”
“Okay. I’m going to go and quit now.” Katy sounded excited. “I’ll see you at home later, yeah?”
“Yup. And then we can go out for drinks to celebrate.” I looked quickly at my watch. “But I have to go now too. My lunch break is almost over. I’ll see you tonight.” I hung up and raced into the station and down the stairs so that I wouldn’t miss my train. I was lucky, the train pulled up just as I got to the platform. I grinned to myself, my luck had finally changed, and I was ready to take on the world.
The train was pretty empty in my car so I was able to sit down and check my makeup. I stared in my compact mirror and reapplied some pale pink lipstick and navy-blue mascara. My big blue eyes stared back at me, shining with delight and happiness. I didn’t have to reapply any blush because the cold was making my cheeks red enough. I smiled widely to check my teeth for food and sat back with pleasure, pleased at my appearance.
Katy and I had moved to New York four and a half years ago from Florida to go to college. We had been best friends since high school and had been ecstatic when we had both gotten into college in the Big Apple. She had gone to Columbia and I had gone to NYU. We had shared a studio apartment in Brooklyn since our junior year. Unfortunately, we had both studied subjects that weren’t really sought after and neither one of us had great job prospects when we graduated. We were broker now than when we had been when we’d first arrived in the city. I had always dreamed of being a big Hollywood actress (don’t ask why I live in New York) and all Katy had ever wanted to do was to teach sixth grade history.
We had graduated jobless but we hadn’t wanted to move back to Florida, so Katy had gotten a job in a cell phone store and I had looked for receptionist positions. We had just received an eviction notice about two weeks ago as well. The notice stated that if we didn’t come up with the last two months’ rent within thirty days, we were going to be kicked out into the street. Alvin, the landlord, had offered us another deal but neither one of us were willing to have sex with him to stay in that dump. I’d worried that we’d have to go back to Florida with our tails between our legs, but our luck had finally changed with this new job.
I got off the train and walked down the street with a pep in my step that I hadn’t felt in years. I walked back to the Green & Hall’s building with pride and only a little twinge of worry. I mean, I’m not stupid. I was sure that I would be in a lot of trouble if