Lord of Rain (The Dragon Demigods #5) - Charlene Hartnady Page 0,17
Candice says, taking my phone out of my hand. “The main reason we work is for money.” She shrugs.
Her fingers fly over the keys. “What are you doing?” I shout, trying to grab my phone back, but she holds it away. It doesn’t help that I’m tiny, and my friend is built like a giraffe – aside from her neck. Candice is tall and graceful with big, brown eyes.
“Done.” She smiles, looking all innocent. I know it’s a lie! A bald-faced lie! She’s anything but innocent.
“What did you just do?” I ask, my eyes wide.
She hands me the phone. “Yes?” I yell. “You replied with a yes. As in, yes, the offer is too low. Why would you do that?”
“I just want to see how he will respond. He obviously wants you on board, or he wouldn’t have replied in the first place.” She narrows her eyes. “Are you sure you didn’t suck him off…or offer to suck him off? What aren’t you telling me?”
“No, and nothing!” I gasp. “I would never.” I make a face. “Although I did offer him baked goods.” My phone makes another beeping noise and vibrates. It can’t be! I pick it up. “It’s from him,” I whisper, sounding shocked. This is unreal.
Candice laughs. “All I know is that whatever you said or did…it must have worked. Open it.”
“I almost fell on my face and then couldn’t talk. This shouldn’t be happening.”
“You impressed him despite those things. Open it already.”
My finger shakes as I push the button. “Oh, my god!” I put my hand over my mouth.
“What is it?”
“He’s offering me more money.”
“No!” Candice sounds shocked as well.
“How much more?”
I turn the phone so that she can see. I watch her eyes scan the email. “Another twenty percent. Holy shit, that’s a ton of money. He says you impressed him in the interview. What did I tell you? He goes on to say it doesn’t happen to him often. What are you going to do?” She looks over at me.
I feel my heart sink. I suddenly want the job. I want to try new things, maybe I’ll enjoy the job. The extra money would come in handy when trying to save Buns. Maybe I could learn a thing or two from watching him in action. We need to upgrade our facilities. We need…help. I can’t possibly accept this offer though. Everything still stands. I’m not a PA, and I can’t work for Steven Bolt. My heart beats faster thinking about him.
“Maybe you should take it. He seems to—”
I shake my head. “I’m not worth this much money.”
“He thinks you are.”
“Well, I’m not!” I pick up my phone and start typing my reply.
Job Offer: Personal Assistant to the CEO
From: A. Shaw
I lied on my resume. I can’t type even close to a hundred words a minute, and I’m not much of a people person. I’m too shy. Thank you, but I have to say no. You would regret hiring me.
I send the email before I can second-guess myself. I show Candice my response to him.
She nods. “I’m proud of you.” She rubs a hand down the side of my arm. “Most people would have lied through their teeth and taken the offer. I knew you wouldn’t be able to go through with it. You’re too nice.” She smiles at me.
“You make it sound like a bad thing.”
“It’s not a bad thing. It’s a good thing.” She looks at me strangely.
“What?” I ask, cocking my head.
“Maybe he had the hots for you as well. Maybe that’s why he’s so desperate to have you on board.” She winks at me.
“No way!” I snort. “Just no. Guys like that don’t have the hots for girls like me.”
“Stop! You’re gorgeous.”
I shrug.
“Look at you,” she says. “Long hair…the biggest blue eyes…you have tits and ass most of us would give an arm for.”
“I have junk in the trunk,” I throw back. “There’s a difference.” I’m not bad looking. In fact, guys try to pick me up when I go out – which isn’t often. I can attract them, but I can’t seem to keep them interested for any length of time. My ex broke up with me because he said I was more like a best friend to him than a lover. I guess I don’t have real sex appeal. I’m pretty but somehow not sexy. At least that was how Sean described it.
“Not from where I’m standing,” she tells me off. It’s something she does from time to time. “You