I drove my car to work, feeling extremely nervous. Though I succeeded in getting every tiny detail from the brothers, I felt like the director might sniff something out or ask for the impossible. I had yet to get a video of them because Blue kept on playing with everything. So far, I have only had the audio record with me, which was more than I thought I would get. I didn’t believe the brothers would be generous enough to help me out, not when they kept on acting like douches whenever I asked them questions during the initial time I spent with them.
I had this hunch that there was a reason for their change of heart, but couldn’t point it out. All I knew was they were treating me better than they did when I first signed a contract with them. Though the sex was good, it wasn’t as rough as it was then, and oddly enough, I missed it.
Shaking my head to dispel the thoughts that wanted to sink their claws into my subconscious and never let go, I packed my car and got out, taking my handbag with me.
It had been a long time since I last stepped out of the house by the time of the day. Feeling the sun on my skin was a welcome feeling. I didn’t know how much I missed the warmth until that very moment.
Inhaling deeply, I turned and headed into the building, waving at the security man, who looked happy to see me. Everyone knew I had been given a month’s leave, so he didn’t ask where I went, only welcoming me back to work.
My heels clicked on the tiles as I hurried towards the elevator. Slipping in, I pressed the button to my floor, gripping my handbag tight as I tried not to think of anything. The moment the elevator opened, and I stepped out, I was almost tackled to the floor by Chris.
“Girl!” She squealed, hugging me tight. “I’ve missed you so much, darling!” She gushed, tightening her hold until it was obvious that she wanted to smoulder me, with love, of course.
“Can you ease up a bit?” I questioned, patting her back.
“God! I don’t think I can contain my happiness!” She released me from her hug, still smiling. “I’ve missed your awesome presence.”
“So why didn’t you visit?” I lifted an eyebrow at that. “If you missed me as much as you claimed you did, why didn’t you come over? My house isn’t that far from our workplace, is it?” Pursing my lips, I folded my arms to hear what she had to say.
“Well, it’s not my fault. The director specified that no one should interrupt during the month. That was why I only called weekly to check on you. If you ask me, the request was quite odd, but he said it was from his superiors,” she leaned closer to tell me that.
“The superiors?” I frowned at that, recalling that they were the ones who asked the director not to change me.
She nodded with a smile. “So how was it? Did you manage to get everything done?”
“Yep, I did.” I nodded with a smile. “I got it done.”
“That’s great! Let’s head over to the director’s office, he’s waiting for you.” She took my hand in hers and led me towards his office. “That bitch Imelda has been going off on how you will fail to do it right and the director will assign the brothers to her. Oh my jingles, I can’t wait to see the shocked look on her face when she learns that you did it!”
I smiled at the enthusiastic friend of mine who was acting like she was the one benefitting from this.
“Your excitement is suspicious, dear,” I teased and she grinned at that.
“You know I’m always onboard with anything that will make Imelda eat her words, which was why I waited out there to welcome you,” she continued. “I haven’t been as nervous as I felt waiting for you. I was afraid my boasting would be nothing but empty braggadocio because of how late you are.”
She stopped in front of the director’s office and raised her hand to knock. “Girl! I’m super excited!”
“Come in,” came the call from the director before she could even knock on the door. He had undoubtedly heard her voice from the distance because of how loudly she was squealing. One might think she won a lottery or a round trip around the world with how happy she was, not knowing she was excited because of the prospect of defeating Imelda.
Smiling, she took my hand in hers and led me into the office. Compared to her, I was super nervous, my legs almost giving way under me. I was lucky the brothers didn’t try anything funny with me like they did on the day the director summoned me.
“Good morning, sir,” we greeted at the same time.
“Good morning,” he acknowledged, rising from his seat. “Bella, it’s so nice to see you. I was about to call your office to find out if you had arrived. Please have a seat.” He gestured to the chairs opposite his.
Smiling, Chris tugged me towards the chairs. She helped me sit, before she sat on hers, looking excited.
“I hope you came with good news, Bella. Is that right?” The director asked with a smile, not waiting for me to break the silence.
I nodded at the question, smiling as I brought my jotter, iPad, and recorder out. “I wrote down their answers and recorded a few.”
“The interview?”
“I have yet to convince them about it. But we can make do with these.” I passed it to him, and he took them, going through the questions and answers I wrote down and the one I typed on my iPad.
“Did you manage to get a picture of them?” He questioned after listening to the audio. The smile on his face made me exhale in relief. I thought he might see some fault in the recording because of how playful Fred was during it.
“No, I didn’t.” I shook my head, pinching my fingers.
He leaned back in his chair and watched me. “This is good. Better than I imagined, but we need a snapshot of them. Not only a snapshot but a recorded video interview.”
“I… I will get them to do that one. It’s just…” I trailed off, not knowing what to say.
“It’s okay. You tried with this one. There’s no rush. However, if you can get them to come over to the firm for the interview, there will be an increase in your salary and a change to the best journalist. You can be the best this firm has.” He dangled the offer in my face, knowing how appetizing it was.
“Will her status be higher than Imelda’s?” Bella questioned before I could say a word.
“Yes, she will be -”
“Great!” She hit her palm on the table, momentarily forgetting where she was. When she realized her mistake, she apologized, blushing in embarrassment.
“It’s no worry, Miss Chris,” he waved her words off, turning to face me with a smile. “You are now the hope of this firm, Bella. I hope you make us proud. With this, we can easily rise to the best in the entire country.”
I nodded.
“So? When am I expecting the brothers?”
“If I can manage to convince them, it will be this week,” I replied, knowing my pussy, arse, and mouth would pay the price for it.
“Good. I earnestly await your answer.” He stood up from his chair and extended his hand towards me.
“Okay.” I shook his hand.
“Once again, I’m proud of you, Bella.”
“Thank you, sir.”
Blushing, I left the office with Chris, who was more excited than I was, gushing about how we would take Imelda’s position and rub it in her face.