

The line had moved up a few places, but I hadn’t noticed since I was turned around talking to Chase. And apparently, cocky really works for me. “Especially one who’s going to sleep with me eventually.” Showing a beautiful woman the way to my office is at the top of that list of excuses.” He winked. I’ll take any excuse I can get to put it off. I don’t want to interrupt your exercise.” But I’ll show you how to get in when it’s closed after we get our coffee.” It was then I realized he was dressed in running gear, not a shirt and tie like he had been at the office last week. “What are you doing here so early, anyway?” He looked at his watch. “I’ll keep that in mind for my first marketing project.” “What can I say? Bald is beautiful has made me a lot of money. “Oh my God! You would find irony in that.” “You have a hairless pussy, and today you’re starting a job where the flagship product is-” “You do see the irony here, right?” Chase asked. He paid two thousand dollars for that ugly kitty.” So she dumped the thing on me this weekend while she tries to find it a new owner. Turns out, it isn’t the hair she’s allergic to, it’s the protein in animals’ saliva and skin. “My stepfather bought it for my mother for her birthday because she has bad allergies, and she really wanted a pet. Wrinkly, pale, fleshy-colored skin made her resemble a turkey before you stuck it in the oven.

Her head was too small for her body, and her face looked like a devil’s. It was seriously the ugliest pet I’d ever seen. “I can see the similarities, but the photo is definitely not you.”Ĭhase took the phone from my hand. Figured since I’m your laptop background and all, the obsession might run pretty deep.” I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to sneak a peek. “Am I the background on your iPhone, too?” A hand at my back startled me, but it was the voice whispering over my shoulder that sent a shiver down my spine. I joined the brigade at the back of the line like a good little soldier and proceeded to catch up with reading emails on my phone. While it seemed no one was ready to go to work yet, there was a hell of a long line for coffee. It was next door to the restaurant where I’d first met Chase. After loitering a few minutes in front of the building, waiting for someone to show up, I decided to head over to Starbucks for some coffee. Considering the building lights were off, and the doors were locked, I realized I might have been a tad overeager for my first day. It was still dark outside when I arrived at Parker Industries the following Monday morning.
