Garrett walked in shaking his head.

“You have some serious explaining to do,” I spoke as I pointed my finger at him.

“Me? What the fuck, Jack. She wasn’t here two minutes and you already yelled at her like that? The whole damn office could hear you.”

“You said she was attractive. You didn’t say she was sexy as hell. That could very well pose a problem for me and my cock.”

He put his hand up. “Don’t you even think about it. Jesus Christ, Jack, do you know the lawsuit she could file if you even think about fucking her? She’s a nice girl. Leave her alone.”

I cocked my head at him. “Do you have a thing for her?”

“No. Absolutely not. She needs this job, man. She really needs it.”

“Why does she need it so bad?” I glared at him. I got the feeling there was something he wasn’t telling me.

“Why does anyone need a job? She’s supporting herself and she lives in New York. Enough said. Listen, in the past year, you’ve gone through fourteen PAs. I think that may be some kind of world record. You’ve got a reputation, Jack. Let’s try to turn that around and keep this one around for a while.”

I rolled my eyes. “I’ll do my best.”

He sighed and walked out.

Chapter Six

Lorelei

I stepped inside the cleaners and handed the man Jack’s suit.

“This is for Mr. Sutton.”

“Ah. You aren’t Amber,” he spoke.

“No. I’m Lorelei, Mr. Sutton’s new personal assistant.”

“I see. Another one, eh? That man sure knows how to go through assistants. I’ll have this ready tomorrow afternoon. Good luck to you Lorelei.” He smiled.

I gave him a small smile back and heard the phone that Jack gave me ding. I pulled it from my purse and shock swept over my face as I read his text message.

“I forgot to tell you. On your way back, stop at the drugstore and pick me up a box of condoms.”

This was a joke, right? He seriously wouldn’t have me buy him condoms. Would he?

“Are you serious?” I typed quickly.

“Dead serious. Do you have a problem with that?”

Shit. He was serious. This was a nightmare.

“No. No problem at all, Mr. Sutton.”

Walking into the drugstore, I headed to the aisle where the condoms were kept and stared at the overwhelming display that stood before me. It had been years since I looked at condoms. In fact, I didn’t think I ever had. Brett always bought them. Why the hell were there so many different types? My mind was overcrowded, so I called Stella.

“Hey there. Why are you calling me already? You didn’t quit, did you?”

“No,” I whispered. “He sent me to buy him a box of condoms and I don’t know which ones to get. There’s so many different damn kinds it’s making my head hurt.”

An explosion of laughter came through the phone.

“This isn’t funny, Stella. I need your help.”

“I’m sorry, Lorelei, but we don’t use condoms. I have an IUD, remember?”

“Shit. I forgot.”

“You’re either going to have to pick a box or ask him which ones he prefers.” She laughed uncontrollably.

“Thanks.”

“Sorry. I’m really sorry.” She continued to laugh.

“I’ll call you later.” Click.

Okay, so did he want thin, sensitive, or maybe stronger? Textured or non-textured? Was he a freak and into colored condoms? Desensitizing condoms? Lubed or non-lubed? Fuck if I knew. Damn him for making me do this. I grabbed the ultra-ribbed Ecstasy ones and took the box up to the counter.

“If these aren’t the right ones, may I return them?” I asked the sales clerk.

“You don’t know if you’re buying the right condoms?” he asked with a smile.

“They aren’t for me. They’re for my boss, a man I just started working for about an hour ago. My first mission was to take his suit to the cleaners and then he sends me to buy his condoms.”

The clerk cocked his head. “These wouldn’t happen to be for Mr. Sutton, would they?”

My heart started racing. You have got to be kidding me.

“Yes, they are.” I frowned.

The clerk nodded his head. “I’ll be right back.” He took the box with him and, a few seconds later, he returned with a box of Magnum XL. “These are the ones Mr. Sutton uses.”

I shook my head in disgust. “And how do you know this?”

He laughed. “You’re not the first PA of his that he’s sent to buy his condoms.”

“Thank you.” I paid for the condoms, shoved them in my purse, and walked out.

XL? Now I was curious but quickly got that disgusting thought out of my head. He was my boss and I shouldn’t be thinking about his penis.

When I arrived back to the office, I knocked on the door and he told me to come in. Reaching into my purse, I pulled out the box of condoms and set them on his desk.

“Thank you, and you got the right ones.” He smiled. “How did you know?”

“The nice man behind the counter told me.”

“Ah, you must have met Juan. Good guy.”

I began to walk out of his office and stopped when I reached the door. Turning around, I spoke, “Extra-large?”

He arched his brow and smirked at me. I took in a deep breath and quietly went to my desk.

****

Jack

She was thinking about my cock and that made me happy, but my happy thoughts fell away as soon as my mother walked into my office.

“Hello, Jack. Did you approve the final layout for the editorial spread for next month’s issue?”

“Yes, I did.”

“Good. Now who’s that outside your office?”

“She’s my new PA and her name is Lorelei.”

“What happened to Amber?”

I shrugged. “She quit.”

“Good grief. You’re just as bad as I am. Anyway, I want to do a launch of next month’s magazine featuring Vidal. So set something up. This is important because he’s a new, up and coming designer with an amazing eye and his work should be noticed. It’s our job to make that happen.”

“Of course. I’ll get on that right away.”

“Good. Also, I’m having dinner at the house tonight and I want you there. Coco and Joshua will be there as well. Seven o’clock sharp.”

“I have plans tonight.”

“Cancel them. Family is more important. Ta-ta, darling.”

I rolled my eyes and called Lorelei into my office.

“We’re going to be doing a launch for a designer next month. Here is a list of venues we normally use. Call them and see if anything is available for Friday, October 2nd. Once we have the venue in place, you’ll need to order invitations. There’s a list of people you are to invite in a file on your computer.”

“Yes, Mr. Sutton.”

“That’s all, Lorelei. You may go back to your desk.”

She gave me a small nod and, as she was walking out of my office, I couldn’t help myself. “Ahem, Lorelei.”

“Yes.” She turned and looked at me with her gorgeous blue eyes.

“Are you still thinking about my cock?” I smirked.

“Actually, I’ve already forgotten about it and I don’t care to think about it again.”

The small smile on my face quickly dissipated when she said that. She was going to be a challenge. But soon enough, she’d break.

Chapter Seven

Lorelei

I took my sketchbook to Central Park and sat under the tree to sketch and eat my lunch. It was a beautiful September day and I needed to get out of the office. Between the spilt coffee and the condom buying, I was already exhausted and my day was only half over. I couldn’t stop thinking about Hope and how I wished I could be there after school to pick her up. Getting back into the work routine after being off for two months was hard. As I was sketching, my business phone rang.

“Hello.”

“Where are you?” Jack asked.

“I’m on lunch. I told you I was leaving.”

“That’s right. I forgot. On your way back, stop at Pickle Deli and pick me up a corned beef sandwich. Just tell them it’s for me. They know exactly how I like it.”