Free Love Me? The Trust Me? Trilogy by K E Osborn Page B

aboard, Mr. Anderson. We're so glad you chose us to manage your account."
    My eyes open wide with shock. Seems they have accepted the deal. I turn on the sofa, kneeling, and attentively listening to what he's saying.
    "No, thank you, sir. Yes, I think she'll do great here too. Thank you again, Mr. Anderson. We'll get right on it and get back to you with that information. Have a good rest of the day, sir. Yes, goodbye." He hangs up the phone and looks at me, shaking his head.
    "What?" I ask as he makes his way back over to me.
    "Jeni, they loved you."
    I look at him, shocked. "Huh?"
    "He said that you did very well for a new girl, and that his son, James, has a bit of a crush on you. He thinks you're adorable."
    My eyes widen.
    "They took the offer because of you, Jeni."
    I shake my head. "What?"
    He laughs at me. "We got the Anderson account because of you." He gives me a quick kiss.
    "Really?"
    "Jeni, believe it, you did it. James, apparently, hopes that you're single."
    "He's a bit young for me, don't you think?"
    "See, you're not doing as badly as you think, and that James better stay the hell away from you." He starts laughing. "I'd better go tell Father." He kisses me atop my head and rushes out the door.
    I casually wander back to my desk.
    "I gather from the look on his face that we got the account?" Brielle asks.
    I nod.
    "Yay, how about some lunch? Are you hungry?"
    "Not too sure that I'm hungry, but it'll be nice to get out of the office for a while."
    We walk to the elevator.
    As we walk through the main foyer, I slip and stumble on a cracked tile on the floor. My bag goes flying across the room, and its contents fall out everywhere. Josie comes rushing over to help and starts placing my things back into my bag. Brielle asks if I'm all right, but she's smirking. How embarrassing! Brielle and I continue to the little restaurant next door and have a nice chicken salad for lunch. When we go to leave, I trip again, and my bag falls to the ground. I huff and Bree laughs, I pick up its contents again from the floor in the middle of the restaurant. A man covered by his hoodie bumps into me then walks off. That's weird. I shrug it off and walk back to work with Brielle.
    When we return, I notice that Aiden and Alistair have continued their meeting through lunch, writing up proposals and plans for the new Anderson account.
    ***
    It's home time. Alistair and Aiden are still planning.
    Brielle shuts down her computer and walks into Alistair's office. "You guys ready to go home?"
    I lean forward in my chair and watch them both look up at her.
    "Yeah, I guess we can continue this tomorrow," Aiden says.
    I turn off my computer monitor.
    "No, we need to stay and get this finished, son."
    I huff, leaning back in my chair.
    "I'll be right back, Father." He stands up and walks out to me. "Do you mind if I stay back for a bit tonight. I won't be long. We're nearly done, and I'll get dinner on the way home. Can you tell Mike what's going on so he knows to come back and pick me up? Is that alright with you?"
    I know I don't have a choice, but it's nice that he offered one to me. "Sure, stay as long as you need."
    He leans down and kisses my forehead. "I won't be long, maybe a couple of hours. I promise."
    "I'll see you at home." I kiss him quickly on the lips, and he walks back into Alistair's office.
    Brielle calls out, "See you at home, Father." Alistair doesn't reply. She shakes her head and puts her arm in mine. We walk together to the elevator.
    "How are things going with Adam? How did you meet?" I ask her entering the elevator.
    "Great, we went to high school together. I bumped into him at the shops, and we hit it off again."
    "I'm glad. He seems lovely, Bree."
    "He is, but we're taking things slow. It took him nearly a month to ask me out on a date."
    "Ahh, men. Huh!"
    "Yeah, men!"
    We exit the building. Mike is waiting for me and Bill—Alistair's driver is waiting for Brielle.
    "Hi, Mike. Aiden's staying back tonight. It's just