Free His Favorite Mistake (Baby Its Cold Out) by Mary Eason Page B

anything in the world for you. Tell me what I can do to help.”
                  “I need you to work for me. As my assistant. I’ve been without one for months now, and there aren’t any prospects I trust enough to hire.” He held up his hand stopping her instant refusal. “Just listen for a second. I have some critical accounts I’ve been working on with my team. Accounts that will help us expand the company more internationally. Needless to say, without a qualified assistant, I’m drowning in paperwork when I should be concentrating on other things. I need someone I can trust. So far, I haven’t found anyone who can handle the job to my satisfaction.” He smiled slowly at her. “You see, I’ve been told by my personnel guru that I’m hard to work for. Apparently, that’s why it’s been almost three months since I’ve had anyone at all sitting outside of my office for more than a few hours a day. According to her, the chances aren’t looking very positive that they will be replacing my last assistant anytime soon, which is why I need your help.”
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                  Reyna rejected the idea immediately. There was no way she could work close to Brody each day and not go out of her mind with desire.
                  “Look, I know you don’t have any experience as an assistant, but I’m desperate, and in a way, I think that may work out best, since you won’t have any preconceived ideas of how to do the job or anything to compare it to. I’m willing to double the salary of the other company, and I’ll give you the afternoons off you need to finish your degree. What do you say?”
                  Still Reyna hesitated. was he simply trying to help her once more? She didn’t believe his story. Brody was never desperate. “What happens in a few months when I have my degree? What will you do then?”
                  Brody smiled. He knew her too well already. Brody would know that all she needed was just a little push.
                  “Well, two things could happen. Either you will quit, or you might just decide you like it and end up staying with me for a long time. I don’t need to tell you which one I’m hoping for.”
                  She couldn’t help but laugh at the expression on his face. He looked like a child who had just gotten his favorite toy. “Oh, there’s one more option. You could decide that I’m not qualified to be your assistant and fire me.”
                  He pulled her into his arms and hugged her, taking her completely by surprise. It was sheer heaven being this close to him, no matter what the reason. Reyna didn’t want to leave his arms. She heard him click the movie back on, but he didn’t let her go.
                  “Somehow, I don’t think there’s anything you could possible do that would make me let you go. I’ll take care of all the arrangements with Penny in personnel. I’ll call her tomorrow and let her know you’ll be starting on Monday. She’ll have everything ready for you. Penny can show you what you need to know to get started. Unless, of course, you want to go with me to Florida? It might be a good way to get your feet wet, by seeing the negations firsthand. Oh and by the way, I will want you to travel with me at times.”
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                  Brody somehow sensed her hesitation. He let her go and smiled at her reassuringly.
                  “It’s okay. There will be plenty of time for that later on. Don’t worry about it. Take the weekend and have some fun. Oh and, Reyna, you’re going to need to do some shopping, you know. In the advertising world, image is everything. I’ll leave you my credit card to use.”
                  “I don’t need your money.”
                  “Reyna, it’s part of the job. Consider it part of your salary. I’m sorry, but I insist.”
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