running our business ventures.” He said, looking at her with a sly smile on his face, thinking to intimidate her.
“ Elena this is my son Chris, before he so rudely interrupted our conversation, as I was saying, the Job is yours and training starts next week. I believe this is something you are capable of doing even with your experience, the only difference is the scale of the business.”
They talked for a little longer telling her what her job duties would consist of and giving the address to the nightclub along with a phone number if she had any other questions. Politely, informing her that they will be giving her a call at the end of the week as to her start date. Sitting in her car, shaking her head, she couldn’t even remember accepting the job offer and laughing a little thinking this why they were so successful. They muddled your mind; they made a great negotiating team together.
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Elena's first couple of weeks at the club went by smoothly and Mr. Stefanid is had been correct in saying everything’s the same, just on a much larger scale. Chris wasn't as bad as he first seemed, she thought he would be a pompous ass but he seemed more at ease working with her at the club. Arriving early this morning for a mandatory staff meeting at ten, Chris wanted to discuss some concerns he was having. The meeting was over in less than an hour, nothing to be too concerned over. Just some issues he had and some changes he wanted to make.
She stayed and talked to a couple of employees after the meeting wanting to hang back and speak with Chris, she left the meeting room to find him talking to the most gorgeous man, she set her eyes on, her mouth hanging open, she could do nothing but stare. She would not throw her boss out of bed for eating crackers but next to this man, he paled in comparison.
A waitress named Maria, stopped beside her. " Yup, that’s the exact same look I had on my face when I first saw him too. He's Chris's brother, he’s the honey in my baklava, and I don't even think the word hot does him justice. I had the urge to walk right up to him, climb him like a tree, wondering if he had a mighty olive branch between those legs, gets me wet just thinking about it. That’s not saying I didn’t have my share of fantasies of Chris in that suit." she said fanning herself.
Elena laughed so loud she had to cover her mouth. You could always count on Maria to say som ething so off the wall like she just did. She noticed that they had gotten the attention of Chris and his brother, embarrassed by her outburst; she turned to head toward the other end of the bar, secretly admiring them from a distance.
Niko turned his gaze toward Chris shaking his head, "Still intimidating the ladies." he laughed.
“ I doubt my employees feel intimidated by me and I don't think that had anything to do with us, we don't exactly inspire women to laugh. So, what brings you to the club this morning isn’t it a little early for you to be up and about." he asked.
"I w anted to find out what this dinner is all about tonight at Mom's house, you seem to be the only one she shares her thoughts with lately." he stated
“ The dinner is to officially celebrate my engagement to Emily, which as my brother you cannot refuse to attend and of course, I'm sure our mother invited every available single young woman she found acceptable to introduce to you and Jimmy. His brother said with a big fat mischievous look.
Catching the grin forming on his brother’s face, he knew his instincts were correct in thinking his mom would be up to something and tonight is going to be impossible. He would do everything and anything to keep from making a scene at this event, not that his mother wouldn't do her best to upset him, " Gamoto, What the hell do I have to do, to make her understand that I am not and never will be interested in any of the supposedly virtuous, well bred, Greek, simple minded idiots, she thinks I should Marry." he said with as much
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