Secretary Duties
1446 Words
Frances POV
The blare of the alarm dragged me out of my sleep, but the memory of last night hit me harder. I woke up with fire underneath my skin as the memory came flooding back.
Conrad King.
His voice, the look in his eyes and the way his hands had grabbed my jaw with his breath ghosting all over my lips. I had thought I was overthinking it, but the way he stared into my soul made me think otherwise.
His eyes , alongside side his voice that teased me....I could barely breathe.
Heat flooded my cheeks as I buried my face in my pillow.
"Stop It!" I scolded myself loudly. " Get it together Frances" I added
I shouldn't be having these thoughts. I was his surrogate and nothing more. This is the only relationship between us.
I had tossed and tossed in bed for hours as I tried to figure out what the encounter was about.....he can't possibly see me as anything else..., can he? Whatever happened last night was a stupid lapse of judgment. I should have pushed him away....I shouldn't have allowed him that close to me.
Last night was just a moment of insanity. Temporary insanity and I am never going to let him that close to me anymore. The last thing I want is to be involved with Conrad King..the ruthless billionaire.
I exhaled sharply and forced myself out of the bed, grateful that there was no morning sickness today. I had almost forgotten about the fact that I was pregnant, about one month pregnant.
All I needed to do is focus on work and the baby ....everything else will be okay.
My wandering thoughts were interrupted by the Knock at the door.
I opened it to find David there.
" Hey" I greeted with a small smile
" Good morning Miss Becker, I hope you slept well?" He asked
" I did " I replied even though it was a big fat lie. My thoughts had been clouded by that of a certain someone.
" Good..... your driver is waiting for you downstairs" he stated
I blinked twice.
"Driver? .....I'm getting a driver too?" I asked with surprise in my voice . I definitely wasn't expecting this.
" Yes you are Miss Becker" he replied and was about to leave when I stopped him.
" Thank you.....eh David, please call me Frances, I feel more comfortable that way" I said to him
He didn't respond. Instead he turned and walked away.
About an hour later, I was dressed professionally in a cream blouse and black pencil skirt , something that says I am competent and not ....I moaned under your stare last night. I even applied a light make up but it really didn't matter, my hands still shook.
It was my first day at King's corporation and I needed to make a very good first impression.
" Good morning ma'am, my name is Dylan and I've been assigned to drive you around" The driver introduced himself
" Oh hi Dylan...thank you " I replied cheerfully. Finally someone was nice to me.
We arrived at Kings corporation awhile later as the entire building stared down at me just as the owner last night.
" Good morning Esther" I greeted the heavily pregnant secretary who I would be replacing while she goes on leave.
" Hello Frances...... good morning" she replied as she directed me to the my desk. " It's my last day at the office so I need you to be as attentive as possible." She advised
I nodded in response as I placed my bag on the desk.
" Your main job is to make Mr King's life easier... anything short of that would be problem and trust me, you don't want to get on his bad side. He is only being nice to me because I'm heavily pregnant" she pointed to her stomach as she spoke and then handed me a detailed list.
I swallowed the lump in my throat as I scanned through it.
" Memorize it if you have to..... it's very important" she continued. " Every appointment, every call, every meeting , make sure to filter everything , he expects perfection "
At this point I was beginning to get overwhelmed.
You've got this Frances. You do.
" Got it" I nodded in response as I mentally took notes.
" Also" Esther Jones lowered her voice as she spoke. " Do not waste his time, he hates small talk and he doesn't repeat himself"
Demanding, intense and sharp. Exactly how I had imagined him.
Except....I couldn't stop imagining him last night too.
Oh good lord! I'm going to be in deep s**t! I seriously need to get myself together. Nothing happened, when am I going to accept that and move on?
Just then, the private elevator dinged. Esther and I both looked up as Conrad King walked out with another man beside him.
He was tall and powerful that I could feel it all the way from where I stood.
"Good morning Mr King, hello Mr Callahan " Esther greeted them both.
" Good morning Mr King " I followed suite but watched as Conrad acknowledged Esther but ignored me.
He just walked right past me with made my stomach immediately drop.
Did he just ignore me.... completely? As though last night didn't happen?
Or am I just overthinking it?
" Esther....the baby should be here anytime" Mr Callahan said to her.
" Yes it will " she replied him
" That's good" Mr Callahan replied and then followed Conrad into his office.
" That's Ashford Callahan, Mr King's closest friend" Esther whispered to me.
" Oh..... okay " I said in a low voice.
An hour later, Esther asked me to pick up a file from reception when a text from Laurel came in.
'Please tell me you're still alive'
I chuckled at her words as I got into the elevator.
'yes I'm still alive. Yes the house is huge . No I haven't strangled the billionaire yet '
I hit send when the doors of the elevator opened. As soon as I stepped out, I heard my name.
" Frances?"
I immediately froze. Oh good lord, not again.
I had totally forgotten that my ex boyfriend also works here at kings corporation.
I turned to face him.... Steven.... with a forced smile on my face.
" What are you doing here Frances?" He went straight to the point.
" Uhhh...last time I checked I don't owe you any form of explanation " I replied him professionally
I watched as he scoffed out loud. " I can see that you are still dramatic about what happened with Amy......you owe her an apology. How could you push her like that? She was only trying to be nice." He stated out loud
I laughed underneath my breath. " I owe neither of you anything.....if you are going to keep being blinded by her acts then so be it, but don't even think for a second that you can drag me into it " I blurted out to his face.
" You're still stubborn as ever " he commented
" I'm busy Steven...I don't have your time " I said
I turned to leave but his words followed me. " What are you even doing here? ... wait" he paused and then continued. " Don't tell me you are the new secretary everyone has been talking about?" He asked
I stared at him unamused. " It took you long enough to figure it out "
His countenance immediately changed. " You applied here? Even when you knew I worked in this company? ....are you serious right now Frances?" He asked all at once
I let out a scornful laugh. " Don't flatter yourself Steven. I didn't apply because of you, you are irrelevant." I spat at him
His eyes flashed as he stepped closer. " Be honest, you applied here to try to win me back didn't you?" He asked
I couldn't believe the words that came out of his mouth. " Win you back?... Are you delusional?" I asked
Yes I understand the fact that I was still hurting but that doesn't mean I want to get back with him. There's absolutely no way that I'd want a future with someone that cheated on me with my cousin and made it seem like I was the problem!
"Frances....." Steven grabbed my arm as he spoke , but before he could continue, the doors to the private elevator dinged and out came Conrad King.
The expression on his face,....they sent shivers down my spine.
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