TEKILA

MY NEW BOSS

Tekila’s pov

“ Mr. Wells, the China-Japan conference went well and the deal has been signed and finalized. You have to go there personally to get to know both CEOs.” “ C’mon Tekila, I can’t just up and leave my company like that.” Richard Wells said.

“ What do you mean leaving your company? I am here and it won’t be the first time you have left me in charge.” I said, confused at his sudden declaration. “ It’s not like that, Tekila, you are my best friend and my favorite PA, but a very good friend of mine is looking for a PA and you are the first person I thought of.

I know how competent you are with your work and I love your work principles. This friend of mine has had a tough time with his former personal assistants, whether male or female. He asked me to send him one of my PA’s and I believe you will be the best choice.” Richard said a little pleadingly.

“ What about my pay? Who will be responsible and how much?” “ He will handle your pay and please report to his office by afternoon, he will be waiting for you,” Richard said.

After a while, I thought about it and nodded, it would be a new place and new challenges. I wonder what messes his previous PA’s left. I smirked at the thought. I just hope I will be given the freedom to dress the way I want. I don’t think I have the guts to go shopping, especially for dresses or even worse skirts.

“ Okay, I will meet him in the afternoon. Send me the address and the necessary information.” I said, then hung up the call without a second thought.

Richard Wells found me on the streets and took me to his home. I was just in my first year at university. My previous foster parents had just passed away and I found out they left me enough money to cover my education. I was really glad because of that. The only problem was I couldn’t take the money because it was wired directly to the school, so I had no cash for my upkeep. I had to look for work.

That is how Richard found me. I was tired from job hunting and was resting on a bench close to the park. His parents had a restaurant that was in a dire state and almost closing. That was my first job at the restaurant that was almost closing. It was a lot of sleepless nights and early mornings but all the hard work paid off.

Three years later, Richard Wells was the owner of a chain of hotels and restaurants all over America and now we have just closed a big deal with China and Japan.

I guess his friend needs help. I just hope it’s for a while because I still have to handle Richard’s financial books. I love playing with numbers the most. Being a PA is just another thing I love doing during my leisure time.

Let me get ready. I don’t know if the guy will need me full-time or part-time.

I just hope it’s a challenge, otherwise I might quit before the end of this week. I don’t want to get bored doing my work.

I prefer arranging my work in codes that only I can understand and using color stickers for reminders. I know it’s a weird habit, but I love it.

I go to the washroom to bathe and get ready. I already know what I will wear. My favorite black trouser suit with a black blazer. Anyway, who am I kidding, everything in my closet is black trousers, black blazers, white chiffon official tops, black sweatpants, black t-shirts and black hoods. Simple clothes for every occasion. Don’t ask me where my dresses or skirts are, I just don’t fit in any of them. My body is too curvy for my own liking. I try covering up some of the curves by wearing buggy sweatpants, t-shirts and hoods.

Even my office wear cover up my body fully, especially my blazers are longer reaching my thighs. My best friend Tara has been designing my outfits ever since we met. She was the first person to note that dresses made me uncomfortable. Since she is the heiress of Lavette fashion house, she made it her mission to dress me. The trousers are designed in a way that they reduce my hips and are not tight, more on the buggy side. They almost look like pencil trousers but a bit buggy and curvy. Anyway, they are comfortable and presentable.

My hair is a short pixie curly cut, I almost look like a boy with long afro-hair, but I love it that way because long hair is just not my cup of tea.

In the shoes department, I wear boots, ankle boots, army boots, any boots that go well with trousers and sweatpants. I got them. That is my wardrobe/closet, black is my favorite color and I love hot chocolate with marshmallows on top.

I am standing right in front of the tallest building in Miami. Neil Corp is one of the most famous businesses in the world. They ventured into everything that brings in cash, but their most profitable business that the world knows is their shipping business. They come from a line of shipping merchants and their great great great grandfather hit the jackpot immediately after the end of World War one.

After admiring the tall building for a while and little me screaming in my head, my heart is pumping blood a lot faster than normal. This is how my body usually reacts to happiness. I entered the building and headed for the receptionist, “ Hello, I am here for the meeting with your CEO. I’m Tekila Oreo.” “ Okay, let me check. Found it! Take the lift to the fiftieth floor and someone will show you to the meeting hall.” She said with a small polite smile. I smiled back and thanked her as I went into the lift.

I pressed the number fifty and waited patiently. When I arrived, the doors opened and I walked out looking around for anyone who was going to help me. This place is like a castle. The corridors are all carpeted and it's soft and light brown. The cleaners must really love their work here because the carpets are so damn clean. “ Excuse me, are you miss Oreo?” A man in glasses asked. “ Yes ,I am her.” I replied, putting on my serious work face. I followed him as he showed me the way. I just followed quietly.

The meeting hall was exquisite and the long table plus the chairs screamed millions. I gulped, then took a seat that he pointed at and sat down. I avoided looking around because I was in awe of the place. The paintings were all original works. Some I knew and some I never heard of. Anyway, I am not an art fanatic, but the place was beautiful and I loved it.

Rowan

I am preparing for a meeting and an interview with my new PA. I just hope she will be different from the rest. I am tired of all the men and women who come to work for me in the name of being the best in their field. Their credentials were top of the top, but their behavior was just down in the sewers.

Even if I am handsome and rich, it doesn’t mean I want people to throw themselves at me. I am almost developing a phobia of being seduced. I get chills and nausea whenever such things happen, like with my previous PA. The door opened and Micheal told me that she had arrived. I let out a sigh. I walked out of the pantry and went straight to the meeting hall. As we walked in with Micheal, I was stunned at the person sitting in my meeting room.

I turned around and took out my phone, calling Richard. This must be a joke. That is my latest conquest. Sitting inside that room, is my best friend planning to f**k with me?

“ Richard, why her?” I went straight to the point, ignoring his greetings. “ Oh, because she is the perfect person for the job. You said you wanted someone who wouldn’t be seducing you or looking at you like a piece of meat.” He said, amused.

“ Yes, I meant it! Why did you send her?” I asked angrily. “ I sent her because one, she is my little sister and our family’s blessing, that I have been telling you about. Secondly, she is aromantic. She is not interested in any relationships, she finds them troublesome and not her cup of tea. Even if she had s*x with someone, she won’t remember the person she did it with, she actually forgot the guy she lost her virginity to. I am still trying to figure out how she can forget such an important night, damn you Tekila! Thirdly, you are not her type.

She thinks Antonio Gustavo, the Italian mafia prince, is cute and he is on her hit and run list. “ He said as he chuckled. “ Okay, I will hire her.” I hung up on him still trying to digest what he just told me, emotions I never thought I could ever experience were swirling in me like a tornado. I felt like crying and laughing at the same time. This is what I wanted, but why am I feeling so hurt, angry and confused?

I let out a deep sigh, straightened my suit and entered the meeting hall to start the meeting and interview. I want to know her. Everything about her.