Babysitting For Mr CEO

CHAPTER 5

The door to the study shut behind us with a heavy click. His piercing blue eyes that were identical to Harper's pinned me with an icy stare.

With a slight nod of his head, he had ordered me to follow him, leading me through a series of hall and into his study.

"You're fired" he said coldly.

I stiffened.

First day at my new job and I get fired? No. This isn't right.

"Why?"

"Excuse me" it was more of a statement than a question

I folded my arms instinctively "Why am I being fired?. On what grounds?"

His jaw clenched "on the grounds that I do not trust you around my daughter nor in my house."

"That's not enough reason to fire me. You need to give me something concrete"

He laughed "something concrete? Don't flatter yourself Savannah. I don't need to give you any concrete reason. Our history already disqualifies you"

"History?" I shot back "you mean you're firing me because we had sex."

"No. I'm firing you because I do not trust you and you are not a good influence on my daughter."

I stepped forward as heat began rising in my throat. My heart pounding. "No you don't get to do that,"

His perfectly arched brow raised "do what?

"You don't get to paint me like I am a bad person. Like I came here with a perfect plan to chase you or something. I had no idea you lived here and I definitely had no idea that Harper was your daughter. I only took this job because I needed the money"

Jackson's eyes narrowed "you expect me to believe that you just randomly got a job to be my daughter's babysitter after having a night with me. I do not want you exploiting my daughter's trust"

The word hit me like a slap across the face. My chest tightened with rage as I stared at him " how dare you"

“Dare?” His voice was a low growl “ that's rich coming from you. You walked out of that hotel with my watch. You stole from me.”

My eyes widened. “steal? I didn't steal anything from you"

"Don't act dumb with me. I've seen your type before"

"Do not insult me Jackson"

“Then where is it?”

“I don’t know Mr Reid! Maybe you lost it. Maybe one of your flings ran away with it. But don’t you stand there and accuse me of being a thief”

I was mad. Angry.

The watch was with me, mia must have sold it by now but I was so mad I didn't want to admit that it was with me. I didn't steal it to be fair. But if he was going to fire me anyways, then I'll take the watch as compensation.

Jackson's voice was icy as he spoke "this is my house. My family. And I will not have you here moving around when I already know what you're capable of"

My temper rose "you do not know a f*****g thing about me. All you know is one night that you already regret and whatever story you've come up with that suits your thoughts. That is not who I am"

His voice dropped to a deadly calm "you are fired. End of discussion"

There was finality in his tone. But I wasn't backing down.

I matched his stance with a fire burning in my chest "No. its not the end of this discussion. If you want me gone then you have to give me a real reason, and not one from your massively bruised ego"

His nostrils flared "you think this is about me?*

"I know it's about you" I snapped "why else would you fire me for no good reason and ruin my chances of getting a good job after this. You can't stand the thought of me being in your territory because I turned out to be more than a distraction"

His composure cracked. His voice rose, sharp and furious. “This is about my daughter!" He yelled, making me flinch " The only person who matters in this goddamn house! And I will not let her get attached to someone who doesn’t belong here.”

My throat tightened "you saw her. She's already attached to me"

"And that is exactly why I don't trust you. Harper doesn't like people, but she seems to like you"

"If you fire me, you'll only be teaching her that people disappear the moment things get complicated. You want me gone? Fine then. But don't lie to yourself that this is about her. You're doing this for yourself because deep down.....I scare you"

His hands curled into fists as his jaw flexed and his eyes darkened with something more sinister than anger.

Silence.

Finally, his voice broke through the silence "you think you scare me"

I raised my chin with a false confidence "yes. You can't decide if you hate me....want me fired or......"

He stepped closer "Or?"

I gulped "or if you want me to stay ...with you"

My heart beat quickened. I hated the way he made me feel even as anger burned in my veins.

The words hung in the air like a stench.

For a long moment, he just stared at my brown eyes with his striking blue ones.

Then he shook his head "I want you gone."

My throat burned with anger and something else.

"If that is what you want then fine. I'll leave" I paused

I couldn't force him to give me a reason. I had to accept my fate and move on.

I continued "but you'll have to look your daughter in the eyes and explain why you fired me. Maybe then, you'll realize that this is not about me, but its about you"

Hia face hardened.

I turned on my heels as my body shook with fury. I yanked the door open and slammed it shut behind me.

He wanted me gone. Then I would leave.