Always the charmer, ―I‘m not one of your women Max, quit trying to flatter me.‖
―One of my…‖ he burst into laughter and shifted the car into gear, pulling away from the curb, while she started fuming.
―No you definitely aren‘t.‖ he continued to laugh.
Even his laugh was downright sexy. Letting out another frustrated sigh she concentrated on the scenery preparing for the long two hour ride back home.She felt almost as if he was laughing directly at her. She always found herself being a tongue tied fumbling fool around him. Moments ago that sloppy smile near had her heart galloping out of her chest.Secretly she wished that he had some sort of attraction for her, but she knew better.He liked high society women, beautiful women, experienced women who could satisfy him in— oh gosh stop it, she scolded herself. Why did she always think of him in such a manner?How come she couldn‘t get him out of her mind?
Thankfully his voice interrupted the silence.
―Did Luke tell you what kind of job you‘d be doing for me?‖
She swung her head around to face him, ―No.‖She assumed filing, mail delivery or something along those lines.
He flicked her a glance before returning his attention to the road, ―You are working on a business administrative degree, are you not?‖
―I am…why?‖
7
L. R. Wards
―Knowing you Lily, you‘d think I‘d have you deliver coffee to my employees or do a muffin run.‖He glanced at her again seeing the rising color in her cheeks, ―Not appropriate for an intern in that respect.You are my best friend‘s sister.I have something better in mind.‖
―Don‘t do me any favours.‖ She returned with more sarcasm than she meant causing one of his brows to rise.
―I‘m not.‖ He answered while studying her expression.
Actually he was, but it was more for his benefit.
―Oh.‖ She added feeling foolish, and then crushed.
―I intend on giving you every opportunity to understand what it would be like to work for someone such as myself.I‘m hiring you as my Personal Assistant and once you spend a week with me you won‘t think I was doing you a favour.‖
―You can‘t be that bad.‖ she mused.
Smiling he glanced sideways at her, ―I assure you I‘m not an easy man to work for. I keep long hours, work weekends and I expect you to accompany me on my many trips abroad this summer. If you can work for me you can work for anyone. I‘ve gone through six PAs this year alone.‖
―You‘re kidding, right? Six?‖ What woman in their right mind would quit working for him?It must‘ve been brutal for them to quit. One thing she had going for her is that she knew Max better than they did.Not only that, she was certain he wouldn‘t be so hard on her because of who she was. Hopefully she didn‘t let him down.
Part of her was exhilarated at being with him, close to him, and the other part was scared stiff. Truth was, she was nuts about him and had been since she discovered boys. Although she couldn‘t quite peg the year, it must‘ve been when that boy asked her out in eleventh grade and she said no, because he didn‘t even possess one-eighth of the qualities that Max had.Max was a beautiful image of masculinity.To her he was no less than 8
The Billionaire‘s Secret Desire perfect, and unfortunately looking for those qualities in another man pretty much left her boyfriends looking plain and never lasting more than a few months as with David.
―No.‖ he said dryly casting a once over glance in her direction, ―Your wardrobe needs an upgrade.‖
Insulted and embarrassed she turned her head away.
Just because he wears four thousand dollar suits doesn‘t mean she can afford the same.She looked at her worn jeans and t-shirt. ―I just got out of school. We don‘t wear business suits in class.‖
―That‘s not what I meant Lily.‖ He added in a softer tone,
―Naturally you will have access to a company credit card and we have several boutiques that cater to my personal staff. I‘ll have Nancy set you up an appointment and get fitted.‖ He was dying to see those legs of hers in
