Lucas: The Hunter Brothers Series by L.J. Dee Read Free Book Online

understand,
putting down the receiver and silently biding my time, waiting for instructions
that never came. I pulled out my copy and went through it again, unable to find
anything remotely unusual. It was as I thought.   They were just standard employment terms. Except
for the extra day’s holiday that Mr Turnbull had added yesterday, which wasn’t
in this old copy, I could see absolutely nothing that made it as ‘special’ as
Charlie Hunter had indicated.
    Minutes
turned to hours, hours turned to days, and I still hadn’t been given anything
to do. The ice queen was on the phone to Lucas Hunter all the time, and from
what I could make out he was pretty demanding. The phone calls were short and
there was never any small talk. I didn’t know what they spoke about. All I ever
heard from this end was “Yes, Sir” before she ended the call. Weird. It was nothing like working for Mr Turnbull and I was
beginning to think it might have been better if they’d let me go.
    By
Thursday afternoon, after days of twiddling my thumbs I challenged Little Miss
Manicure again. “Melody, I need something to do, please, anything,” I all but
begged as she stared at me in a way that could only be described as hostile.
      “When Mr Hunter has something he needs you to
do, believe me, you will know about it.” I called Ruby the second she left for
lunch and she didn’t understand it either.
    “I
thought they’d have let you go. What they’re doing makes no sense. You’ll have
to ask Mr Hunter,” was the best advice she could offer. I would when I saw him,
but right now he was as absent as my workload.
    At
a quarter to four on Thursday afternoon he finally turned up. I quickly shut
down the game of electronic patience I’d discovered yesterday. It seemed pretty
apt.
    He
said something quietly to Melody that I couldn’t make out before looking over
at me. I took a deep breath and tried not to get sucked into the vortex of
those irises or I’d never hold it together. “Can I have a word please, Mr
Hunter?” I asked as confidently as I could manage, rising as he nodded and held
the door open for me, beckoning me into his office.
    He
took a seat in the huge leather chair at his desk before gesturing for me to sit.
Despite the fact that he’d ignored me for almost a week, I couldn’t deny the
pounding of my heart and the fact that I thought he looked absolutely gorgeous,
but I needed to get my head on this. The bottom line was; I was pissed off.
    “I’m
not sure what you want me to do, Sir. Melody seems to be covering all your PA
duties,” I said as he watched me closely, frowning slightly.
    “Yes,
Jessica. I have one assistant who knows how I like things done. Despite the
fact that I’m responsible for running several companies, I find that is
sufficient for me, unlike Mr Turnbull,” he said, sitting back in his chair and
raising his eyebrows. I felt immediately defensive on behalf of my previous
employer and wondered where the hell that left me going forward.
    “Ruby
was Mr Turnbull’s PA. I was taken on in advance of her retirement so I could
learn the job and gain experience,” I replied, sitting up a little straighter
and trying to justify my place on the team. He continued to stare at me with
those amazing blue eyes as he reached into a drawer, pulling out what looked
like my CV and placing it on the desk in front of us.
    “It
looks like you need to gain experience of everything, Jessica. I can’t see
anything in your resume that would qualify you to act as PA to the CEO of an
International organisation,” he said firmly as my cheeks flushed. He was right
of course, but unless I wanted to pack my bags and leave now, I needed to fight
my case.
    “No
you’re right, but I do have skills now. I’ve attended training, completed a
number of courses and gained experience on the job. I’m a fast learner and I’m
willing to put in the hours, whatever it takes. You might want to try me.” I
risked a smile as the