Powerful Men 2: Four More Alphas Who Seize Control by Carla Kane Read Free Book Online Page B

I’ll help you get set up outside so you’re ready for him when he’s done.’
    As they walked past the rows of desk, Suzie heard a flirty giggle from across the room and looked up. One of the pool girls was sitting on the surface of her desk, with a handsome young executive above her. He had his hand on her thigh and was trying to run it up under her skirt while she made an attempt to fight him off – admittedly not very forcefully. Suzie couldn’t believe it as she stared. The girl’s hair was coming undone and she looked like she has having the kind of fun that you most definitely should not be having in a public office. With his other hand, the executive stroked her back and glanced at her lithe body with a predatory smile.
    ‘Oh George!’ she enthused, ‘stop it you filthy animal you!’
    ‘George Breslin,’ June called over at him, an amused smile on her painted face, ‘unhand that girl and let her get back to work. Some of us are trying to keep this company afloat, you know.’
    The executive released his hold on the girl and stood back, holding up his hands in attempt to feign innocence. ‘Oh June,’ he said, ‘I was just trying to get a second opinion for some copy I’m working on, but I couldn’t help myself. Besides, you know I only have eyes for you.’
    ‘Mm, well you can keep them to yourself,’ June admonished with a smirk and then continued on.
    Suzie was astonished. She couldn’t believe what she’d just witnessed.
    ‘Ok,’ June continued, ‘Mr. Sugar’s office is right through this door. The desk outside is your new home. Welcome aboard.’
    ‘Thanks,’ Suzie said, her eyelashes fluttering nervously.
    ‘What’s wrong?’
    Suzie twirled her ankles, unsure of how to put it. ‘It’s just,’ she began, ‘…that man back there. Are they all like that? So voracious?’
    ‘Yes,’ June bluntly replied, ‘but you’ll get used to it. And really honey you should try to dress to suit your body a little better. You’ve got a great little set of breasts there. Why not make them work for you?’
    Suzie blushed and looked at her feet. She’d been brought up to hide such things, not flaunt them. She wasn’t that kind of girl.
    ‘Oh now really,’ June giggled, ‘it’s nineteen sixty-one Suzie. Learn to live a little. This is Madison Avenue.’
    She opened the drawer of Suzie’s desk and pulled out a small bottle of whisky. ‘Mr. Sugar drinks scotch,’ she said, ‘I took the liberty of putting one here before you arrived, but once it’s gone you better make sure you replace it or there’ll be trouble.’
    ‘Ok,’ Suzie nodded. What she had expected her job to be like before coming here and what it what was actually turning out to be like were very different indeed.
    ‘He smokes Morley’s,’ June continued, ‘so make sure you always have a pack or two to spare.’ She opened her bag and took a small white package of cigarettes out and chucked it at Suzie. ‘Here,’ she said, ‘this’ll get you started. So do you have any questions?’
    ‘No,’ Suzie said, ‘I think you’ve covered everything.’ She was having some trouble getting her head around the debonair machinations of Harlan Fisher, but as yet she could think of no way to put that bewilderment into question form.
    ‘Good,’ June said, ‘well I’ll be here to help you out for the first few weeks, so if anything comes up you know who to ask.’
    Just then the door to Mr. Sugar’s office opened and a middle-aged but boyishly handsome gentlemen with snowy white hair stepped out.
    ‘Yeah well we’ll see about that,’ he muttered facetiously, ‘I’ve got my eye on you Sugar.’
    Suzie heard a muffled voice speak in reply. Deep and powerful, though she couldn’t make out exactly what it said.
    The white-haired man laughed and then turned towards the two women. ‘Ah June!’ he grinned, ‘looking radiant as ever, my dear.’
    ‘Thank you Tommy,’ June curtsied.
    He turned his attention to Suzie and