Her eyes jump to mine now.
“You can’t fire me?—”
“I can do whatever the fuck I want to you.” I stand and circle the desk, dragging my hand over her perfect hair. “Fire you. Kill you.”
I lean down until my mouth is next to her ear.
“Are you jealous, Sarah? Jealous that I might want to fuck that woman when I wouldn’t touch you with a ten-foot pole?”
She stills and takes a sharp breath but doesn’t look my way.
“She’s beautiful. And she’s mine. And if you so much as hurt her feelings, I’ll destroy you without a second thought. She’s everything, and you’re nothing. Don’t push me on this.”
She clears her throat as I stand to walk away.
“I need to get to my office.” Her voice is strained.
“Go.”
She doesn’t pause. She’s on her feet and out the door before my ass is back in the chair.
My phone rings, and when I see that it’s Julian, I answer.
“We have a situation,” he says. “And it needs to be handled tonight.”
“Have you called the others?”
“They’re my next call.”
I pull my hand down my face. “When?”
“My plane leaves at midnight.”
“Where are we going?”
“LA.”
“I’ll be there.”
I hang up and immediately stride out of my office and down to the control room, where I get to work setting up the camera feeds on my phone. I won’t be here for most of my firefly’s shift, but I’ll be able to see her.
By the time I have my work squared away and have briefed Rita on what I want for Lulu, I see my girl walk through the front door and smile at Beth, who’s working reception tonight.
“Hi, I’m Lulu,” my girl says. “I’m the new bartender.”
“Heya,” Beth says. “So you’re the cool new girl I heard all about. Welcome aboard. I love that dress.”
Lulu glances down at the black dress that hugs her tits and ends just north of her knees. It’s basically a nun’s habit compared to what the other girls wear, but it’s sexy and classy, and as long as she’s comfortable, that’s all that matters.
However, it would look better on the floor next to my bed.
“Thanks. I have to be comfortable behind that bar, you know?”
“Oh, totally,” Beth agrees. “Go on in, hon. Rita said to send you straight to her office. Third door onthe left.”
“Thanks, Beth.” Lulu grins, then pushes through to walk the hallway to the offices.
She’s going to pass right by me.
